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Derk Boswijk submits 14 parliamentary questions on Polymarket in the Netherlands

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Dutch MP Derk Boswijk submitted 14 parliamentary questions on Polymarket on 12 November, according to the report. He asked the government about the platform’s status under Dutch gambling rules, possible enforcement by the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), betting on political events and the absence of an illegal-gambling blacklist. The report says the KSA considers such platforms gambling and is considering further steps.

The questions put Polymarket’s legal status and potential enforcement before the Dutch government and gambling regulator.

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DGOJ links prediction markets to betting exchange rules in Spain

Spain’s DGOJ described prediction markets as cross-betting products in a 26 May notice, while its director general reiterated at MERGE Madrid in late October that gambling products require a licence to operate in Spain. The notice did not specify which licence applies; the article interprets the existing cross-betting category as potentially relevant. Italy’s 2013 rules allow player-to-player betting on non-sporting events, but the source says such events have not become part of a working exchange market.

Spain's DGOJ described prediction markets as player-to-player cross-betting in a 26 May notice, but did not say which licence applies, according to an analysis on an Italian gambling industry site. The author said a link to an existing cross-betting licence was an interpretation.

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