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KSA says minors can barely gamble on licensed Dutch sites

Regulation

The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) said its review found that under-18s can almost never gamble with licensed online operators in the Netherlands. It found no serious failings but identified a rare risk involving people with matching initials and surnames; the regulator plans a technical session for licensees and later guidance on expectations.

Licensed operators will receive technical expectations for preventing bank accounts being linked to the wrong player.

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