The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) is the Dutch gambling authority. It has released its plans for 2024, which include four main areas of focus.
 KSA in the Netherlands
 The KSA said it would safeguard more vulnerable gamers in the Netherlands by trying to stop them from being addicted in order to reach its goal of "safe gaming."  In 2023, the country made steps to do this, such as banning most types of advertising.

 The KSA also wants to stop illegal online gambling, and they want at least 90% of players in the Netherlands to gamble with legitimate providers.  In a December article for iGB, Ismail Vali, the CEO of Yield Sec, said that the KSA's existing method didn't seem to be working very well when it came to really enforcing the law.

 The KSA said it would give more help to partners, like the police and tax agencies, with investigations in the real world.  The regulator expects this will help diverse groups get along better and stop "undermining" each other.

 The KSA's last area of focus is making sure that data is provided.  The KSA wants data to be given in a way that is "timely, complete, and correct."  This will help the KSA quickly find any possible misconduct.

 More and more people in the Netherlands are paying attention to problem gambling.
 In 2023, the Netherlands almost completely banned advertising.
 Derk Boswijk of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party put forward a motion earlier this month to entirely ban gambling advertising in the Netherlands.  The attempt to go beyond the 2023 prohibition on untargeted advertising ultimately failed, but it was the most recent sign of the growing worry about the consequences of gaming in the Netherlands.

 In December, Franc Weerwind, the Netherlands' minister for legal protection, proposed steps he thought would keep players from getting into trouble with gambling.

 Weerwind's rules said that providers had to get in touch with players who had established a deposit restriction of €350 (£303/$386).  Operators should tell these gamers about the risks of betting so much money.

 At the beginning of February, the KSA's talks over updating the Responsible Gaming Policy Rules came to an end.  The goal is to make the new guidelines public in April.

 Weerwind also said in October that he would start a multi-year digital resilience effort to fight fraud related to online gaming.

 The industry has fought back against some of Weerwind's ideas, nevertheless.  Peter-Paul van Goeij, the head of the Dutch Online Gambling Association (NOGA), told Weerwind that his intentions could make gambling seem "unattractive."

 Helma Lodders, the head of the Licensed Dutch Online Gaming Providers (VNLOK), pointed out two parts of Weerwind's letter that need to be looked at.

 "First, that the measures that have been put in place are really working to keep the number of problem players as low as possible," Lodders said.

 "Second, that the legal offer is still good enough for most players who play responsibly."  The latter is crucial to keep them from going back to the illegal supply.