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Operating in the Netherlands: 37.8% tax, ad limits

RegulatedLicensed: online casino, sports betting, poker, lottery.Updated Research revised 19 Oct 2026 (Deep AI Scan of 105 official documents, first researched 25 Sep 2026). Register and enforcement data updated 10 Nov 2026.Framework 2021The year Netherlands's current gambling law took effect; the rules on this page come from it and the changes made since.MatureAn established licensed market with a stable framework and many operators.
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How this page was researched

  1. Quick AI overview

    A first AI summary of the rules.

  2. Deep AI Scan

    Every question of our regulatory checklist, answered from 105 official documents: the law, the regulator's own pages and its register.

  3. Checked by our research team

    Every figure traced to the document and sentence that states it. Revised 19 Oct 2026.

  4. Compliance reviewIn progress

    Our compliance team is reviewing the full research report.

  5. Expert review

    Dated here when a named expert has reviewed it.

Across every Netherlands page: 25 official websites, 203 pages cited, 498 sourced data points. See the sources

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PlayersOperatorsGet licensed

Legal and licensed: only operators licensed by the Kansspelautoriteit may offer online gambling to players in the Netherlands. Winnings from licensed sites are tax-free for the player; the operator pays the gambling tax.

Operator tax37.8%Upfront€61,300Licence term5 yrs maxDecision time6 monthsAnnual GGR4.3B EURActive licensees31 remote licensees

Product by product

An applicant must be an NV, BV or SE seated in the EU or EEA, with a Dutch representative and its control database in the Netherlands.
Online gambling products in Netherlands: status, licence, tax and rules
ProductStatusLicensed byTaxKey restrictionAdvertising
Sports bettingLicensableKSA, remote-gambling licence (24 of 31 holders have the betting category)37.8% of gaming revenueCRUKS exclusion check at every login; no bonus during play or tuned to the individual playerNo broadcast, print or public-place ads; online only if at least 95% of those reached are 24 or over; no ads aimed at viewers during a match except on the operator's own interface
Online casino (live and table games)LicensableKSA, remote-gambling licence (30 of 31 holders have the casino category)37.8% of gaming revenueLive dealer games need fair play at all times, camera surveillance and trained staff; the whole gaming system is inspected by a designated body before useNo broadcast, print or public-place ads; online only if at least 95% of those reached are 24 or over; no role models, including influencers
Online slotsLicensableKSA, under the casino games category37.8% of gaming revenueNo autoplay: each game starts only after a player action; no RTP, stake or jackpot cap, but payout percentage and jackpot details must be disclosedNo broadcast, print or public-place ads; online only if at least 95% of those reached are 24 or over
Online pokerLicensableKSA, peer-to-peer casino games category (8 of 31 holders)37.8% of gaming revenueA separate permission category that only 8 of the 31 licensees holdAs for Online slots
Horse racing bettingLicensableKSA, online horse racing category (9 of 31 holders)37.8% of gaming revenueOnly races organised by or under the Dutch trotting and racing foundation; 10% of monthly gross gaming result goes to the racing sectorAs for Online slots
Decided12 Jun 2026Cabinet announcement

Will the Netherlands ban online gambling advertising and bonuses?

On 12 June 2026 the cabinet announced it wants to ban advertising of online games of chance and ban bonuses, add an overarching deposit limit across operators with an affordability test before a player can raise it, and study limiting the number of licence holders. These are proposals, not law. The ministry's decision note aims for a consultation version of the bill in the first half of 2027 and records its legal department's warning that this planning may not be met. The minimum age for online gambling is not being raised for now.

Cabinet announcement, 12 June 2026 ↗Ministry decision note ↗

Regulator and player protection in Netherlands

Regulator
Kansspelautoriteit (KSA)
Application authority and enforcement body
Self-exclusion scheme
Cruks: Dutch Central Exclusion Register
How players exclude themselves; what it covers is in the player guide
Mandatory RG controls
deposit limits
Deposit limits or reality checks the law requires operators to offer

Which casinos & betting sites are licensed in Netherlands?

See the full official list of licensed operators and their authorised domains.

