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Dutch state secretary seeks more time to answer gambling advertising questions

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State Secretary Claudia van Bruggen said on 19 May that she could not answer parliamentary questions within the usual timeframe because she had not received all the required information. MPs asked about the role-model advertising ban, influencer and affiliate arrangements, enforcement by the Kansspelautoriteit and proposals for a wider advertising ban; Van Bruggen said she aims to respond as soon as possible.

Operators face parliamentary scrutiny of how advertising restrictions apply to influencer and affiliate arrangements.

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Dutch state secretary rejects impact assessment for proposed gambling ad ban

Dutch state secretary Claudia van Bruggen said an impact assessment was not necessary for the proposed near-total ban on advertising by licensed online gambling operators. She said the Kansspelautoriteit receives reports of illegal gambling adverts and seeks them out, but removing them after publication is not sufficiently effective; the government is working with the regulator on additional enforcement tools.

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