estimates that around 76 per cent of the online market will be via Dutch licensed operators by 2020. However, estimates vary regarding revenues currently being generated by the grey market with some estimates putting it as low as €250mwhile others put it as high as €800m per year. However, according to the latest estimates released by the KSA, Dutch gamblers spend an estimated €450m to €500m a year on offshore internet gambling sites with some of the largest operators in the world offering their services to Dutch players. In addition gaming via offshore operators is rising. According to the KSA in a report released in October 2015 about 437,000 out of a population of about 17 million people in the Netherlands take part in online gaming and profits in online gambling have risen and now stand at around 13 per cent of the entire online gambling market in Holland.
OPERATORS Tere is no shortage of sites that continue to
offer online services to Dutch players. In addition Dutch players can for nowplaywithout the fear of prosecution. Te Dutch generally have good knowledge and understanding of the
English language and the majority of operators targeting the Dutch market are fully registered in Malta and accept payment methods acceptable to the majority of Dutch players such as MasterCard, Skrill, paysafe cards and Visa. In addition a number of sites targeting the Dutch market accept iDEAL - an e-commerce online payment processor. Nearly every leading Dutch bank works with iDEAL to process online payments. iDEAL processes over US$70m in transfers each year in the Netherlands. Tere are 158 online casinos which accept
players from the Netherlands. 20 poker sites, 20 online sportsbook, 29 online bingo sites, 24 online mobile casinos sites and 3 online lotto sites according to
gamingzion.com. However, a very small handful of sites specifically target the market and offer a Dutch language website. For now a good number of sites exist in the
grey market and advertise their services to locals via gaming review sites in Dutch. Indeed a search for casino gaming or sports betting via local search engines will lead directly to review sites and links to sites offering their services to locals. Dutch language sites act as a portal to online
gaming sites and provide reviews and links to gaming platforms. Generally speaking the larger operators are making their presence less felt ahead of the new gaming act in order to avoid jeopardising their prospects of being granted a licence once the Remote Gambling Act is passed.
Betsson Te biggest providers of online casino gaming directed to Dutch players are Oranje and Kroon, which operate primarily Dutch-facing sites Oranje Casino and Kroon Casino. In February 2014, Kroon Casino and Oranje Casino, which were owned by the Maltese based Kroon and Oranje Group, were purchased by Betsson. It is believed that Betsson could add poker and sports betting options to both sites. After the deal Betsson CEO Magnus Silfverberg said the acquisition would make his company “one of the biggest players on the Dutch market.”
krooncasino.com Now owned by Betsson one of the most predominant Dutch language options available is
krooncasino.com.
Krooncasino.com utilises Net Entertainment (NetENT) and BetSoft
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