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Gambling ads banned? Google explains

28 Apr 2025

For several months now, the Netherlands has been looking for ways to better regulate online gambling advertising. Google already claims to restrict these ads to operators approved by the Ksa, but despite billions of ads being removed by 2023, loopholes remain due to sophisticated techniques.

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Why is a YouTuber launching a petition against the Postcode Lottery?

Alex

28 Apr 2025

Last March, Rick ‘Serpent’ Broers, a well-known Dutch YouTuber, launched a citizens’ initiative that quickly gained momentum: a petition to ban the Postcode Lottery, or Nationale Postcode Loterij, in its […]

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Illegal advertising: online casinos exploiting the image of OnlyFans

Alex

25 Apr 2025

Unauthorised online casinos have been using the OnlyFans name to illegally promote their services by running misleading adverts via news sites and influencers. This practice, denounced by the Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa), aimed to exploit the popularity of the platform to attract players, often vulnerable, to unregulated gambling offers.

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840,000 penalty for Starscream Limited

Alex

23 Apr 2025

Starscream Limited has been fined by the Dutch Gaming Authority for illegally offering online gambling to Dutch players via several sites. The company faces a fine of €280,000 per week, up to a maximum of €840,000, if it does not cease its activities. This measure is intended to protect consumers and remind operators of the importance of complying with local legislation.

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The Dutch Lottery donates 4,8 million euros to the Dutch Football Association to support the growth of amateur football

Nathalie

23 Apr 2025

With a contribution of no less than 4,8 million euros (4 844 775 euros ), the Dutch Lottery supports amateur football so that even more people can find their way to the football field. This donation gives these organizations the opportunity to expand further.

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Gamusoft LP: illegal activities halted

Ron

19 Apr 2025

The Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) has fined Gamusoft LP for illegally offering games of chance to Dutch players via the csgofast.com website, without a licence and without geographical restrictions. A penalty payment of €280,000 per week, capped at €840,000, was imposed to force the company to cease its activities. This decision is part of the Ksa’s strategy to strictly regulate the online gaming market and protect consumers from the risks associated with unlicensed operators.

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Family dispute over winning lottery ticket

Alex

19 Apr 2025

In the Netherlands, a winning lottery ticket worth €3.2 million sparked a violent family dispute between a man from Rijswijk and his 80-year-old father-in-law. After buying several tickets and discovering that he had the winning number, the complainant claimed that his father-in-law had discreetly stolen the precious ticket from him.

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Minors targeted by 711 B.V.: Ksa alert

Caroline

18 Apr 2025

The Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) has sanctioned 711 B.V. after it broadcast gambling advertisements targeting minors. The incident revealed flaws in the company’s advertising practices, and it has acknowledged its responsibility and taken corrective action. Although the company did not receive an immediate financial penalty, the Ksa stressed the importance of strict supervision and transparency in gambling advertising, particularly to protect young audiences from the associated risks.

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SEGA SAMMY forced to complete Stakelogic acquisition

Caroline

18 Apr 2025

After signing an agreement to acquire Stakelogic for an estimated €130 million, Japanese giant SEGA SAMMY tried to pull out of the deal at the last minute, citing ‘contractual breaches’. The Amsterdam court categorically rejected this attempt.

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Unibet shaken in the Netherlands

Maxime

17 Apr 2025

Unibet, a major online gaming operator, has seen its turnover in the Netherlands fall by 41% in the first quarter of 2025 compared with the previous year. This fall was due to tighter regulations, including a limit on monthly deposits and an increase in gaming tax to 34.2%.

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€530,000 in losses repaid by Betsson

Alex

16 Apr 2025

The Rotterdam court has ordered Betsson to refund €530,000 to a Dutch player who lost money on its platforms between 2014 and 2019, even though the operator did not have a licence to operate legally in the Netherlands.

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734,000 fine for gross negligence

Maxime

16 Apr 2025

The Kansspelautoriteit, the Dutch gambling regulator, has fined an online gaming operator €734,000 for a serious breach of its duty of care, a legal obligation designed to protect players from excessive gambling. The operator allegedly allowed several vulnerable players to spend large sums of money without intervening, in clear breach of the rules in force since the sector was legalised in 2021.

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Ksa spring 2025 report: towards safer gambling

Alex

14 Apr 2025

The Kansspelautoriteit’s spring 2025 report reveals a significant drop in extreme losses among online gamblers, thanks to the new responsible gambling rules introduced at the end of 2024.

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Chairman Michel Groothuizen (Ksa) attends political debate on gambling

Nathalie

14 Apr 2025

The Ksa is serious about intensifying the fight against illegal providers. Michel Groothuizen, who has been appointed chairman of the Board of the Kansspelautoriteit since July 1st last year, periodically writes a blog about what’s going on at the workplace. In this way, he illuminates the issue and outlines potential solutions to put an end to these illegal websites, as the number of illegal apps continues to rise.

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Gamestate brings the popular crane machines to your living room!

Ron

12 Apr 2025

Gamestate, known for its arcade halls in the Netherlands, is now coming up with something new. From now on, you can play the well-known crane machines, which you normally see at the fairground, at home. Via the website Gamestate Now, you control a real machine remotely.

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Maastricht: Circus Gran Casino crosses the line, Ksa intervenes

Alex

11 Apr 2025

On 9 April 2025, the Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa), the Dutch gambling regulator, announced on its website that it had formally taken Hotel Gaming Services B.V., the operator of the Circus Gran Casino slot machines, to task for failing to comply with a rule that has been in force since 2022 in its promotional campaigns.

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