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Amsterdam court allows KSA to withhold early online gambling law draft

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Amsterdam District Court ruled that the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) could withhold an early draft of online gambling legislation, according to the report. The court said officials should be able to exchange ideas during the initial policy stage and that the public-interest exemption applied. It found a defect in the reasoning of an earlier decision had been corrected later, but did not uphold the requester’s substantive challenge.

The decision confirms the KSA may withhold preliminary gambling-policy drafts under the stated public-information exemption.

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