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Dutch poker community urges parliament to halt planned gambling tax rise

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Poker organisers Mathijs Jonkers and Tobias Peters have sent a letter to the Dutch parliament’s Justice and Security Committee opposing a planned second gambling tax increase. The rate is due to rise to 37.8% on 1 January 2026; the letter warns that the change could reduce legal live poker and push players towards illegal options.

The proposed tax increase could affect the viability of legal poker offerings in the Netherlands.

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KSA reports Dutch gambling GGR fell to €4.1bn in 2025

The Netherlands’ Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) reported that regulated gambling gross gaming revenue fell to €4.1 billion in 2025, from €4.5 billion in 2024, adjusted for inflation. Online GGR declined 21% to €1.20 billion, including a 30.2% fall in online betting and an 18.2% drop in online casino revenue; the KSA cited player-protection rules, higher tax and comparison with the 2024 football European Championship as contributing factors.

Regulated gambling gross gaming revenue in the Netherlands fell to €4.1bn in 2025 from €4.5bn in 2024, adjusted for inflation, according to the annual report published by regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA). The KSA published the figures together with monitoring data for the first half of 2026.

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