Dutch authority updates lower house on remote gambling progress

The Dutch Gambling authority, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has communicated progress on the draft Remote Gambling Bill to the House of Representatives Lower House.

The letter details extra measures implemented to negate gambling addiction that include oversight of license holders obligations.

Other updates to the bill include the requirement for foreign providers, not established in the European Union, to establish a local presence in order to be eligible for license application.

In addition, licensees will be required to appoint a representative in the field of addiction prevention in the Netherlands.

Other considerations include a closer look at the separation between games and games of chance, the KSA said, in terms of reducing the risk of gambling addiction primarily in young people.

The bill on remote games of chance currently languishes in the Dutch Senate. The House of Representatives passed the bill in July 2016.