The Netherlands’ Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) contacted Holland Casino Online and VBET over football markets betting on own goals, which it considers a sports-integrity risk. Both operators removed the markets and introduced additional controls to prevent their return, the regulator said.
The intervention clarifies that Dutch operators must remove betting markets on own goals and take steps to prevent recurrence.
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Holland Casino marked 50 years on 1 October 2026, half a century after its first venue opened in Zandvoort on 1 October 1976. The state-owned operator now runs 13 casinos and offers online gambling through Holland Casino Online.
It was reported that Holland Casino Online’s licence was renewed for five years. The state-controlled operator can offer online gambling in the Dutch market through at least 2031.
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.
At least 23 Brazilian football clubs have asked the Supreme Federal Court to reverse restrictions introduced by a provisional measure signed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on 25 September. Flamengo estimates the sponsorship ban could cost it up to BRL 430 million in 2027, while clubs argue that existing contracts were halted without a transition period.
Hans Vijlbrief said a blanket ban on gambling for people receiving social assistance would go too far. He said municipalities can point people to a gambling exclusion and support such as debt counselling or addiction care.
Minister Hans Vijlbrief said on 14 October 2026 that prohibiting people who receive social assistance from gambling would go too far. He made the remark during a committee debate on poverty and debt policy in the Netherlands, according to the account of the debate.