The Netherlands’ Ministry of Finance plans to reassess the possible privatisation of state-owned Nederlandse Loterij, reportedly. The report provides no further details on the review.
A review could affect the future ownership of the state-owned lottery operator.
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VNLOK says its member operators have agreed with the Kansspelautoriteit to connect players directly to OpenOverGokken when staff identify a possible need for help. The referral requires the player’s explicit consent, and VNLOK says operators will share no information about play or personal circumstances. Nederlandse Loterij is the first operator to offer the service; the parties will review it after six months.
The Netherlands' gambling tax increases generated about €2m in additional revenue in 2025 and an estimated €57m in 2026, well short of government forecasts, according to a joint monitoring report by the Ministry of Finance and regulator KSA. The tax rose from 30.5% to 34.2% on 1 January 2025 and to 37.8% on 1 January 2026.
State Secretary Van Bruggen said Nederlandse Loterij is not legally required to disclose how many lottery tickets it sells online or the distribution of prizes by sales channel. She said she saw no benefit in publishing the figures because the purchase channel does not affect the chance of winning. Van Bruggen also said audit reports would remain confidential because they contain commercially sensitive information and support Kansspelautoriteit supervision.
Dutch State Secretary for Finance Eelco Eerenberg plans to send the House of Representatives an approach plan in early December 2026 for further examination of Nederlandse Loterij’s ownership. VVD, CDA, PVV and JA21 expressed support for examining privatisation, while the CDA said payments to sport and charities should be protected.
A Dutch court found SkyGrow and directors connected to Casbit and SkyGrow jointly liable for damage to TOTO Online from Lalabet’s unlicensed online gambling in the Netherlands. The court left the amount of damages for a separate proceeding; it largely rejected claims against trust company DECC, while ordering information to be provided to TOTO.