Licensed operators in Netherlands →

Heads-up for operators

3 items · last change 2 Oct 2026

  1. Note

    On 12 June 2026 the cabinet announced measures it wants to introduce: a ban on advertising online games of chance, a ban on bonuses, an overarching limit on deposits across a player’s accounts with different operators, and more tools against illegal supply. They are announced policy, not law.

  2. Draft, not lawAdded 28 May 2026

    Cabinet announces advertising ban, bonus ban and cross-operator deposit limit

    Announced on 12 June 2026 as policy the cabinet wants to introduce; not yet a bill or law.

    Source: 1Checked 5 Oct 2026

  3. Proposed

    The BSN-register and consequently the Cruks-register will be temporarily unavailable during specified maintenance windows, which may prevent BSN checks for new players who wish to gamble.

    De Rijksdienst voor Identiteitsgegevens heeft ons medegedeeld dat zij op zondag 15 november en op zondag 22 november tussen 09:00 en 10:00 onderhoud zullen uitvoeren op het BSN-register. Als gevolg hiervan kan het Cruks-register mogelijk tijdelijk niet bereikbaar zijn. Hierdoor kunnen controles met BSN van nieuwe mensen die willen gokken mogelijk niet lukken. Neem daarbij als gokaanbieder het volgende protocol in acht: controleer bij deelnemers of zij ingeschreven staan in Cruks. Voor nieuwe deelnemers is dat als Cruks niet bereikbaar is niet mogelijk. Let op : Online aanbieders mogen daarom t

    Source: 2

Not yet in force: drafts, laws adopted without a start date, and sections of the law still to be commenced. An item moves to the timeline below on the day it takes effect.

Getting licensed: apply to the KSA

  • Licence term: 5 yrs max. No extension: renewal is a new application at the same fee ↗
The licence, its cost and the steps are in the licence guide
3 licence types: Remote gambling licence; Land-based gaming-machine and casino permissions; Lottery licences. Year-1 budget From €111,300, before the levy, the tax and the inspection fees. Fees, requirements, documents, certification and the step-by-step route are set out there.Read the licence guide

Gambling tax: 37.8% of GGR

By vertical
  • Every remote product37.8% of gaming revenue from 1 January 2026 (Wet op de kansspelbelasting art. 5).
  • Supervision levy1.95% of gaming revenue: 1.70 points for the regulator, 0.25 for addiction prevention (Wok art. 33e).
  • Dutch horse and trotting races10% of the monthly gross gaming result on those bets, to a designated recipient for prize money, breeding and integrity.
Detail
Kansspelbelasting
37.8% of gaming revenue (stakes less prizes paid, plus non-stake income) from 1 January 2026, one rate for every product (Wet op de kansspelbelasting art. 5;
Stb.
2024, 434 set 34.2% for 2025 and 37.8% for 2026).
Filed monthly, quarterly only in defined cases.
On top, the supervision levy of 1.95% of gaming revenue (Wok art. 33e): 1.70 points fund the regulator and 0.25 addiction prevention.
Bets on Dutch horse and trotting races also carry 10% of the monthly gross gaming result for prize money, breeding and integrity.
Games of chance are exempt from VAT (Wet OB art. 11(1)(l)); ordinary corporate income tax applies.

Netherlands's gambling tax next to neighbours and nearby markets

Each bar is the headline operator tax as that country's own page states it, for Netherlands, its neighbour and the nearest other markets (marked “nearby”) that tax gross gaming revenue or sports-betting stakes. Hover or tap a bar to see what it is made of; a tax on stakes is drawn at its weight against revenue.

Operator tax, headline rate
  1. Francenearby59.3%
  2. Austrianearby45%
  3. United Kingdomnearby40%
  4. Netherlands37.8%
  5. Denmarknearby28%
  6. GermanyTax on stakes5.3% of stakes
  7. Switzerlandnearby20%–80%

Outlined bars: a tax on stakes, drawn at its weight against revenue (official payout where published); the figure shown is the official rate.

Compare every country across tax bases

Which foreign licences the Netherlands accepts

The Netherlands recognises none of these 8 foreign licences.

BlockedMalta (MGA)

An MGA licence does not grant access to the Dutch market. A local KSA licence is mandatory, and the KSA actively pursues enforcement against unlicensed MGA operators.

United Kingdom (UKGC)

Post-Brexit, a UKGC licence has no standing in the EU. Operators must acquire a KSA licence to target the Netherlands.

