(b) facilitate or promote unlicensed games of chance (Article 1(1)(b) BGA) and (a) offer games of chance without the requisite license (Article 1(1)(a) BGA) Gambling in the Netherlands is regulated under the BGA and BGTA. Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Prevention Act ( Wet ter voorkoming van witwassen en financieren van terrorisme, “ AML Act”).Public Administration (Probity Screening) Act ( Wet bevordering integriteitsbeoordelingen door het openbaar bestuur).Betting and Gambling Tax Act ( Wet op de kansspelbelasting, “ BGTA”).Betting and Gambling Act ( Wet op de kansspelen, “ BGA”).As all existing land-based licences, apart from those for the slot machine sector and licences for non-incidental games of chance (charity lotteries), are exclusive and have been awarded on a semi-permanent or indefinite basis, this chapter will predominantly focus on the remote gambling regulatory regime (with references to slot machine arcades and charity lotteries).

On 1 April 2021, the Remote Gambling Act ( Wet kansspelen op afstand) entered into force, which enabled the licensing of remote games of chance.

Skill games and competitions with no element of chanceġ.2 Specify: (i) the law and regulation that applies to the Relevant Products in your jurisdiction and (ii) – in broad terms – whether it permits or prohibits the offer of Relevant Products to persons located in your jurisdiction.

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