Legal Online Casinos in the Netherlands
Dutch players may only gamble at websites that hold a KOA licence. Foreign-based brands can participate by establishing a Dutch legal entity and meeting the KSA’s technical and social-responsibility requirements. Initial licences are granted for five years. Unlicensed sites face domain blocking, payment blocking and fines up to €1 million or 10 % of turnover. The KSA also maintains a public register, the Kansspelwijzer, so consumers can check whether a platform is legal. The first licences, issued in 2021, expire at the end of September 2026; on 17 September 2026 the KSA granted the first eight follow-up licences (valid October 2026 – September 2031) to TOTO (incl. Winnitt), Holland Casino Online, Kansino, FairPlay Casino, Bingoal, bet365, GGPoker and BetCity.
According to the KSA, the legal online market generated a gross gaming result of about €1.2 billion in 2025 (€600 million in the first half and €602 million in the second), 18.5 % less than in 2024, a decline the regulator attributes partly to the deposit limits and the tax increase. In the second half of 2025 around 91 % of Dutch online gamblers played only at licensed sites, but measured by money only 53 % of spending stayed in the legal market. Among licensed brands, TOTO, BetCity, Unibet, One Casino, Jacks.nl, 711, bet365 and Holland Casino Online attract the most visitors.
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Online Slots – Netherlands
Slot enthusiasts in the Netherlands now enjoy an even wider choice. In addition to long-time favourites from NetEnt, Microgaming and Play’n GO, the most-played titles at licensed Dutch casinos in 2025 include: • Book of Dead, Legacy of Dead and Super Flip (Play’n GO) • Big Bass Splash, Big Bass Bonanza, Sweet Bonanza, Gates of Olympus 1000 and Gates of Olympus Super Scatter (Pragmatic Play) • Pirots 3 and Pirots 4 (ELK Studios) • Temple Tumble Megaways (Relax) • Bonanza (Big Time Gaming) • Book of Ra Deluxe (Greentube, available at Dutch licensees since 2021). Games from Playson, Playtech and Wazdan are also widely played. Progressive jackpots such as Mega Moolah are available at licensed sites including TOTO and Kansino.
Online Casino Games – Netherlands
European roulette remains the top table game, closely followed by blackjack (including the Perfect Pairs variant) and a poker community served by licensed rooms such as GGPoker, whose Dutch licence was renewed in September 2026. Live-casino game shows from Evolution such as Crazy Time, Monopoly Live and Lightning Roulette attract large local audiences, while online bingo remains a niche, low-stake alternative after the dedicated bingo brand Tombola left the Dutch market in October 2024.
Casinos in Holland
The Dutch Gambling Act of 1964 still allows just one land-based casino licence, held by Holland Casino N.V. The chain operates 13 venues: Amsterdam Centrum, Amsterdam West-Sloterdijk, Breda, Eindhoven, Enschede, Groningen, Leeuwarden, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Scheveningen, Utrecht (opened 2021), Valkenburg and Venlo (new timber building opened 2021, officially inaugurated 2022). Its oldest casino, Zandvoort (opened 1976), closed on 31 January 2025. The company remains 100 % state-owned and its net profits continue to flow into the Dutch Treasury, while the company’s online arm, Holland Casino Online, competes with private licensees in the remote market.
Netherlands Gambling Laws
Key milestones:
• 1726 – First draw of the Staatsloterij (still the world’s oldest running lottery).
• 1961 – Legalisation of pool betting on sports.
• 1964 – Betting & Gaming Act (Wet op de Kansspelen); following a later amendment the first state casino opened in Zandvoort in 1976, the basis of the Holland Casino monopoly.
• 1996 – Gaming Control Board created.
• 2012 – Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) replaces the Control Board.
• 1 April 2021 – Remote Gambling Act enters into force; licence window opens.
• 1 October 2021 – First ten licensees go live online.
• 2023 – Ban on untargeted advertising; role-model advertising prohibited.
• 1 October 2024 – KSA responsible-gambling policy rule: affordability checks and deposit blocks above €700 net per month (€300 for 18–24-year-olds).
• October – December 2024 – Tombola and LiveScore Bet leave the market; their licences are terminated.
• 1 January 2025 – Gambling tax raised to 34.2 %; Holland Casino Zandvoort closes on 31 January 2025.
• 1 July 2025 – Ban on gambling sponsorship in sport takes effect.
• 1 January 2026 – Gambling tax raised to 37.8 %.
• 12 June 2026 – The cabinet announces plans for a full ban on online gambling advertising, a ban on bonuses, an overarching deposit limit with means testing and a stronger Cruks register.
• 17 September 2026 – First eight follow-up online licences granted for October 2026 – September 2031.
The Netherlands now combines a tightly regulated online environment with long-standing land-based monopolies. Continuous political debate centres on player protection, and further ad, sponsorship and stake restrictions are likely over the coming years.