Curaçao (CGB)

A Curaçao licence gives no access to Dutch players: only a KSA licence does. The KSA fines unlicensed operators, Curaçao-licensed ones included.

Alderney (AGCC)

As a Crown Dependency, an AGCC licence is not recognised within the EU for market access.

Kahnawake (KGC)

This Canadian First Nations licence has no legal recognition in the Netherlands or the EU.

Anjouan

This offshore licence from the Union of the Comoros is not recognised in any regulated EU market.

Isle of Man (GSC)

An Isle of Man GSC licence is not recognised by the KSA for market access.

Gibraltar (GRA)

A Gibraltar licence is not recognised by the KSA for market access.

Bonus rules: welcome bonuses restricted

Inducement ads: Channel-restricted

Bonuses are legal under conduct rules, with no statutory cap on value or wagering: no bonus during play, none tailored to the player’s behaviour, express acceptance with an opt-out, and cooling-off periods after an intervention. The cabinet announced a bonus ban on 12 June 2026; it is not law.

What the player can claim
Welcome bonus
Restricted
  • No bonus during play, or within the period set after an intervention (Besluit wrvk art. 2a; Regeling wrvk art. 6: 30 days to twelve months).
  • No bonus timed or shaped to the individual player’s behaviour.

The €50 and €250 figures in circulation come from the industry’s advertising code, not the law.

What the operator can advertise
Channels off-limits
  • Television and radio
  • Print and press
  • Public places and publicly accessible buildings
  • Role models, influencers included
Messages ads may not give
  • Anything careless, unbalanced or misleading; an advert must carry a risk-warning text and the odds of winning (Wok art. 4a(3)).
  • Betting adverts aimed at spectators during a match, except on the operator’s own interface.
Placement rule
Every advertising or recruitment activity must visibly show the minimum age and the address of the licensee’s information page (Regeling wrvk art. 3); no wording is prescribed.
Penalties

Fines up to the greater of €1,100,000 (from 1 January 2026) or 10% of the previous year’s turnover (Wok art. 35a; Sr art. 23(4)).

The KSA may revoke a licence (Wok art. 31d).

No prior approval of adverts; the KSA supervises after publication.

Sources345

Advertising: limited

Since 1 July 2023 online licensees may not advertise on television, radio, in print or in public places (Besluit wrvk art. 2ab). Online advertising survives on three conditions: people can opt out, the young are kept out, and at least 95% of those actually reached are 24 or over. Role models, influencers included, may not be used at all.

ChannelStatusVertical & Platform Split (2026)
Google Search AdsRestricted

Google admits gambling ads from operators licensed for the targeted country, and affiliates only if they link solely to licensed operators. Dutch law adds the 95% reach test: at least 95% of those actually reached must be 24 or over.67

App Store PublishingRestricted

Apple requires licensing in the territory, geo-restriction and a free app (5.3.4). Google Play requires a valid operating licence and its gambling application form.89

Google/Apple App Store AdsRestricted

Promoting the app is online advertising, so the same three conditions apply, including the 95% reach test.78

Meta (FB/IG)Restricted

Meta requires prior authorisation with licence evidence and an 18+ gate. The 95% reach test and the ban on role models and influencers apply on top.1011

TV & RadioBanned

Banned for online licensees at every hour since 1 July 2023.712

SponsorshipsBanned

The transition for existing sponsorship ended on 1 July 2024 outside sport and on 1 July 2025 in sport.12

Digital OOHBanned

Anything perceptible in a public place or a publicly accessible building is banned for online licensees.7

Channel rules for Netherlands reflect each platform's published policy and the sources numbered in each row (listed under Methodology & sources). Verify with the local regulator and your ad-platform account manager before launching.

How the Netherlands enforces against unlicensed operators

The KSA fines licensees and unlicensed operators alike, up to the greater of €1,100,000 (from 1 January 2026) or 10% of turnover; it cannot block sites by IP or DNS, so it works through payment providers and hosts.

  • The largest fine: €24,846,000 against Novatech Solutions N.V. (Qbet, 55Bet), decided 16 December 2025.
  • Headline fines are not always final: Videoslots’ €9,874,000 was reduced to €975,000 on objection.
  • IP and DNS blocking is excluded by law (Wok art. 34n(5)); payment blocking orders and Project Disconnect take its place.

