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There was quite a commotion in the Netherlands in January 2016, following the announcement of a sponsorship agreement between KNWU (the Royal Dutch Cycling Union) and the Maltese online gambling company, Unibet.

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Legalisation of online games of chance in the Netherlands: lost chance?

There was quite a commotion in the Netherlands in January 2016, following the announcement of a sponsorship agreement between KNWU (the Royal Dutch Cycling Union) and the Maltese online gambling company, Unibet. The Netherlands has a very strict regulatory framework for its games of chance market and maintains a closed system. Offering online gambling services is prohibited because there is no legislative scope to grant appropriate licences. The Dutch House of Representatives finally adopted a legislative proposal aiming to modernise and relax gambling legislation on 7 July 2016, by amending the Wet op de Kansspelen (the Dutch Betting and Gaming Act (Wok)).

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