KSA reports Dutch regulated online market reaches 59% share
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The Netherlands’ regulated online gambling market accounted for 59% of estimated gross gambling receipts in 2025, up from 54% in 2024, KSA data showed. Average monthly losses rose to €137 in the first half of 2026 from €121 in the second half of 2025, while 3,108 people received specialist treatment in 2025. The government proposed an almost total online-gambling advertising ban in June.
The regulated online gambling market in the Netherlands accounted for 59% of estimated gross gambling receipts in 2025, up from 54% in 2024, according to an account by Focus Gaming News.
Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit identified rising average monthly losses as a concern: they reached €137 in the first half of 2026, up from €121 in the second half of 2025. Young adults aged 18 to 23 accounted for about 22% of legal accounts. The data showed a strong correlation between opening accounts and reaching the legal gambling age.
As participation rose, demand for problem-gambling assistance increased, with 3,108 people receiving specialist treatment in 2025, up 14% from the previous year.
By 31 July 2026, the national self-exclusion register had surpassed 120 thousand registered people. A significant rise in involuntary registrations following operator reports contributed to the total.
Advertising by licensed operators dropped 33% as restrictions tightened. The monthly average went from 75 thousand advertisements in the second half of 2025 to roughly 50 thousand in the first half of 2026. In June, the government proposed a near-total ban on online gambling advertising.