Dutch gambling operator JVH Gaming, which runs well-known arcade brands such as Jack’s Casino, Flash Casino, and Flamingo Casino, has announced significant restructuring plans. As a result of rising gambling taxes and increased operational costs, the company plans to close 25 of its outlets, eliminate the Flamingo Casino brand entirely, and reduce its workforce at...
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ComeOn Group joins Netherlands Online Gambling Association
The ComeOn Group has joined the Netherlands Online Gambling Association (NOGA). The company, founded in 2008, operates 15 brands in a range of markets. In the Netherlands, ComeOn offers sportsbook, casino and live casino. Eric Konings, director of NOGA, said: “ComeOn has managed to build up a good name recognition in the Netherlands in a...
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Netherlands votes in favour of online gambling verification motion
The Netherlands House of Representatives voted in favour of a motion to impose age verification procedures on online gambling yesterday (15 October). The motion, submitted by Christian Union representative Don Ceder, called on the government to impose legally guaranteed, privacy friendly and reliable age verification procedures for online gambling and websites with pornographic content. It...
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Illegal market concerns raised as Dutch land-based gambling recovers
The Dutch gambling regulator says the land-based market is “almost back” to pre-pandemic levels in its latest report, from which fresh concerns about the illegal online market were raised. The total gross gaming revenue in the Netherlands in 2023 was €4bn, growing 21.2 per cent year-on-year from €3.3bn in 2022. Land-based casino games and table...
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Dutch MPs call for repeal of online gambling legalisation
Two Dutch parliament members, Diederik van Dijk (SGP) and Derk Boswijk (CDA), have submitted a motion aimed at reversing the 2021 legalisation of online gambling in the Netherlands. The motion, titled “Gambled and Lost,” outlines six proposals intended to amend the country’s gambling laws, with the most significant recommendation being a complete ban on online gambling. The...
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Dutch reprimand for online operators
The Dutch Gambling Authority, the KSA, has reprimanded 13 online gambling providers for obstructing payouts to players. A number of providers with a licence for online gambling apply unauthorised conditions for paying out player credits. This is evident from research by the KSA. The KSA has instructed nine providers to stop doing this. There are...
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De Goeij to step down as NOGA director amid strategic reorientation
The Netherlands Online Gambling Association (NOGA) has announced Peter-Paul de Goeij will step down as director amid a change in strategy. De Goeij, who has been with NOGA since 2019, will leave his role as of 1 July. NOGA stated De Goeij would be emigrating away from the Netherlands. Eric Konings will serve as interim...
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Euro 2024 and the lopsided draw affecting which teams are considered likely finalists
There is a reason, at the very moment Gareth Southgate and his players were having obscenities and plastic cups hurled at them in Cologne on Tuesday, every leading UK bookmaker was slashing the odds on England winning Euro 2024. It had nothing to do with a sudden surge of optimism or a flurry of betting...
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Rutte to become head of Nato after lone rival drops out
Mark Rutte, the outgoing Dutch prime minister, has clinched the race to become the next head of Nato at a pivotal time for the alliance, after his sole challenger Klaus Iohannis, the Romanian president, pulled out. The veteran politician, 57, is expected to be formally appointed by Nato’s 32 nations in the coming days and...
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Netherlands Implements €300 Deposit Limit for Young Gamblers
The Netherlands’ regulatory body, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has introduced new amendments to the Responsible Gaming Policy Rule, imposing a €300 (£255/$325) deposit limit for players aged 18-24 and a €700 limit for those aged over 24. Announced on June 3, KSA regards these new limits as a “major step” towards creating a safer gambling environment for...
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Survey In The Netherlands Warns Of Online Gambling Ban Risks
A recent survey has stirred the waters in the Dutch online gambling community, highlighting a potential crisis if a ban on online gambling is enforced. The Online Gaming Barometer 2024, an annual survey conducted by the Netherlands Online Gambling Association (NOGA), sheds light on the repercussions such a ban could have on gamblers, particularly those...
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Industry hits out at Dutch gambling tax rise plan
Plans to increase the gambling tax in the Netherlands have been met with criticism from industry. Netherlands Online Gambling Association director Peter-Paul de Goeij said proposals for a 7.3 per cent increase in the rate to 37.8 per cent “endangers the viability” of the regulated Dutch market and “will lead to an even further decline...
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