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Spillemyndigheden seeks cooperation with tech platforms over illegal gambling

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Denmark’s Spillemyndigheden is seeking greater cooperation with technology platforms and payment providers to address illegal gambling, its head Anders Dorph said. Estimates of licensed-market channelisation range from 78% to 82%, while a regulator survey found that 6–7% of Danish gamblers use illegal sites; the regulator has met Meta and held talks with Google.

The regulator’s efforts could affect how platforms and payment providers respond to illegal gambling activity in Denmark.

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Dutch gambling authority opens talks with Google and Meta on illegal online gambling

Reportedly, the Dutch gambling authority has opened talks with Google and Meta and other European regulators on curbing illegal online gambling. Its strategy covers restricting access to illegal platforms, blocking payment flows and holding large technology companies to account, while sanctions remain an option.

The Dutch gambling authority, KSA, has opened talks with Google and Meta and with other European regulators on ways to curb illegal online gambling. The strategy set out by KSA chair Michel Groothuizen covers making access to illegal gambling platforms harder, blocking payment flows and holding large technology companies to account. Sanctions against the platforms remain an option, the report said.

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