Gaming in Holland

GiH News Roundup: Netherlands Gambling Authority fines Kindred Group; Holland Casino Nijmegen considers future relocation

Kindred Group has today been issued a penalty of €470,000 by the Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) for accepting bets from Dutch customers.

GiH News Roundup: German online sports betting market facing tough restrictions; Veikkaus ramps up player protection controls

The German state of Hesse is gearing up to begin the process to award the country’s sports betting licenses, with analysts warning that operators could see up to 70% of revenue disappear as a result of the restrictive operating model.

Gaming in Holland Newsletter – Gov’t Opens Public Consultation on Dutch Online Gambling Regulations …and More!

Netherlands Gambling Authority Fines GVC’s Bwin Brand €350k The Netherlands Gambling Authority has issued a €350,000 fine to GVC-owned subsidiary bwin for offering online gambling services to Dutch customers. When employees of the Dutch regulator visited the operator’s website in August 2018 and January 2019, they found that players from the Netherlands, contrary to players from e.g. the US, Poland, and[Read More…]

Gaming in Holland Newsletter – Netherlands Gambling Authority Publishes Policy Rule on “Cooling-Off Period” …and More!

Netherlands Gambling Authority Publishes AML Guideline The Netherlands Gambling Authority has published a new guideline outlining how operators can implement the provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act (Wwft). At present, only Holland Casino is subject to the Wwft. Land-based slot machine operators and lotteries are currently exempt. In the future, online operators will also be subject to the[Read More…]

GiH News Roundup: GLMS reports 64 instances of suspicious betting activity in H1 2019; SBTech wins Veikkaus tender

The Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS), the sports betting integrity body for the lottery industry, reported 64 matches to its partners in the first half of 2019 as a result of suspicious betting activity.

GiH News Roundup: Netherlands Gambling Authority publishes policy rule on cooling-off period and AML guideline

The Netherlands Gambling Authority has published a provisional policy rule outlining the specific provisions regarding the “cooling-off period” for prospective licensees who actively targeted the Dutch market in the past.

GiH News Roundup: Charity lotteries’ mandatory remittance to be lowered to 40%; public prosecutors demand suspended sentences against illegal lottery facilitators

Minister Sander Dekker for Legal Protection announced that the Dutch government intends to decrease the mandatory remittance for Dutch charity lotteries from 50% to 40% of revenues, starting from January 1, 2020.

GiH News Roundup: Dutch gambling sector grows faster than overall economy; Danske Spil introduces mandatory deposit limits

Since 2015, the Dutch gambling sector has grown slightly faster (9%) than the overall economy (7.7%). In 2018, Dutch consumers spent €2.5b on gambling-related products and services.

Gaming in Holland Newsletter – Netherlands Gambling Authority Publishes Duty of Care Guideline …and More!

Eight Operators Fined in Sweden for Offering Bets on Matches Involving Minors Eight online gambling operators have been hit with penalty fees totaling SEK41.2m (€3.9m) by Swedish gambling authority Spelinspektionen for offering betting on sporting events involving players under the age of 18. Gambling companies operating with a Swedish license must not offer wagers on events where the majority of participants[Read More…]

GiH News Roundup: Swedish regulator fines 8 online operators over underage gambling; bwin to become main sponsor of Valencia FC

Eight online gambling operators, including Bet365 and GVC Holdings, have been hit with penalty fees totaling SEK41.2m (€3.9m) by Swedish gambling authority Spelinspektionen for offering betting on sporting events involving players under the age of 18.

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