Netherlands updates RG policy rules

The Netherlands’ gaming authority Ksa has submitted its updated responsible gaming policy rules to various stakeholders for consultation.

The new policy rules include additional interpretation of the duty of care and attention is paid to the changed advertising rules.

In September, the Ksa published a report on a survey among 10 providers into the interpretation of the duty of care and its implementation.

This research showed that providers do not always shape the duty of care correctly, for example because they do not intervene in a timely manner in the event of excessive play or possible addiction.

When publishing that study, the Ksa announced that it would amend the responsible gaming policy rules to, among other things, further clarify a number of open standards in the legislation, so that providers can better fulfill their duty of care.

These amended policy rules have now been drawn up and are being submitted to various stakeholders, such as addiction experts and providers. With this consultation they are asked to respond to the feasibility of the policy rules.