{"id":10752,"date":"2026-05-11T21:59:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T21:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/netherlands-considers-full-gambling-ad-ban\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T21:59:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T21:59:13","slug":"netherlands-considers-full-gambling-ad-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/netherlands-considers-full-gambling-ad-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Netherlands Considers Full Gambling Ad Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Dutch government may add tighter gambling advertising restrictions, including a full ban, after officials said current safeguards still leave vulnerable players exposed.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong>Good to Know<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>State Secretary Claudia van Bruggen said Cruks cannot fully block gambling ad exposure.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>The Netherlands already bans untargeted gambling ads and several forms of sponsorship.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Licensed operators warn a full ad ban could make legal gambling less visible than <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino\/offshore-casinos\/\">offshore sites<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>The Netherlands already has some of the toughest gambling advertising rules in Europe, but policymakers are not finished reviewing the market.<\/p>\n<p>State Secretary Claudia van Bruggen told parliament that Cruks, the Dutch self-exclusion system, has clear limits. 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In July 2024, gambling companies also lost event and programme sponsorship rights. One year later, further rules blocked gambling sponsorships tied to sports teams, jerseys, competitions, and venues.<\/p>\n<p>Targeted advertising still remains legal, but operators must follow strict audience profiling and exposure rules. Now, the government is reviewing whether those controls go far enough.<\/p>\n<p>Illegal gambling adds another problem. Dutch officials said enforcement against unlicensed operators remains a priority, but they also accepted that offshore access remains hard to stop. 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VNLOK chairman Bj\u00f6rn Fuchs said in February that Dutch gambling policy depends on consumers being able to find legal options.\u00a0He said:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe Dutch gambling policy is deliberately designed around an open, regulated market with strict requirements for duty of care, advertising and supervision. That system only works if the legal, safe offer also remains visible to the player. A total ban on advertising undermines exactly that starting point.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/netherlands-considers-full-gambling-ad-ban\/\">Netherlands Considers Full Gambling Ad Ban<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dutch government may add tighter gambling advertising restrictions, including a full ban, after officials said current safeguards still leave vulnerable players exposed. Good to Know State Secretary Claudia van Bruggen said Cruks cannot fully block gambling ad exposure. The Netherlands already bans untargeted gambling ads and several forms of sponsorship. 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