Recently, we have reported about whether Online casinos in Australia Klammheiml forbidden have been, as the situation is quite unclear and opaque. However, a quick look at the neighboring country Holland shows us that there is difficulties and difficult to achieve milestones for a decent regulation of online casinos not only in Australia. What position have online casinos in Holland at the moment and what does the legal situation look like?
Market monopoly from the Holland Casino is repealed
Let's take a closer look at the legal confusion, we have to realize that the Holland Casino has so far enjoyed an absolute monopoly position for gambling - at least a purely legal position. Because online casinos that are not through the KSA, that is Dutch gambling supervisor Kanspelautoriteit, be regulated, are officially considered illegal in Holland. Accordingly, the citizens of our neighboring country may not perceive the entertainment offer of online casinos that even act within European limits.Due to this legal situation, the Holland Casino had to do not worry about too many "outliers" - and that, though the Holland Casino offers only local play entertainment and not on the internet in the form of an online casino. The clearance of your game offering has evidently missed the game room. Surveys according to 85% of respondents can still identify the Holland Casino as a game room from the Netherlands. When asked if in a online casinos regulated by the Netherlands is preferably played than on illegal platforms, extremely positive resonances for a surveillance of gambling were pronounced. GOers would obviously rather move within national legislation.
In principle, playing in online casino has been forbidden for Dutch for Dutch for 3 years and is considered illegal. Nevertheless, there is enough "black sheep", the regularly in online casino EU like the Mr. Green or William Hill play. Although the government's decision was announced for better regulation 3 years ago and successfully gone through the Second Chamber of Parliament, the final decision of the Senate was still in the air until recently.
Dutch license also for European casinos
After the 3-year waiting time is the Application phase for an official license from the Netherlands finally opened. Within a short time more than 80 applications came flattened to the mailbox, which should be clear that the interest is very large. There are now part of the authorities Strict procurement directiveswho has to fulfill an online casino to get a license at all:
- The seat of the company must be within the European Economic Area or in a State of the EU.
- The online casino has to establish measures to protect the players. This includes, above all, responsive game and measures against gambling addiction.
- There must be no minors or people who have blocked themselves for casino games at the provider.
- An extensive cooperation with the KSA is inevitable and must be guaranteed at all times.
Holland wants to counteract the license to the large black market in the online gambling and at the same time ensure proper protection of your players. It would be blue-eyed to say that the government is only within the meaning of the citizen and therefore does not promise additional tax revenues.
When will the new license come and what awaits online casinos without Dutch licensing?
Officially the assignment of the licenses start from 01 January 2023However, the law seems to come into force from July 2023. Whether this temporal organization makes sense to leave. Apparently, there seems to be no red thread, which allows all those involved to compensate with shortened or extended deadlines.
Online casinos without Dutch license can be classified as illegal in Holland to this day and also in the future. As before, the authority will fight for punishment and warnings against online casinos without permission.
Also in Australia is a change of gambling regulation. Where Schleswig-Holstein has pronounced a few years a few years ago at the forefront of the current Gambling State Treaty, the state now receives enormous tailwind of large parties as the CDU. Nevertheless, the current legal situation is rather unclear communicated and is increasingly debated over the next few months.
What is our assessment of our neighbor's approach?
In our opinion, communication is the problem of long delay. In addition, incentives are passed on to providers and players in this time, not to play online casinos not licensed by the Netherlands or to offer games. With within these 3 years, so-called South Sea casinos are pushed on the market and have successfully established themselves.
Furthermore, such a delay causes a significant competitive disadvantage for providers, which actually held on the rules and dispensed with the range of gambling entertainment. As a result, the range and reputation of this provider decreases drastically.
Let's look at the entire situation - with all current information as a reference - the suspicion of targeted manipulation is very close by the Holland Casino. Within 3 years, the provider did not manage to put an online casino on the legs and has probably tried to keep online casinos from the Dutch market by the last moment.
Conclusion: Not only in Australia is a lot going wrong
If we summarize all the information, it is obvious that proper and adequate surveillance can not be established from today to tomorrow. In addition, the topic should no longer be addressed "incidentally" sometimes short, but now targeted talks, a decent planning and above all, an exact analysis is not recommended, but necessary.
We are sure the public pressure - in both countries - will rise and we will already receive further information about the procedure in the near future.
