As of today, gambling in the Netherlands is legalised and regulated by virtue of the Remote Gambling Act...

At the end of December 2011 the Dutch Senate approved the introduction of the new Games of Chance Authority (Kansspelautoriteit ("KSA")).

On 1 April 2012 the new Games of Chance Authority started in the Netherlands, which intends to give a new boost to the enforcement of the games of chance policy.

The effects-based approach towards vertical restraints, as applied by the Dutch competition authority, is seemingly losing ground.

A legal struggle of more than 9 years between Ladbrokes and De Lotto has now finally resulted in a final judgment

European Member States take one of two approaches to licensing gambling. Some have a strict regulatory framework and others essentially operate controlled monopolies.

On 1 July 2026, the General Court of the European Union ruled on the application for the EU word mark ‘FOR BETTER GAMING – VEIKKAUS’ filed by Veikkaus Oy, the Finnish state-owned and sole gambling operator.

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.

Kachenka Pribanova, Maarten Rijks and Annemijn Schipper look at regulatory scrutiny of harmful online choice architecture in the UK and the EU.

In an era where the digital frontier of gambling continues to expand, the battle against money laundering and terrorist financing remains a critical challenge. Recent developments have seen the Curacao Gaming...

Op 1 juli 2026 heeft het Gerecht van de Europese Unie zich uitgesproken over de aanvraag van het Uniewoordmerk ‘FOR BETTER GAMING – VEIKKAUS’ door de Finse, staat beheerde en enige kansspelaanbieder Veikkaus Oy.

Le Tribunal de l’Union européenne rappelle qu’un slogan publicitaire, même associé à une marque ayant acquis une forte notoriété par l’usage, ne constitue pas automatiquement une marque protégeable.