Sources131415

Enforcement cases in the Netherlands: 4 recent

Material regulator actions, court rulings, and high-profile fines from 2016–2026 against operators serving Netherlands. Each entry includes the technical failure and a one-line read-across for other operators in the market.

  • July 2026

    Players and unlicensed operators

    Administrative PrecedentsHoge Raad, 3 July 2026

    A contract with an unlicensed online operator is neither void nor voidable (ECLI:NL:HR:2026:1159).

    Read-across: Closes the nullity route to recovering player losses from unlicensed operators.

    Source
  • December 2025

    Novatech Solutions N.V. (Qbet, 55Bet)

    Grey-MarketFine €24,846,000

    Offering online games of chance to Dutch players without a licence; decided 16 December 2025, published 10 March 2026, objection filed.

    Read-across: The largest fine the KSA has imposed: the 10%-of-turnover ceiling is used.

    Source
  • December 2025

    Starscream Limited

    Grey-MarketFine €4,228,000

    Offering illegal games of chance to Dutch players; no objection was filed and the decision is final.

    Read-across: Unlicensed supply is fined at licensee scale.

    Source
  • October 2025

    Optdeck Service Limited (Unibet)

    Player ProtectionFine €4,000,000

    Duty-of-care failures between 14 July 2022 and 1 July 2024; objection decided 16 March 2026, appeal pending.

    Read-across: Licensees are fined for how they monitor and intervene, not only for what they offer.

    Source

Market size: 4.3B EUR (2024)

Gross gaming revenue in Netherlands is approximately 4.3 billion EUR annually. The most popular form of gambling is Online Casino. A culturally distinctive product in this market is State Lottery (Staatsloterij), one of the world's oldest, established in 1726..

GGR figure16

Licensed operators: 31 remote licensees

As of 10 Nov 2026, 31 remote licensees are on the register in Netherlands. Size your entry against this base before committing capital. Check them yourself on the official Kansspelautoriteit register, which lists each licensee and its authorised domains.

Notable licensed operators

  • TOTO

  • Unibet

  • Bet365

  • Betcity

  • Holland Casino Online

Traps operators hit in the Netherlands

Specific operational risks that have caught new entrants in this market. Each item is country-specific. Generic gambling-ops issues (KYC, RG tools) are not included unless they have a local twist.

  • The 95% reach test

    Online advertising must show that at least 95% of those actually reached were 24 or over; broadcast, print and outdoor are banned, and role models including influencers are banned outright.

    Sources34

  • 39.75% on gaming revenue

    37.8% gambling tax plus the 1.95% supervision levy, on the same base.

    Sources1718

  • CRUKS and the control database

    A tested CRUKS connection is a condition of the licence, and the control database must sit in the Netherlands, written as data is generated.

    Sources1920

  • Duty of care is enforced on licensees

    Optdeck (Unibet) was fined €4,000,000 for duty-of-care failures between 14 July 2022 and 1 July 2024.

    Sources21

Timeline: rules in force

  1. 2 Nov 2026

    Endorphina Limited and Endorphina Ltd.: Found to have taken inadequate measures to prevent their games being offered on illegal gambling websites in the Netherlands

    The board of the Kansspelautoriteit (hereinafter: the Kansspelautoriteit) found that Endorphina Limited (in Malta) and Endorphina Ltd. (in Cyprus) (hereinafter: Endorphina) had taken insufficiently adequate measures to prevent its games from being offered on gambling websites that are illegal in the Netherlands.

    Source: 22

  2. 28 Oct 2026

    Start tender procedure totalisator license 2027-2032

    Source: 23

  3. 22 Oct 2026

    JACO V.I.P. LIMITADA: Offering unlicensed gambling through spinstar.bet

    The board of the Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) has established that JACO V.I.P. Limitada, through the website spinstar.bet, offers the opportunity to participate in a game of chance, even though no licence has been issued for that offering under the Betting and Gaming Act.

    Source: 24

  4. 22 Oct 2026

    New record fine for illegal gambling offer imposed: 37 million for EOD Code

    Source: 25

  5. 2 Oct 2026

    Ksa warns about fraud with forged lottery license

    Source: 26

  6. 23 Sep 2026

    Ksa guidance: licensed operators must let players close their account easily when they ask, without barriers such as having to contact customer service first.

