ComeOn Group joined the Vergunde Nederlandse Online Kansspelaanbieders (VNLOK) in March 2026, the company said. The association now represents 17 brands of licensed online casinos in the Netherlands, according to its chairman.
Membership brings another licensed operator into the Dutch online gambling trade association.
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The Dutch House of Representatives voted against a motion to restrict advertising across online and land-based gambling, according to the report. The available text does not give the vote date, result breakdown or further details of the motion.
Dutch gambling trade association VNLOK has summoned Meta to court, alleging that Facebook and Instagram distributed illegal gambling advertisements targeting consumers in the Netherlands. VNLOK says Meta removed 15% of illegal advertisements in June and is asking the court to require compliance with the Digital Services Act and stronger safeguards.
Dutch gambling association VNLOK has taken legal action against Meta and complained to the European Commission over online gambling advertisements targeting users in the Netherlands. VNLOK said Meta platforms carried more than 70,000 gambling-related ads in Q4 2025, with over 95% placed by unlicensed operators; the KSA has also reported thousands of complaints to Meta each month in 2025.
Dutch online gambling association VNLOK said it plans to take Meta to court over adverts for unlicensed gambling appearing on its platforms in the Netherlands. VNLOK said Meta had removed only 5% of illegal gambling adverts and added that it had contacted the European Commission.
VNLOK presented its Responsible Play Monitor in the Netherlands, reporting 1.8 million interventions by its 12 member operators during 2025. The group said those operators represented about three-quarters of the legal online gambling market; the Kansspelautoriteit’s Ella Seijsener urged providers to monitor non-financial indicators as well as losses.