The Dutch National Lottery (Nationale Loterij) has declared its intention to separate online accounts for lottery and sports betting, ahead of the country launching its regulated online gambling market in 2021.
Starting from 1 March 2021, customers that want to place online sports bets and also play lottery games over the internet will need to have separate accounts for each vertical.
The Dutch National Lottery explained these two forms of gambling are subject to different laws and so they cannot be categorized together using a joint account. Lottery events (like scratch cards or Eurojackpot) are hosted under the current Gambling Act. However, sports betting for the Dutch National Lottery will be governed by the new Remote Gambling Act.
Its Toto sports betting service will be governed by the new Remote Gambling Act, whereas the current Gambling Act will cover lottery products such as Lotto, Eurojackpot, Lucky Day, and scratch cards.
The scheduled March launch date for the separate accounts will coincide with the planned implementation of the Remote Gambling Act.
Initially, the new Remote Gambling Act was due to come into action by July 1st but has been delayed several times since. Now, it seems that the Dutch regulated market won’t officially open until September 2021.
On November 10th, Dutch regulator De Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) published standards for inspections under the new Remote Gambling Act. All prospective licensees must undergo an inspection of their gaming systems, with the report submitted to the KSA, in order to receive a license.
Last week also saw a consultation on the country’s new player protection rules for its new online gambling regime concluded. Proposals include a ban on offering timed bonuses and a requirement for operators to conduct a risk analysis of all their games.
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