Key findings
The market at a glance, from this edition.
- Market model: Betting regulated; Casino regulated; Poker regulated.
- 15 of 18 payment and AML rules verified word for word; 3 confirmed as not set in the official texts.
- 12 regulator decisions against companies in 2026, €41,026,000 in payments (2025: 31, €41,275,000).
- Largest this year: EOD Code SRL, fine of €37,250,000 on 6 Oct 2026.
- 107 entries in 1 official list, reloaded every week.
- Active player accounts: 1,380,000 (Jul–Dec 2025 (monthly average)).
- FATF: on neither the grey nor the black list (statement of 19 Jun 2026).
- 73 official sources read for this market every week.
Market model
How each product is regulated, with its source.
- Betting: Regulated
- Casino: Regulated
- Poker: Regulated
Verifiedchecked 9 Nov 2026Wet op de kansspelen · tier 1
FATF lists
On neither list
FATF statement of 19 Jun 2026, as the HM Treasury advisory notice of 22 Jun 2026 lists it
What moved in November 2026
Decisions, consultations, register changes and dated events of the month. Covers 1 Nov 2026 – 9 Nov 2026, month in progress.
- RegisterKansspelautoriteit (KSA): entries 106 → 107Kansspelautoriteit (KSA)
- RegisterKansspelautoriteit (KSA): entries 85 → 106Kansspelautoriteit (KSA)
The November 2026 overview and earlier monthsEarlier months: October 2026, September 2026
Payment and AML rules
Each rule we track, what the official text says about it and when we checked. Values and quotes are in the full report.
Payment methods
4 rules · 3 verified · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permitted rails and instrument typesWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Besluit kansspelen op afstandtier 1 |
| Mandatory hubs and gatewaysWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026 | None set | Wet op de kansspelentier 1 |
| Instrument origin and currencyWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Staatsblad 2022, 299: wijziging van het Besluit kansspelen op afstand (betaalinstrumenten voor speel- en tegenrekeningen)tier 1 |
| Payment-blocking listsWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Wet op de kansspelentier 1 |
Ownership & payouts
4 rules · 2 verified · 2 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holder and ownership rulesWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Besluit kansspelen op afstandtier 1 |
| Closed loop and payout routingWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Besluit kansspelen op afstandtier 1 |
| Payout time limitsWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026 | None set | Besluit kansspelen op afstandtier 1 |
| Withdrawal conditionsWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026 | None set | Besluit kansspelen op afstandtier 1 |
AML thresholds & reporting
2 rules · 2 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Check thresholds and aggregation windowsWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Wet ter voorkoming van witwassen en financieren van terrorisme (Wwft)tier 1 |
| Report triggers and deadlinesWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Wet ter voorkoming van witwassen en financieren van terrorisme (Wwft)tier 1 |
Player funds protection
1 rule · 1 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player-funds protection and coverageWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Wet op de kansspelentier 1 |
Taxes at payment
1 rule · 1 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taxes at the point of paymentLottery | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Wet op de kansspelbelastingtier 1 |
Reporting & data
4 rules · 4 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Submission mode and cadenceWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Regeling kansspelen op afstandtier 1 |
| Data vault and integrityWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Besluit kansspelen op afstandtier 1 |
| Data locationWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Regeling kansspelen op afstand (Staatscourant 2021, 4507), met toelichtingtier 1 |
| RetentionWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Wet ter voorkoming van witwassen en financieren van terrorisme (Wwft)tier 1 |
Player protection at payment
2 rules · 2 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-operator limits and registersWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Besluit kansspelen op afstandtier 1 |
| Eligibility screening at paymentWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Wet op de kansspelentier 1 |
Regulatory guide
Licensing, gambling tax, advertising, responsible gambling and technical standards: the statements we hold, by subject.
Licensing
5 statements- Licence types
- Annual fee
- Licence term
- Apostille Convention
- Translation
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
GGR tax
3 statements- Online casino
- Online betting
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Advertising
6 statements- General rules
- Bonus offers
- Sponsorship
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Responsible gambling
5 statements- Self-exclusion register
- Deposit limits
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Technical standards
3 statements- Certification
- Accepted test labs
- Technical standards
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
AML thresholds & reporting
85 statements- Business risk assessment
- Policies, procedures and controls
- Nominated officer (MLRO)
- Senior management responsibility
- Customer risk assessment
- CDD trigger and threshold
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Licence registers and official lists
The official lists we load every week for this market.
Kansspelautoriteit (KSA)
Licence list
107 entries
loaded 9 Nov 2026
Every entry with its licence, brands and domains, and the week's additions and removals: in the product.
Enforcement
Decisions of Kansspelautoriteit against companies, as published.
