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KSA launches two campaigns on gambling and gambling harm in the Netherlands

Regulation1 min read

In brief

  • KSA will launch two campaigns in early November on gambling and its possible effects.
  • The OpenOverGokken campaign targets parents, encouraging them to talk with their children about gambling.
  • The Gokstop campaign targets young adults with gambling problems, encouraging a temporary break.

The Netherlands' Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) is to launch two new campaigns in early November, aimed at making gambling and its possible effects easier to discuss.

One is a new OpenOverGokken campaign, through which the regulator wants to encourage parents to talk with their children about gambling.

The other is a new Gokstop campaign, intended to encourage young adults with gambling problems to stop gambling temporarily.

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