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Dutch government keeps online gambling age checks under sector-by-sector review

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The Dutch cabinet will assess statutory age limits and verification separately by sector, State Secretary Aerdts said, rather than impose one rule across online services. No specific new legal requirement for online gambling sites has been announced; Aerdts will discuss the EDI framework with relevant departments and inform the House of Representatives in Q2 2027.

Operators face continued uncertainty over whether and how a statutory age-verification duty will apply to online gambling.

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