KSA data puts Dutch online gambling GGR at €602m in H2 2025
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In brief
- The KSA's data show €602m in regulated online GGR in the second half of 2025.
- 31 licence holders were active in December 2025, with about 500,000 players on 1.38 million accounts.
- The gaming tax rate reached 37.8% in January 2026, up from 30.5% in 2024.
- The Dutch government proposed a total ban on online gambling advertising and bonuses in June 2026.
The Netherlands' regulated online gambling market generated €602m in gross gaming revenue in the second half of 2025, according to the latest available data from the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA).
In December 2025, 31 licence holders were active. The report puts active players at about 500,000, spread across 1.38 million gaming accounts. It gives the average monthly loss per player as €124. The report states that casino games against the house account for 78% of total online GGR.
The gaming tax rate rose from 30.5% in 2024 to 34.2% in 2025 and reached 37.8% in January 2026. Regulated online GGR in 2025 was about 18% lower than in 2024. According to available estimates, about 91% of Dutch players use only licensed operators. The regulated market accounts for only 53% of estimated total GGR, the report says.
The KSA's 2026 supervisory agenda sets five priorities: tackling illegal gambling, protecting minors and young adults, checking player-protection duties, compliance with advertising rules and preventing money laundering. The report says the KSA has strengthened cooperation with payment service providers, hosting companies and social media platforms to obstruct access to unlicensed sites.
Affordability checks have been in force since October 2024. Online operators must run checks when a player aged 18 to 23 wants to deposit more than €300 a month, or when a player aged at least 24 wants to exceed €700 a month. Connection to the national CRUKS self-exclusion system remains mandatory. Untargeted online gambling advertising has been banned since July 2023, and online operators have not been able to sponsor sport since July 2025.
In June 2026 the Dutch government proposed further measures, including a total ban on online gambling advertising and bonuses, a general deposit limit and stronger powers against illegal gambling. The report says these are proposals that have not yet become rules in force.
The Koa licences first granted when the market opened in 2021 reached the end of their five-year term in September 2026. In that same month the KSA announced it was issuing its first eight new authorisations, which involve operators such as TOTO, Holland Casino Online, bet365 and BetCity. Renewed licences are valid from October 2026 until September 2031. Among the extra conditions for being granted authorisation under the rules introduced in 2026 are market exit plans and risk assessments.
The Dutch market will be a topic at SBC Summit Europe, scheduled for 19 to 21 April 2027 at the RAI Amsterdam. A conference track called The Netherlands Leaders is planned for 20 April 2027.