The KSA in the Netherlands has promoted its OpenOverGokken support platform amid concerns about gambling becoming normalised. The regulator cited research finding that 24% of Dutch adults see gambling as a normal part of life, while 29% said they would never seek professional help for addiction.
Operators and regulators can use the cited findings to inform safer-gambling communication and support measures.
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Kansspelautoriteit chairman Michel Groothuizen said all options were on the table to seek responsibility.
The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) is working with Google and Meta to curb advertising by unlicensed gambling operators, including through a proposed EU-wide whitelist of authorised operators. KSA president Michel Groothuizen said the regulator may pursue legal action if voluntary measures do not deliver sufficient results.
The Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) is working with Google and Meta to limit advertising by unlicensed gambling operators, including through a proposed whitelist of authorised operators across the European Union. KSA president Michel Groothuizen set out the approach in remarks published on 14 October 2026, saying the regulator may take legal action if voluntary measures do not produce sufficient results.
The KSA and some other European regulators are working with Google and Meta in a task force. The group is preparing a whitelist of legal gambling companies in the EU; Google will exclude online casinos that are not listed. KSA chair Michel Groothuizen said the authority may take action if cooperation proves ineffective.
The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) and several other European regulators are working with Google and Meta in a task force that is preparing a whitelist of legal gambling companies in the European Union, KSA chair Michel Groothuizen said in his latest blog. Under the arrangement, every online casino not on the whitelist will be treated as illegal and excluded by Google.
Kansspelautoriteit chair Michel Groothuizen called for coordinated international action against illegal gambling in a blog following the Netherlands’ annual gambling committee debate. He said half of Dutch gambling expenditure goes to the illegal market and argued that European cooperation is needed to disrupt unlicensed operators and their supporting infrastructure.
KSA chairman Michel Groothuizen renewed his call for a co-ordinated European response to illegal betting after a parliamentary debate in the Netherlands. He said national enforcement has limited reach against global operators and noted that fines can be difficult to collect.