Netherlands Seeks to Protect Underage Gamblers

Sun, Jun 4, 2017

The Dutch Gaming Authority has announced new measures against gambling operators targeting minors. The authority will also launch an investigation into underage gambling.

The Dutch Gaming Authority says it is working to stop underage gambling and will launch an investigation into the involvement of minors in gambling.

“The fact minors can participate in online gambling is unacceptable,” said HW Kesler, vice-chairman of the Dutch Gaming Authority in a press release.

According to the authority, further guidelines will be focus on those operators that target the Dutch market with games of chance via a website with a .com extension; illegal online gambling offers advertised via radio, television or print media focused on the Dutch market and the use of domain names containing typical Netherlands references.

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