- Decisions in 2026
- 12
- Paid in fines and settlements
- €41,026,000
- Decisions in 2025
- 31
- €41,275,000
What the decisions were about
Latest decisions
| Date | Company | Action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | EOD Code SRL | Fine | €37,250,000 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | JACO V.I.P. Limitada | Order | – |
| 30 Jul 2026 | SkyGrow Group Limitada | Order | – |
| 17 Jul 2026 | Sun Block Media Labs 2.0 Ltd. | Periodic penalty | €225,000 |
| 17 Jul 2026 | SBM Holding Group Ltd. | Periodic penalty | €225,000 |
| 17 Jul 2026 | JEF Holdings Ltd. | Periodic penalty | €225,000 |
Sanction ranges in the law
35 provisions set the fines and other measures: Wet ter voorkoming van witwassen en financieren van terrorisme; Algemeen boetebeleid Kansspelautoriteit.
Case law
41 rulings of 5 courts on this market's gambling rules, each linked to the rules it bears on.
- 4 Nov 2026 · Raad van State · 202503783/1/A3
- 3 Nov 2026 · Hoge Raad · 24/02348
- 23 Sep 2026 · Gerechtshof 's-Hertogenbosch · 25/196 tot en met 25/301
References, breaches and the full list of the year: in the full report.
Consultations and notifications
What the regulator and the government are asking about, and when they close.
- proposed
Regulation amending the Regulation on remote gambling and the Regulation on the recruitment, advertising and addiction prevention of gambling on gaming limits and additional measures to raise awareness of playing behaviour.
European Commission · TRIS · opened 28 Feb 2024 · closes 29 May 2024
- Closed
Regeling speellimieten en speelgedrag
Ministerie van Justitie en Veiligheid · opened 20 Feb 2024 · closes 3 Apr 2024
- Closed
Kansspelautoriteit start consultatie vernieuwde Beleidsregel verantwoord spelen
Kansspelautoriteit · opened 21 Dec 2023 · closes 21 Feb 2024
Market in numbers
The publishers' own figures, with their periods.
Active player accounts
1,380,000
Jul–Dec 2025 (monthly average)
Published by Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa)
Gambling participation of adults
66%
27 Mar 2026 – 19 Apr 2026 (past 12 months)
Published by WODC (Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek- en Datacentrum, Ministerie van Justitie en Veiligheid); published via Tweede Kamer
Gross gaming revenue
€600m
Jan–Jun 2025
Published by Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa)
New player accounts
529,000
Jul–Dec 2025
Published by Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa)
Unique active players
810,000
Jul–Dec 2025
Published by Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa)
Unique active players
500,000
Jul–Dec 2025 (monthly average)
Published by Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa)
Sources behind this report
The official sources our weekly run reads for this market, by kind and publisher. 73 official sources.
- Consultation portals
- 2
- Enforcement registers
- 1
- EU notifications
- 1
- Texts the values are checked against
- 9
- Regulator guidance
- 15
- Laws and regulations
- 43
- Licence registers and official lists
- 1
- Official statistics
- 1
Publishers
- Kansspelautoriteit
- Overheid.nl (wetten.overheid.nl)
- kansspelautoriteit.nl
- Netherlands Gambling Authority (Kansspelautoriteit)
- wetten.overheid.nl
- Overheid.nl — Basiswettenbestand
- Staatscourant (officielebekendmakingen.nl)
- European Commission (TRIS)
- Government of the Netherlands (wetten.overheid.nl)
- hcch.net
What changed in the law
The market's acts kept edition by edition: each new wording with the day it came into force and the act behind it. 5 acts kept edition by edition.
- Wet op de kansspelen
- Wet ter voorkoming van witwassen en financieren van terrorisme
- Besluit kansspelen op afstand
- Regeling kansspelen op afstand
- Besluit ongerichte reclame kansspelen op afstand
No new wording in force in November 2026; the last change came into force on 1 Jul 2026.
Each changed article word by word, with the act that changed it, in the full report
Library of acts
The laws, regulations and guidance the report is built on. 49 acts and guidance documents.
- Algemeen boetebeleid Kansspelautoriteit
- Belangrijkste regels voor kansspelreclame | Kansspelautoriteit
- Beleidsregel verantwoord spelen 2024
- Beleidsregels Bibob-toets Kansspelautoriteit
- Beleidsregels informatieplicht Kansspelautoriteit
- Beleidsregels onvrijwillige inschrijving Cruks
- Beleidsregels vergunningverlening kansspelen op afstand 2026 | Kansspelautoriteit
- Besluit kansspelen op afstand
- Wet op de kansspelen
- Staatsblad 2022, 299: wijziging van het Besluit kansspelen op afstand (betaalinstrumenten voor speel- en tegenrekeningen)
- Wet ter voorkoming van witwassen en financieren van terrorisme (Wwft)
- Wet op de kansspelbelasting
and 37 more in the full report
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