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Amsterdam court upholds withholding of Holland Casino RTP analyses

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The Amsterdam court upheld the Dutch finance ministry’s decision to withhold or redact material about Holland Casino’s return-to-player analyses in response to a public-information request. The ruling followed a challenge by Two Kings Consultants; the court found the ministry and Holland Casino had sufficiently shown that the casino competed in land-based and online markets.

The ruling keeps the disputed RTP material from being fully disclosed under the information request.

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Dutch minister rejects gambling ban for people receiving social assistance

Hans Vijlbrief said a blanket ban on gambling for people receiving social assistance would go too far. He said municipalities can point people to a gambling exclusion and support such as debt counselling or addiction care.

Minister Hans Vijlbrief said on 14 October 2026 that prohibiting people who receive social assistance from gambling would go too far. He made the remark during a committee debate on poverty and debt policy in the Netherlands, according to the account of the debate.

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