Last updated on August 28th, 2021 at 02:49 pm
The country’s online licensing procedure has been clarified.
The government of the Netherlands started the process of legalizing online gambling back in 2016. Modernizing the outdated law will bring numerous advantages. This includes extra tax revenue, more effective prevention of addiction, and ensuring the offering of fair and licensed games.
The Netherlands Gambling Authority‘s chairman participated in the 2020 Gaming in Holland Conference. In his speech, René Jansen referred to the incoming Dutch Remote Gaming Act that will come into force next year.
His remarks made it clear that online license applications have to be submitted digitally through an online portal. The licensing period will open when the new Dutch online gambling law comes into force on March 1, 2021.
If your application is incomplete or otherwise submitted without the proper diligence, you are at risk of being denied a license or having that license issued later than six months after submission.
René Jansen
One of the hot topics in the Dutch online gambling law was the “cooling-off” period. This is a period, during which operators who had previously targeted Dutch players in the past would be prevented from entering the new market. Jansen said that the authority would look at such an application investigating the applicant for illegal activities. This investigation will apply for a period of 2 years and 8 months before the application.
This reflects the delay incurred concerning the date on which the law was previously intended to enter into force, said Jansen.
