The Road to Regulation
The Netherlands takes some early steps towards the regulation of online gaming.
by Dr. Alan Littler, Gaming Lawyer at VMW Taxand Amsterdam and Tilburg University, the Netherlands.
2011 is proving to be the year in which the established regulatory architecture for all permitted forms of gaming is undergoing a substantial redesign. One of the key elements in what can be considered, in many respects, to be a ‘back to the drawing board’ approach is the proposed introduction of a regulatory framework for online gaming. Whilst the plans of a former Minister of Justice to permit the incumbent casino monopolist to provide online gaming services for a trial period of three years were rejected by the upper house of parliament in April 2008, a change in government in October 2010 has given renewed impetus to efforts to provide a regulatory framework for online gaming.
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