According to a new study based on interviews with 86 members of the problem-gambling group AGOG, gamblers in the Netherlands are more likely to have problems with limiting their play if they use gambling machines. The study was compiled by AGOG and Dutch regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA).
The sample was small and may not be representative. Of those who responded, 93 percent were male, 28 percent were between 30 and 40 years of age, and 67 percent were more likely to have played gambling machines.
The report also indicated that one-third of players gambled an average of two or three times a week in the year before they joined AGOG, a self-help group. A third of respondents had gambled between four and six times a week, while a quarter of players gambled on a daily basis.
In addition, the survey found that almost half of the respondents spent more than €1,000 each month on gambling, reported iGamingBusiness.com.
The KSA recently announced that the Netherlands’ regulated online gaming market will launch in July, 2021, with applications being accepted six months prior.