    Source: 27

  7. 17 Sep 2026

    Eerste vervolgvergunningen voor online kansspelen verleend

    The eight named operators can continue their online gambling activities under the follow-up licences from October 2026 through September 2031.

    Source: 28Not yet in our report

  8. 15 Sep 2026

    Virtual Connect S.R.L.

    The Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) has determined that Virtual Connect S.R.L. is offering unlicensed games through the website lukcygem.com and has issued an order subject to a penalty payment for them to cease and keep ceased the offering of these unlicensed games.

    Source: 29

  9. 20 Aug 2026

    Hillside: Binding instruction for failure to respond adequately to player financial-risk signals

    On 13 november 2025, the Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) imposed a binding instruction on Hillside New Media Malta Plc (Hillside) for failing to respond adequately to signals that players may no longer be able to bear the financial consequences of their gambling behaviour.

    Source: 30

  10. 14 Aug 2026

    SBM Holding Group: Dwangsommen of € 225.000,- incurred for violating enforcement order

    By decision of 27 juni 2025, the board of the Kansspelautoriteit imposed an order subject to a penalty on SBM Holding Group Ltd., and the Kansspelautoriteit has established that SBM Holding Group Ltd. violated the order imposed and that penalties totalling € 225.000,- were incurred by operation of law.

    Source: 31

  11. 10 Aug 2026

    Savant Limitada SRL: Unlicensed gambling offered via gxbet.com and instasino.com

    The board of directors of the Kansspelautoriteit has determined that Savant Limitada Sociedad de Responsibilidad Limitada (hereinafter: Savant Limitada SRL) offers the opportunity to participate in a game of chance through the websites gxbet.com and instasino.com without a licence having been issued for this.

    Source: 32

  12. 17 Jul 2026

    3-102-897762 LTDA

    The Kansspelautoriteit has imposed an order subject to a penalty on 3-102-897762 LTDA and is now proceeding with the collection of forfeited penalties amounting to €840.000,-.

    Source: 33

  13. 17 Jul 2026

    Casino Zoetermeer B.V.: Decision on objections to the fine and publication decision

    Decision of the board of directors of the Kansspelautoriteit on the objections by Casino Zoetermeer B.V. to the sanction decision of 25 april 2023 imposing an administrative fine of € 25.000,- (reference 15483/01/289/689) and the publication decision of 25 april 2023 (reference 15483/01.289.691).

    Source: 34

  14. 8 Jul 2026

    Adventure One QSS Inc. (Polymarket): Order subject to a penalty for illegal gambling offerings

    The Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) imposes an order subject to a penalty on Adventure One QSS Inc. for illegal gambling offerings.

    Source: 35

  15. 24 Jun 2026

    LeoVegas Gaming: €500.000 fine for insufficient player protection

    The Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) imposes a fine on LeoVegas because the company insufficiently protects players, and, in the Ksa’s view, LeoVegas failed to adequately comply with that duty of care during the period from oktober 2023 through mei 2024 and is fined €500.000.

    Source: 36

  16. 17 Jun 2026

    Chestoption Sociedad de Responsibilidad Limitada: Order subject to a penalty

    By decision of 18 december 2024, the board of directors of the Kansspelautoriteit imposed an order subject to a penalty on Chestoption Sociedad de Responsibilidad Limitada.

    Source: 37

  17. 9 Apr 2026

    Optdeck Service Limited: Direction for violating the Wwft

    The Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) issues a direction to Optdeck Service Limited for violating the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act, the Wwft, and Optdeck Service Limited offers games of chance in the Netherlands under the name Unibet.

    Source: 38

  18. April 2026

    Application fee €61,300

    Stcrt. 2026, 1642.

    Source: 39

  19. 10 Mar 2026

    Novatech Solutions: fined € 24.846.000,- for offering unlicensed gambling

    The board of directors of the Kansspelautoriteit found that Novatech Solutions N.V. made it possible to participate in games of chance for which no licence had been issued through the websites Qbet.com and 55Bet.com, and therefore imposed a fine of € 24.846.000,- on Novatech.

