Compliance Updates
Dutch Gambling Authority Publishes its Annual Report for 2024
The Dutch Gambling Authority (KSA) has published its annual report for 2024. In the report, the Authority provides a comprehensive overview of the state of affairs on the Dutch market.
The safety of the player remains the most important core point for the KSA. In the new strategy 2024-2028 that was published in 2024, the player will be given an even more central role. That is why a new responsible gaming policy was introduced in 2024, with deposit limits to protect players even further. The Online Duty of Care team was also established and consumers were made aware of the risks of gambling with various campaigns.
In 2025, the KSA will continue with a team that focuses specifically on addiction prevention. In this context, the Gambling Counter will be further professionalised and, among other things, there will be continuous attention for the Gokstop (also known as the Cruks deregistration register) and the Gambling Counter with consumer campaigns.
In order to better protect players, it is also essential to gain more control over the illegal market. In 2024, steps were taken in this area, for example by tackling influencers and newspapers that promote illegal gambling sites. In 2025, this work will continue, including tackling the infrastructure around illegal providers. To this end, the KSA has advocated at the ministry and in politics for new powers, such as the ability to black out illegal websites. Revision of the advertising regulations is also an important instrument that the KSA advocates, so that advertising by illegal immigrants and third parties can also be tackled more effectively.
The figures in the annual report show, among other things, that the legal online market grew by 4.9% last year. That is significantly less than in 2023, when the market grew by 28.9%. The size of the lottery and betting sector grew by 5.8%, a slight increase compared to 2023, when this sector grew by 3.5%. The number of player seats at physical casinos and gaming halls shrank again in 2024.
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Digitain strengthens its regulated presence in Europe by obtaining Belgium’s E Category License.
Digitain, the leading iGaming solutions provider, has announced that it has been officially licensed to operate in Belgium, marking a significant milestone in the company’s ongoing European expansion. This achievement highlights Digitain’s commitment to compliance, innovation, and delivering trusted solutions to its global partners.
Belgium is a highly regulated jurisdiction with strict standards to ensure fair play and responsible gaming. Securing this license further strengthens Digitain’s reputation as a reliable and compliant technology provider, enabling it to offer its award-winning solutions fully aligned with local regulations.
Digitain remains committed to expanding its regulated market presence, fostering partner success, and upholding the highest standards of compliance and data protection.
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Compliance Updates
Spelinspektionen Develops New Risk Assessment for Money Laundering in the Swedish Gambling Market
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Spelinspektionen, the Swedish Gambling Authority, has developed a new risk assessment for money laundering in the Swedish gambling market.
In this risk assessment, which replaces previous assessments, the various approaches that enable licensees to be exploited for money laundering, referred to as threats, have been updated to better reflect the current situation. The vulnerabilities of the gaming forms, i.e. circumstances that are assessed to be able to affect the possibility of a threat occurring, have also been revised.
The method for assessing risk has also been revised to harmonise the Swedish Gambling Authority’s risk assessment with the national risk assessment produced by the Coordination Function for Measures Against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing and the supranational risk assessment published by the European Commission.
The Swedish Gambling Authority has previously assessed that there is a low risk of land-based commercial casino gaming being used for money laundering. The authority’s regulations have therefore exempted the gaming form from the application of the money laundering regulations and a number of provisions in the Gambling Act. In the Swedish Gambling Authority’s new revised risk assessment, the risk of the gaming form being used for money laundering is no longer assessed as low. As a result, the Swedish Gambling Authority has initiated regulatory work to review the exemptions from the requirement to apply the money laundering regulations and register players and agents. Interested parties will have the opportunity to submit comments on the regulatory changes in a forthcoming consultation.
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The NSW Government has amended the Casino Control Regulation to extend the term of The Star’s manager Nick Weeks, who will continue to have oversight of casino operations until at least 31 March 2026.
The government extended Mr Weeks’ term at the request of the NSW Independent Casino Commission (NICC) after the NICC declined to lift the suspension of The Star’s licence.
Mr Weeks will continue to hold the licence for The Star over the next six-month period, allowing the casino to operate gaming facilities while its licence remains suspended.
The NICC first appointed Mr Weeks to the role of manager in October 2022, when The Star’s casino licence was suspended following the first Bell Review.
NICC Chief Commissioner Philip Crawford said there was still too much uncertainty surrounding The Star to consider reinstating its casino licence at this time.
“The NICC considers it appropriate to continue with the current arrangement so it can better assess the effectiveness of important remediation work and await the outcomes of other pressing financial matters concerning The Star,” Mr Crawford said.
“The NICC understands the many challenges The Star is facing and is closely monitoring The Star’s progress as it works to prove it is capable of regaining its casino licence.”
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