Netherlands

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The Remote Gaming Act (Koa) opened online licensing in October 2021, and the Ksa granted the first follow-up licences in September 2026. Untargeted advertising has been banned since July 2023 and sponsorship since July 2025, and players under 24 face lower deposit limits. Holland Casino holds the land-based casino monopoly.

Online casino
LicensedOnline casino is open to licensed operators.
Regulator
KansspelautoriteitCurrent regime since 2021
Legal basis
Wet op de kansspelenKnowledge base, 2026-10-08
Research coverage
75% 9 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1
ProductFindingStateSource
Online casino Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Sports betting Licensed Known Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Online poker Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Lottery State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Land-based casino State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Regulation
Governing law
Wet op de kansspelenKnowledge base, 2026-10-08
Citation
Wet van 10 december 1964 (BWBR0002469)Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Minimum age, online
18 yearsKnowledge base, 2026-10-08
Current regime since
2021Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Netherlands
  • Netherlands Gaming Authority1 licensed brands

Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.

Licensed and offshore brands

Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15

How many brands hold a licence that covers Netherlands, and how many say they accept players from it. A brand saying it accepts players is a declaration in its own terms, not proof of traffic or of a local licence.

Brand access declarations for Netherlands, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Netherlands24214.1%
  • Exclude Netherlands in their terms85449.6%
  • No declaration62536.3%
Hold a licence covering Netherlands1brands
List Netherlands as a focus market87brands
Offers marked available15welcome offers
Brands serving Netherlands Licence status, access terms and offer history per brand

The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.

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Market data

Enterprise
Market share by brand Part of the Netherlands dataset Search visibility by brand and affiliate Part of the Netherlands dataset Offer benchmarks Part of the Netherlands dataset
What would change this page
  • Licences granted, suspended or revoked by the regulator
  • Changes to stake, deposit, bonus or advertising rules
  • Tax changes for operators or players
  • A change in brand access declarations of more than 5% in a month
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Other licensed markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Netherlands Europe 242 14.1% 854 87 15
Belarus Europe 337 19.6% 688 8 0
Belgium Europe 14 0.8% 515 21 1
Bulgaria Europe 365 21.2% 652 18 10
Croatia Europe 557 32.4% 409 19 5
Czechia Europe 24 1.4% 538 27 7
Denmark Europe 92 5.3% 441 89 41
Not legal advice

This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.

Independent of placement

No brand pays to appear in this data. Research coverage is decided separately from commercial activity.

Gaps stay visible

Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.

Sources

  1. Kansspelautoriteit newskansspelautoriteit.nl
  2. Kansspelautoriteit (English)kansspelautoriteit.nl
Identifier
CR-JUR-NL
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
2 cited, medium confidence

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