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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KSA to fine Sarah Eternal €280,000 a week until it stops unlicensed offering
The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the gambling regulator in the Netherlands, has issued Sarah Eternal with a weekly fine of €280,000 (£240,866/$300,506) for operating without a licence. Sarah Eternal has been offering games of chance on the casinosky.com website without holding the necessary licence. If Sarah Eternal fails to halt the violations, the KSA will fine the...
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Betnation granted Dutch sports betting licence
Dutch operator Betnation will now be able to offer sports betting after receiving a licence from the Netherlands’ gambling regulator. As reported by CasinoNieuws, Kansspelautoriteit granted the company’s approval ahead of a summer of sport including UEFA Euro 2024 and the Olympic Games in Paris. Betnation CEO Robert Schouten told the publication: “It is with...