Regulatory Changes in the Dutch Gambling Market (2024–2025)

Regulation is the defining force in the Dutch gambling market. Between 2024 and 2025, several major policy updates reshaped how operators can advertise, verify players and run their platforms.

Advertising Restrictions Tightened

Full ban on untargeted advertising (TV, radio, outdoor)
Ban on role models and influencers
Ban on youth-targeted content
Stricter digital targeting requirements
Sports sponsorship ban finalises in July 2025

Meet Gamby

Responsible Gaming

18+

Play responsibly. Gambling can be addictive. GamblingHolland.nl is an
independent information platform & does not offer gambling services. We
only cover operators licensed by the Kansspelautoriteit.

Loket Kansspel Cruks.

Check the licence before you deposit

Every legal operator in the Netherlands appears in the public KSA register. If a site is not listed there, you have no player fund protection, no CRUKS connection and no route to complain when something goes wrong. In 2026 nearly half of all Dutch gambling spend went to operators without a licence.

View licensed operators

National Lotteries

Do you like playing Dutch lotteries? Check out all the popular Dutch lotteries in 2026 here and play along with De Staatsloterij, Lotto, Eurojackpot, Lucky Day or the Postcode lottery every week? Who knows, you could be the next millionaire!

Check all lotteries

When gambling stops being fun

Free and anonymous help is available around the clock through Loket Kansspel on 0800-1995. CRUKS blocks you from every licensed Dutch operator at once, from six months upward, and you can register in a few minutes. Our self-test gives you an honest read on where you stand.

Take the self-test