Dutch trade associations VNLOK and NOGA launched Meld Vals Spel, a reporting centre for suspected illegal online gambling practices in the Netherlands. The associations said reports could help the Kansspelautoriteit identify cases for further investigation and inform efforts to protect players.
Licensed gambling stakeholders gain a channel to report suspected illegal practices to the Dutch regulator.
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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.
Denmark’s Spillemyndigheden is seeking cooperation with technology platforms and payment providers to tackle illegal gambling, its head Anders Dorph said. Dorph said the regulator met Meta in May and is seeking another meeting, and has held talks with Google.
The Kansspelautoriteit launched two Dutch campaigns addressing young people’s exposure to gambling and gambling harm. One encourages parents to discuss gambling with their children; the other targets young adults experiencing gambling problems and urges them to seek help early.
The Dutch online gambling market grew 11% in the first half of 2026 compared with the previous six months, according to a monitoring report cited by the Kansspelautoriteit and VNLOK. VNLOK said the World Cup contributed partly to the rise and argued that it was too early to call it a sustained recovery; the licensed market contracted 18% in 2025.
The Dutch online gambling market grew 11% in the first half of 2026 compared with the previous six months, according to a monitoring report. The Kansspelautoriteit and trade association VNLOK said the summer's World Cup football contributed partly to the rise. VNLOK said it was therefore too early to speak of a structural recovery of the market. In 2025 the licensed online gambling market contracted by 18%.
SBC and VNLOK, the association representing licensed online gambling operators in the Netherlands, announced a multi-year strategic partnership ahead of SBC Summit Europe, which debuts at RAI Amsterdam from 19 to 21 April 2027. The agreement aims to strengthen participation by Dutch licence holders and to foster dialogue between companies, regulators and institutional representatives on taxation, player protection, advertising restrictions and the fight against illegal supply. VNLOK will also contribute to SBC Media editorial activities.
SBC and Vergunde Nederlandse Online Kansspelaanbieders (VNLOK), the association representing licensed online gambling operators in the Netherlands, announced a multi-year strategic partnership ahead of SBC Summit Europe, the new European event that debuts at RAI Amsterdam from 19 to 21 April 2027. The agreement is intended to strengthen participation by Dutch licence holders and to support dialogue between companies, regulators and institutional representatives on taxation, player protection, advertising restrictions and action against illegal supply.
VNLOK has begun legal action against Meta over adverts for unlicensed gambling operators in the Netherlands. The association says large platforms should detect and remove illegal adverts proactively rather than only responding to complaints. It argues the adverts undermine consumer protection under Dutch gambling law.