The gambling regulator in the Netherlands is launching a probe into arcade operations for alleged violations of their duties related to the national self-exclusion registry. Violations of CRUKS Requirements The country’s gaming authority, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has received “dozens of reports in the recent months” from players who claimed to have been registered with the self-exclusion […]
The Netherlands’ gambling minister Franc Weerwind gave a positive initial assessment of the safeguards in the KOA regime but noted the country should cautiously proceed forward with the gambling reforms. Proceed Forward with Caution Weerwind, who replaced former minister Sander Dekker earlier this year after the re-election of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte introduced a […]
The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA, the Dutch gambling regulator) has issued warnings to 50 affiliate sites. The authority is not happy that some of the gambling advertisements send people to an operator’s website even when this may not be the customers’ intention. The KSA Believes Affiliates Are Negligent of the Rules The KSA contacted a number of […]
Mr Green, a William Hill-owned online gambling company, was recently fined for allowing Dutch players to play. Although it made its offerings available in the country, the operator is not licensed in the Netherlands. The company appealed to a court in The Hague for a reduction of its fine but to no avail. Mr Green […]
The Dutch Gaming Authority has completed an extended investigation aimed at 290 gaming machine operators in the country. The regulator came across 37 operators that were not obeying the attendance permit requirements issued by the municipal authorities in the Netherlands. All operators were notified and immediately ceased the violation of the presence permit rule, with […]
PokerKamers.nl, the biggest poker affiliate in the Netherlands, has vowed to obey all of the new regulations imposed by the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the country’s gambling regulator. PokerKamers.nl Will Remain Compliant Ever since re-regulating its market on October 1, 2021, the Netherlands has been strict with its rules. The new Dutch market kicked operators who refused […]
Netherlands’ gambling regulator, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has solemnly announced that illegal gambling rates have plummeted since the launch of the country’s regulated market. Jensen Said Unlicensed Gambling Is Dying René Jansen, chairman of the authority, made the announcement during the annual gaming conference in Amsterdam on Friday, April 8. He explained that KSA’s hard work […]
The State Council of the Netherlands, Raad Van State, has sided with EA Games in the company’s dispute with the Dutch KSA. The Dutch gambling regulator judged that EA’s loot boxes can be labeled as games of chance reward. KSA Won the Original Ruling KSA notified EA Games in 2018 that it will undertake an […]
The B2B iGaming solutions provider Aspire Global has successfully met the requirements of the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands’ Gambling Authority, and will enter the newly-regulated Dutch gambling market. Aspire Global Approved by the Kansspelautoriteit Thanks to this, Aspire Global will be allowed to launch its iGaming solutions on the Dutch market and provide its sports […]
The Dutch gaming authority or Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) continues to issue warnings to stakeholders who have been allowed access to the market since October 2021. In a somewhat characteristic sotto voice, the gambling regulator has been trying to steer operators towards what they can and can’t do and as such advice has been piling on, but […]
