The Dutch playing regulator, Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa), has warned that the unlawful on-line playing market is constant to develop.
This comes after the Ksa states the expansion of the authorized on-line playing market seems to be stagnating. The variety of gamers is reported to be rising, however the gross recreation results of the authorized market is lagging behind.
Within the first half of 2025, the gross recreation consequence was €600 million ($693 million) whereas this determine was 16% larger six months earlier, at €697 million ($806 million). The KSA suggests that is partly attributable to the introduction of latest guidelines to higher defend gamers, with these together with a deposit restrict.
Regardless of this, it’s believed that 94% of gamers gamble solely with authorized operators. Whereas it is a excessive determine, the regulatory board has mentioned that gamers may very well be “shifting to unlawful provide because of the newly launched guidelines for participant safety.”
The regulator explains that it is a worrying improvement, as gamers on the unlawful market are much less protected.
Ksa report: How many individuals are playing within the Netherlands?
The gambling authority, in its autumn report, shared that the variety of accounts performed per 30 days has elevated. Within the final half of 2024, this averaged 1.18 million accounts. Within the first half of 2025, this quantity has risen to 1.29 million. On common, 7.1% of accounts are new.
The introduction of new rules on the finish of final 12 months may very well be one of many the reason why there was a rise. A participant, nonetheless, can have a number of accounts so the variety of accounts isn’t solely equal to the variety of individuals playing.
Because the protecting measures have been introduced in, the typical participant’s month-to-month loss has ‘dropped considerably.’ “The place the typical loss per participant on the finish of 2024 was nonetheless €146 per 30 days, that’s €119 per 30 days originally of 2025,” the regulator mentioned.
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