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Dutch secretary proposes expanding KSA powers against gambling advertising

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Dutch state secretary Teun Struycken proposed extending the Gambling Act to cover intermediaries such as marketing companies and online platforms, allowing the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) to act against them over gambling advertising. He said the government is also considering tighter online gambling advertising rules, but legislative changes still need to be developed; a sports sponsorship ban for licensed online gambling providers is due to take effect on 1 July 2025.

Extending the law could make marketing intermediaries directly accountable for gambling advertising breaches.

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The chair of the Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has suggested that authorities should prepare for possible legal action against large social media platforms that fail to tackle illegal gambling advertising, while continuing to seek voluntary cooperation. Michel Groothuizen made the suggestion in a piece published on the regulator's website.

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