Revised policy
The policy on games of chance will be revised, as a Central Government press release of Friday, 14 February tells us. State Secretary Struycken of Legal Protection shared the vision on games of chance with the Lower House of Parliament last week.
The starting point is the protection of all citizens against the risks of negative effects of games of chance. The change in course planned was initiated because the current games of chance policy protects people too little against the risks of games of chance.
As we know, the online games of chance market was legalised in 2021. From that time on the number of people gambling online has increased. The number of risk and problematic players is also increasing, especially among adolescents and minors.
Proposed measures
Struycken is considering raising the minimum age to 21 for participation in the most risky games of chance. In addition, he considers tightening the duty of care of providers is being considered and introducing an umbrella deposit limit with a financial means test.
Tightening of advertising rules
Moreover, the advertising rules will be adjusted in order to limit the attractiveness of online gambling even further. The Authority on Games of Chance will get more tools for enforcement and supervision.
To be continued...
In the time to come, preparations are made that are necessary to allow adjustments to the laws and regulations on games of chance. By the looks of it, a first legislative proposal can be formulated at the end of 2025. Please wait awhile; we will keep monitoring developments.
This article was previously published on www.mediareport.nl.
