GiH News Roundup: Nederlandse Loterij to roll out new retail terminal system; EGBA condemns German payment blocking efforts
Nederlandse Loterij is about to roll out a single terminal system through which it intends to sell all its retail games.
Nederlandse Loterij is about to roll out a single terminal system through which it intends to sell all its retail games.
Nederlandse Loterij is to contribute €59.6m to sports and good causes, out of a total annual remittance of €161.2m.
The proposed new speed skating competition “Icederby,” a mix of short track and long track ice speed skating, will be dependent on sports betting income, says Frank Kolsteeg, director of Icederby Europe.
The Minister-Presidents of Germany’s 16 federal states have ratified the third amended Interstate Treaty on Gambling, paving the way for operators to apply for sports betting licenses in the market, while Schleswig-Holstein will be allowed to run its own, liberal regulatory regime.
Thanks to a ruling by the Council of State, the Netherlands’ highest administrative court, the Netherlands Gambling Commission has to explain why having only single licenses for operating the State Lottery and De Lotto does not violate EU law.
The District Court of The Hague has confirmed the legitimacy of a cease and desist order from the Netherlands Gambling Authority against Malta-based affiliate business Content Publishing Ltd.
The Netherlands Gaming Authority has hit William Hill with a €300,000 fine for offering online gambling in the country without a license.
Nederlandse Loterij has started a public lobby against the bill to increase the gambling tax rate for land-based sports betting to 29% of GGR – the same rate as for online sports betting. The proposed tax increase will mean the end of De Toto, Nederlandse Loterij CEO Niels Onkenhout says.
The inaugural Responsibility in Gaming Awards is now open for entries. Designed to reward outstanding performance and responsible practice in the Dutch gaming sector, the Awards feature a broad range of categories for operators, service providers, social care organizations, and individuals. Those wishing to enter the Responsibility in Gaming Awards must do so by midnight on 30th May 2018. Despite[Read More…]
Yesterday, the Council of State, the Netherlands’ highest administrative court, upheld De Lotto’s current monopolies on sports betting and instant lotteries. The operator’s monopoly on numbers lotteries, however, is to be reconsidered by the Netherlands Gaming Authority. Niels Onkenhout, CEO of Nederlandse Loterij (which owns the Lotto brand) largely welcomed the ruling of the Council of State. Although Onkenhout expressed[Read More…]