A Dutch court rejected an unnamed online casino’s challenge to a gambling levy of more than €245,000 for 2022, according to the report. The court said bonuses count as stakes in gross gaming revenue under the law, and the operator could appeal within six weeks.
The ruling confirms that bonuses are included in the gross gaming revenue used to calculate the levy.
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The Kansspelautoriteit has awarded eight follow-on licences to online gambling operators, valid from October 2026 through September 2031. The regulator assessed violations definitively established over the previous five years and gave some operators additional points to address.
The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) granted renewed online gambling licences to eight operators in the Netherlands, the authority said. The new licences run from October 2026 to September 2031, following an assessment that included operators’ finalised violations over the previous five years and steps to address them.
Bingoal and TOTO Online, the latter operated by Nederlandse Loterij, have confirmed renewed Dutch igaming licences. The renewals follow the KSA's renewal of Holland Casino's licence as the first five-year permits from the October 2021 market launch approach expiry. Several major operators' licences are due to expire on 1 October.
Holland Casino, Bingoal and Nederlandse Loterij-owned TOTO Online have secured new five-year online gambling licences. The Netherlands' first five-year permits, issued after the market reopened in October 2021, begin expiring on 1 October 2026.
Bingoal said the Kansspelautoriteit approved a new licence for its online gambling operations in the Netherlands. The permit runs until 1 October 2031, allowing Bingoal to remain in the market for five years beyond the expiry of its previous licence.