Netherlands

The Remote Gambling Bill, intended to open up the Dutch gambling market to foreign remote gambling firms, would impose a 29 percent tax on gross gaming revenue, the same rate already imposed on land-based gambling operators. Under a previous version of the bill, the online gambling tax was set...

The lower chamber of the Dutch parliament today passed a bill that is set to regulate online gambling in the country for the first time. Passage through the Dutch Senate is expected to be a formality, and it is widely anticipated that a regulatory framework for online gambling will...

Novadic-Kentron, in collaboration with E-ASSYST, agog and Janshen-Hahnraths-Group / Fair Play Casinos (FPC) developed an app for the prevention of gambling problems. This app is based on the already existing Prof. treatment model Dr. Peeters (Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen). The app has been developed for a wide range...

Last night, the Dutch Lower House debated the country’s long-awaited remote gaming bill, which would allow operators to enter the online market in the country for the first time. The debate is set to continue on Thursday, June 30, while a vote is expected the following week. Will the...

Tomorrow night, starting at 7 pm, the plenary debate in the Lower house on the Dutch remote gaming bill will finally commence. Yesterday, four new amendments to the bill were proposed. MP Mei Li Vos (PvdA) submitted two: one ensuring that all gambling-related advertising would contain a clearly visible...

Thursday, June 23, the plenary of the Gaming Bill Remote on the agenda. To prepare for the debate, we will gladly send you input on behalf of NOC * NSF, KNVB, Eredivisie (SCE) and First Division (CED).  SPORT WHICH YOU CAN TRUST The Dutch sport is working hard to...

You know what would be really nice? Filter internet filters. So, if the government proposed a law that an internet filter is included, it would be automatically refused. Such a filter saves parliamentary work and prevents that we have to trust that the House is doing the right thing....

Zitro Interactive will integrate its most popular online games onto Playtech’s award-winning platforms following an agreement between both companies. The partnership will enable a large number of Playtech’s licensees to access Zitro Interactive’s content. The first Playtech licensee to take advantage of the new content will be Mexican operator Caliente...

The process of regulating internet gambling in the Netherlands makes the saga in Germany look fast and efficient. It was back in 2009 that the Jansen Commission was set up to assess the regulation of internet gambling in the Netherlands. As with other EU member states the protection of...