State Secretary Claudia van Bruggen said proposed amendments to the Dutch Betting and Gaming Act could go to consultation in early 2027. The planned changes include measures on facilitating illegal gambling and online advertising; the account said they could take effect no earlier than 2029.
Operators and businesses that facilitate gambling face proposed legislative changes, with consultation expected in early 2027.
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The Dutch cabinet rejected proposals to ban the Nationale Postcode Loterij’s current format and add advertising rules. State Secretary Claudia van Bruggen said the lottery’s gambling-harm risk is relatively low, despite acknowledging that postcode-based prizes can trigger fear of missing out. The Tweede Kamer still has to consider the citizens’ initiative.
The Dutch cabinet has rejected proposals from the citizens' initiative "Stop de Postcodeloterij" to ban the Nationale Postcode Loterij's current format and to introduce additional advertising rules, according to a response by State Secretary for Justice and Security Claudia van Bruggen. The initiative, started by YouTuber Rick "Serpent" Broers, still has to be debated and voted on in the Tweede Kamer.
State Secretary Claudia van Bruggen said KSA can take enforcement action over inadequate casino identity checks. Responding to JA21 parliamentary questions, she described using another person's identification to circumvent Cruks checks as fraud. She said operators must refuse entry if additional checks fail to resolve doubts about a visitor's identity.
State Secretary for Legal Protection Claudia van Bruggen has said the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) can take enforcement action against casinos that fail to carry out identity checks correctly, in answers to parliamentary questions from JA21. The questions followed a broadcast in which a reporter who was registered in Cruks gained access to three casinos using another person's identification. Van Bruggen described the use of another person's identity document to get around a Cruks check as fraud.
Keurmerk Verantwoorde Affiliates said Google search suggestions in the Netherlands can direct users to unlicensed gambling sites. The organisation said paid adverts had been removed after cooperation with Google, and called for action on organic search results; State Secretary Claudia van Bruggen stressed the need for an effective response in a parliamentary debate.
D66 MP Sneller and JA21 MP Van den Berg have submitted parliamentary questions to State Secretary Claudia van Bruggen about the evaluation of legislation, including the Remote Gambling Act. They asked why the evaluation lacked a consistent baseline and was submitted in November 2024, although the law required it within three years of its 1 April 2021 introduction.
JA21 MP Ingrid Coenradie has asked State Secretary Claudia van Bruggen about identity fraud controls at land-based casinos in the Netherlands. The questions followed a media test in which a reporter registered in Cruks was refused entry using his own ID at five venues but entered three others using colleagues’ IDs. Coenradie asked about identity-check guidance, staff training, visitor photographs and possible measures to improve checks.