Dutch ministry releases EU correspondence on online gambling policy
The Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security published further documents on European Commission criticism of the country’s online gambling proposals, following a disclosure request received in January 2022. The Commission questioned whether the proposals complied with EU rules on the free movement of services and argued that lottery advertising and plans to expand gambling products pointed to an expansionary policy.
The disclosed correspondence records EU scrutiny of the policy basis for the Netherlands’ proposed online gambling framework.