Compliance Updates

Kansspelautoriteit Proposes New Licensing Rule

Published

6 years ago

July 15, 2019

Niji Narayan

Kansspelautoriteit Proposes New Licensing Rule

Image Source: iamexpat.nl

Reading Time: < 1 minute

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the gambling regulator in the Netherlands, has announced a new rule that would implement a two year “cooling off” period for potential gambling licensees.

The rule, which is still at the draft stage, requires all operators applying for a KSA licence to have refrained from providing online gambling products to consumers in the Netherlands for a period of two years.

Before the passing of Remote Gambling Act 2018, the Netherlands government said that it would be important to avoid offering licenses to gambling operators that had targeted the Dutch market.

As per the new rule, the KSA will apply six tests to establish whether a company had illegally targeted Dutch consumers, as part of its ongoing work to establish the licensing process. It is expected that licensing will begin in July 2020.

Related Topics:

Up Next

SYNOT Games Secures Portuguese License

Don't Miss

Greentube passes ISO 27001 certification with flying colours

Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.