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Sander Dekker

Netherlands: House of Representatives Wants a Ban on Untargeted Advertising Online Games of Chance

The HALLO ECHO

  A large majority of the House of Representatives wants a ban on untargeted advertising for online games of chance. Outgoing minister Sander Dekker (VVD) was against the motion and indicated that it is too early for that. According to the petitioners, since the opening of the online gambling market on October 1, 2021, there…

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Netherlands’s Kansspelautoriteit Clarifies Licence Application Deadlines

The HALLO ECHO

  Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has clarified its rules around the submission of documents for prospective online licensees, announcing that certain documents required to receive a licence may be submitted later than the application. KSA clarified that, as long as the application is submitted by April 15, the documents will not be required until…

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Newstip Postponement Dutch Regulations

The HALLO ECHO

  The Dutch Remote Gambling Act is expected to come into effect on 1 March 2021 in stead of the previous target date 1 January 2021. In June Minister for Justice and Security Sander Dekker already confirmed a possible postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic with a couple of months. A letter from Minister Dekker…

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Dutch iGaming Licensees Must Rebuild Customer Databases from Scratch

The HALLO ECHO

  Sander Dekker, the Netherlands’ Minister for Legal Protection, has revealed that the iGaming firms that obtain licences to launch in the Dutch regulated market from July 2021 will have to build customer databases from scratch. Licensees will be prohibited from using any customer data gathered from the previous activity on the currently illegal, unregulated…

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NETHERLANDS DELAYS LEGALISING ONLINE GAMBLING

The HALLO ECHO

  Joy broke out when the Netherlands finally decided to legalize online gambling. It all went south when it was later stated that the market launch for regulated online gambling has been delayed until July 2021. The decision was made to permit the government enough time to create secondary gambling legislation. The country’s Minister of…

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