    Source: 40

  20. 10 Mar 2026

    Fortaprime: € 1.795.000,- fine for unlicensed gambling via eight websites

    The board of directors of the Kansspelautoriteit has determined that Fortaprime SRL offers the opportunity to participate in games of chance through the websites amonbet101.com, supraplay.com, amonbet.com, bilucky.com, gxspins.com, kaasino.com, hiddenjack.com and luckymax7.com without a licence having been issued, and therefore a fine of € 1.795.000,- is imposed on Fortaprime SRL.

    Source: 41

  21. 26 Feb 2026

    Buscarar SRL: found to have offered unlicensed gambling through hashlucky.io

    The board of directors of the Kansspelautoriteit found that Buscarar SRL provides the opportunity to participate in a game of chance through the website hashlucky.io, although no licence has been issued for that offering under the Betting and Gaming Act, and that Buscarar SRL is therefore acting in breach of Article 1, first paragraph, introductory words and under a, of the Betting and Gaming Act.

    Source: 42

  22. January 2026

    Gambling tax 37.8%

    From 34.2% in 2025 (Stb. 2024, 434).

    Source: 43

  23. July 2025

    Sports sponsorship ends

    The sponsorship transition in sport expired.

    Source: 44

  24. October 2024

    Contact moments on play limits

    €150 a month (18-23) and €350 (24+) (Stcrt. 2024, 19648).

    Source: 45

  25. July 2023

    Untargeted advertising banned

    Broadcast, print and public-place advertising banned for online licensees (Stb. 2023, 120).

    Source: 44

  26. April 2021

    Remote Gambling Act in force

    The Wet kansspelen op afstand (Stb. 2019, 127) took effect on 1 April 2021 (Stb. 2021, 45); its last parts followed on 1 October 2021.

    Source: 46

  27. 1964

    Wet op de kansspelen enacted

    The Betting and Gaming Act of 10 December 1964, which carries the remote regime as Titel Vb since 2021.

    Source: 47

One change concerns land-based gambling only and is listed on our updates page; this page covers online gambling.

Operator myths vs reality in the Netherlands

Common assumptions about gambling licensing that turn out to be wrong in practice.

  • Myth
    An MGA or Curaçao licence lets us take Dutch players.
    Reality

    Only a KSA licence does. Fines reach the greater of €1,100,000 (from 1 January 2026) or 10% of turnover; Novatech Solutions was fined €24,846,000 for Qbet and 55Bet.

    Sources1813

  • Myth
    Bonuses are capped at €250 with set wagering.
    Reality

    No statute caps value or wagering. The law bars bonuses during play and any bonus tailored to the player’s behaviour, and imposes cooling-off periods after an intervention; the euro figures in circulation are the industry’s own advertising code.

    Sources34

  • Myth
    Renewal is a formality.
    Reality

    There is no renewal procedure: when the five-year term ends, a new application is filed, through a separate, lighter procedure for existing licensees (Beleidsregels 2026 art. 2.2), at the same €61,300 fee.

    Sources20

Markets that work like Netherlands

Compared on what our records hold for each country: whether online casino, betting, poker and lottery are licensed, state-run or banned, the licensing model, what the operator tax is levied on and its band, how most advertising channels are treated, and how foreign licences are treated. A point we hold for only one of the two countries counts for nothing.

  1. CzechiaChecked
    SlovakiaChecked
    RomaniaIn review
    GreeceReviewed
    PhilippinesIn review

    Online casino, betting, poker and lottery licensed; licensed market; GGR tax 30–40%; most ad channels restricted; foreign licences mostly blocked.

Methodology & sources

The research behind our Netherlands coverage

Counted across every Netherlands page, not this page alone.

compiled 19 Oct 2026

25
official websites
regulators, legislatures, courts
203
pages cited
specific documents, not homepages
498
sourced data points
each traced to the instrument

Across every Netherlands page on this site: players, operators and the licence guide. The research report behind them cites official sources: the law, the regulator, the gazette, the courts and each platform’s own published advertising policy. Page sections not yet rewritten from the report may cite other sources.

The same research as a 44-page Netherlands report: every one of the 201 checklist questions, each answer cited to the instrument behind it.

