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Dutch gambling regulator says licence renewals will face closer scrutiny

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The Netherlands’ Kansspelautoriteit will assess operators’ past compliance when considering licence renewals, according to an opinion column by Mike de Graaff. The columnist said the regulator would examine areas including advertising, duty of care, integrity and reporting, and warned that operators should prepare evidence of improvements before renewal applications.

Operators seeking renewal may need documented evidence of compliance and corrective action across the areas identified.

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Kalshi and Polymarket face scrutiny over younger users and trading integrity

Kalshi and Polymarket face questions about younger users and trading integrity, citing the Bradenton Herald. The coverage cited research estimating wash trading accounted for 25% of Polymarket’s historical volume and said sports represented up to 90% of Kalshi’s bets.

A Bradenton Herald report has prompted fresh scrutiny of Kalshi and Polymarket over market integrity, marketing practices and younger users' access, per a summary of the coverage. Research from Columbia University put likely wash trading at roughly a quarter of Polymarket's historical trading volume, and the report stated that between 80% and 90% of bets on Kalshi involve sports.

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