Last week at the Gaming in Holland event, Renske Fikkers, Head of the Regulatory Department at Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), offered insights into the evolving Dutch gambling market.

Fikkers, who took charge of regulatory duties in December, noted a positive shift, stating that the gap between the regulator and the licensed market has "significantly narrowed" and continues to do so through ongoing communication.

Fikkers was also concise in saying that regulatory scrutiny from the KSA will continue to strengthen.

She was quick to point out that 2025 became the first time for the authority to issue a duty-of-care fine – and not a small one at that. The unnamed operator was issued a sanction of €734k for lacking “adequate interventions” where there were signs of problem gambling.

“That total lack of consideration for vulnerable players was at odds with the original approach of legalisation and for that reason the reins are now being tightened.”

Similarly, the KSA’s Head of Regulations warned that compliance with gambling promotion rules is being ignored “far too often”, and that this might lead to stricter regulations – with a total ban on advertising looking like “an increasingly realistic option”.

As a reminder, gambling sports sponsorships will be completely phased out in the Netherlands from July of this year.
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