Request the Netherlands report

Our Deep AI Scan took Netherlands through all 201 questions of our regulatory checklist, from 105 official documents, read on 19 Oct 2026. Our research team then traced every figure on this page to the document and sentence that states it. The full research report is now with our compliance team for review. Where a fact rests on a press report or a law-firm summary rather than an official document, the page says so.

How we research

Documents cited on this page

  1. 1Rijksoverheid document
  2. 2Source
  3. 3Besluit werving, reclame en verslavingspreventie kansspelen — art. 2ab the advertising ban, art. 2a bonuses, art. 18 interventions
  4. 4Regeling werving, reclame en verslavingspreventie kansspelen — art. 3 what an advert must show, art. 4 role models, art. 6 bonus cooling-off
  5. 5Rijksoverheid, 12 June 2026 — the cabinet’s tightening package for online gambling (announced policy, not law)
  6. 6Google Ads: gambling and games policy
  7. 7Besluit werving, reclame en verslavingspreventie kansspelen, art. 2ab
  8. 8Apple: App Store Review Guidelines 5.3.4
  9. 9Google Play: real-money gambling apps policy
  10. 10Meta: advertising standards, gambling and games
  11. 11Regeling werving, reclame en verslavingspreventie kansspelen, art. 4 (role models)
  12. 12Stb. 2023, 120: the untargeted-advertising ban, in force 1 July 2023
  13. 13KSA — Novatech Solutions N.V., EUR 24,846,000 (decided 16 December 2025)
  14. 14KSA — Videoslots Limited, EUR 9,874,000 reduced to EUR 975,000 on objection
  15. 15KSA — tackling illegal online gambling (Project Disconnect)
  16. 16KSA — annual report 2025 (the legal market of EUR 4.3bn in 2024, per the Marktscan Kansspelen 2025)
  17. 17Wet op de kansspelbelasting, consolidated — art. 5 the rate, art. 1 who is liable
  18. 18Wet op de kansspelen (Wok), consolidated — Titel Vb carries the remote regime
  19. 19Besluit kansspelen op afstand (Bkoa), consolidated
  20. 20Regeling kansspelen op afstand (Rkoa), consolidated — art. 2.1 fees, art. 3.19d contact moment, art. 3.22 complaints
  21. 21KSA — Optdeck Service Limited (Unibet), EUR 4,000,000 for duty-of-care failures
  22. 22Source
  23. 23Source
  24. 24Source
  25. 25Source
  26. 26Source
  27. 27Source
  28. 28Eerste vervolgvergunningen voor online kansspelen verleend
  29. 29Source
  30. 30Source
  31. 31Source
  32. 32Source
  33. 33Source
  34. 34Source
  35. 35Source
  36. 36Source
  37. 37Source
  38. 38Source
  39. 39Stcrt. 2026, 1642 — the application fee raised to EUR 61,300 from 1 April 2026
  40. 40Source
  41. 41Source
  42. 42Source
  43. 43Stb. 2024, 434 — the 2025 and 2026 rate steps (34.2%, 37.8%)
  44. 44Stb. 2023, 120 — the untargeted-advertising ban, in force 1 July 2023
  45. 45Stcrt. 2024, 19648 — the play-limit regulation (contact moments at EUR 150 and EUR 350 a month)
  46. 46Stb. 2021, 45 — the commencement decree: the Remote Gambling Act in force 1 April 2021
  47. 47Source

The 10 documents this page relies on most

  1. Besluit kansspelen op afstand (Bkoa) — consolidatedRegulator
  2. Wok art. 31a — the licence, and the absence of a capRegulator
  3. Bkoa art. 4.20(2) — play is suspended while the regulator investigatesRegulator
  4. Besluit werving, reclame en verslavingspreventie kansspelenRegulator
  5. Regeling kansspelen op afstand — consolidatedRegulator
  6. Beleidsregels vergunningverlening kansspelen op afstand 2026Regulator
  7. Wet op de kansspelbelasting — consolidatedRegulator
  8. Regeling koa art. 3.19d–3.19e — the contact momentRegulator
  9. KSA — costs and required documents, the module indexRegulator
  10. The register of licensed operators, as JSONRegulator

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Disclaimer. This page reflects the law as we understood it on 10 Nov 2026. Rules change: always check the current position with Kansspelautoriteit (KSA). We are not a legal adviser.