KSA welcomes Dutch risk advice campaign for under-25s

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands Gambling Authority, has backed the new ‘gambling risk advice’ campaign of Loket Kansspel.

Titled “Don’t Play with Games,” the campaign has been developed by Loket Kansspel to raise awareness of gambling behaviours and risks among Dutch audiences under the age of 25.

Loket Kansspel serves as a central advice bureau for gambling addictions, offering help to all citizens concerned with problem gambling.

The campaign directs its audience to the Don’t Play with Games website, where viewers can “self-test about their gambling behaviours.”

Loket Kansspel launched the campaign in response to a summer of sporting activity, featuring the UEFA Euro 2024 championship and the Paris Olympic Games.

KSA and Dutch authorities have previously raised concerns about the high exposure of gambling to Dutch consumers aged under 25.

From 1 October, new safeguards and preventative measures will be applied to the Remote Gambling Act (KOA Act).

Headline measures will see KOA-licensed operators impose mandatory checks on monthly deposit limits of €350 on player accounts above the age of 25. For player accounts under 25, operators must ensure checks on deposit limits of €150 per month.

A maximum deposit limit of €700 will be imposed across KOA licences, with the €300 limit for under-25 accounts, which can only be activated via a ‘one-to-one’ contact with qualified customer care agents.

Speaking at the iGB Live conference this morning, new KSA President Michel Groothuizen supports the deposit limit measures as a means to end excessive and unaffordable gambling.