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KSA reprimands TOTO Online over role-model advertising ban

Enforcement & compliance

The Netherlands Gambling Authority reprimanded TOTO Online over an advert that referred to football players, saying their involvement in a shirt giveaway breached the ban on using role models in gambling advertising. The KSA also said it would expand monitoring of gambling adverts during the World Cup.

Operators face enforcement over indirect use of football players in gambling promotions and increased advertising scrutiny during the tournament.

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Dutch cabinet rejects proposals to ban Postcode Loterij format and tighten advertising rules

The Dutch cabinet rejected proposals to ban the Nationale Postcode Loterij’s current format and add advertising rules. State Secretary Claudia van Bruggen said the lottery’s gambling-harm risk is relatively low, despite acknowledging that postcode-based prizes can trigger fear of missing out. The Tweede Kamer still has to consider the citizens’ initiative.

The Dutch cabinet has rejected proposals from the citizens' initiative "Stop de Postcodeloterij" to ban the Nationale Postcode Loterij's current format and to introduce additional advertising rules, according to a response by State Secretary for Justice and Security Claudia van Bruggen. The initiative, started by YouTuber Rick "Serpent" Broers, still has to be debated and voted on in the Tweede Kamer.

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