The Kansspelautoriteit applied its 2026 fining policy rule for illegal remote gambling for the first time this period, issuing a record administrative fine against one unlicensed operator and a cease order against a second, both arising from the same sanction basis under the Wet op de kansspelen. EOD Code SRL was fined EUR 37.25 million for offering unlicensed online casino and sports betting via instantcasino.com and skyhills.com, with the fine capped from a calculated EUR 292.6 million under the statutory ten-percent-of-turnover ceiling. JACO V.I.P. Limitada was separately ordered to cease unlicensed gambling offered through spinstar.bet. Alongside this enforcement activity, SBC and Vergunde Nederlandse Online Kansspelaanbieders, the trade association for licensed Dutch online gambling operators, announced a new multi-year strategic partnership ahead of SBC Summit Europe debuting at RAI Amsterdam. Together these developments point to an increasingly active regulator applying newly operative guidance against the unlicensed segment, set against continued commercial activity within the licensed segment.
Netherlands · Question 01 of 11
Netherlands Gambling — Overview: What kind of market is this?
Mixed · Confirmed · Not reviewed · 1 post-review update · Not reviewed · Back to full Netherlands report →
Key section parameters
| Jurisdiction | Netherlands (NL) |
|---|---|
| Regulator | KSA |
| Favourability | Mixed |
| Confidence | Confirmed |
| Review status | Not reviewed · 1 post-review update · Not reviewed |
| Last collected | 4 Nov 2026 |
Summary answer
The Kansspelautoriteit applied its 2026 fining policy rule for illegal remote gambling for the first time this period, issuing a record administrative fine against one unlicensed operator and a cease order against a second, both arising from the same sanction basis under the Wet op de kansspelen. EO…
Key headwinds & conditions
- GGR tax at 37.8% from January 2026 — one of the highest in Europe
- Strict advertising and sponsorship bans
- Channelisation below 50%; persistent unlicensed market
- KOA Act overhaul pending in 2026
Not reviewed Read update
The headline position in the Netherlands as at this update is fiscal rather than structural: the kansspelbelasting, the statutory gambling tax under the Wet op de kansspelbelasting, has risen for a second consecutive year, reaching 37.8 percent from 1 January 2026. This follows an increase to 34.2 percent in 2025 from 30.5 percent in 2024, confirmed by a joint monitor published in June 2026 by the Ministry of Finance and the Kansspelautoriteit. No change to the licensing structure, activity classes, or enforcement posture was evidenced alongside this tax movement; the market's regulatory shape as previously established continues to hold, with the added cost burden now sitting on top of it. The sustained, repeated nature of the rate rises is the dominant fact a market entrant needs to weigh against the stability of the surrounding framework.