Partnership between the Ksa and the UKGC for enhanced supervision
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5 Nov 2025 •
Reading time: 2 minutes The online gambling sector knows no borders. Faced with this reality, two major European regulatory authorities have taken a significant step forward: the Ksa, the Dutch authority responsible for regulating gambling, and the UKGC, the equivalent British commission, have signed a cooperation agreement.
Agreement paves the way
On Monday 4 November, the UKGC confirmed the signing of the new agreement with the Ksa on its LinkedIn page. In its press release, the UK authority expressed its satisfaction at renewing this cooperation, stressing the importance of joining forces to meet the challenges of the global gambling market. The agreement provides for the exchange of best practice as well as more specific information relating to licensing, supervision and the application of sanctions.
This partnership is not a first: even before the Dutch online gaming market was opened up, the two regulators had already signed a cooperation agreement. However, this new commitment marks a more ambitious step, focusing on surveillance, the exchange of information and the fight against illegal operators.
Why this partnership?
The growth of online gambling is breaking down geographical barriers: an operator can offer its services from one country while reaching players in another. This reality requires regulatory authorities to go beyond national logic. The agreement between the Ksa and the UKGC meets three major challenges:
- Player protection: By coordinating their efforts, the two authorities can better detect risky behaviour, vulnerable player profiles and unscrupulous operators.
- Fighting crime: Online gambling is vulnerable to money laundering, fraud and illegal exploitation. Sharing information strengthens the ability to respond.
- Harmonisation of practices: Although each country retains its sovereignty, this type of cooperation makes it possible to align certain standards of supervision, sanctions and transparency.
A domino effect on the European sector
This agreement is not an isolated case, but part of a wider dynamic of strengthened regulation on the continent. It marks a turning point for Europe’s online gambling markets: regulators are no longer just national players, but partners in common governance.
For operators, this means greater transparency, more stringent requirements and potentially shared surveillance. For players, it is a sign that their protection is becoming global, rather than fragmented.
At a time when, according to some estimates, global gross gaming revenues may exceed tens of billions of euros, the regulatory framework is evolving to keep pace with this growing complexity.
The agreement signed between the Ksa and the UKGC marks a significant step forward in the era of international regulation of online gambling. Recognising that operators and players do not respect borders, these two institutions have chosen to collaborate, exchange and act together.