The legalization of online casinos in the Netherlands can be postponed again

In the last few years, we have witnessed the Dutch gambling industry coming closer to the legalization of the online casino market. Yet, it has been a long time since state officials started this complex but key process in the country.

All the benefits of online gambling legalization have long been known. It is no secret that gambling industry legalization is an entirely positive thing. Basically, by bringing the gambling market into the light, the state generates additional revenue, which can later be used in the development of the healthcare industry, science, infrastructure, etc. Government oversight of the gambling industry can also help monitor financial transactions and prevent attempts at money laundering.

Legalization plays a major role in preventing minors from accessing gambling servers. Now, when the gambling addiction problem among young people is especially acute, this issue seems of the utmost importance. Advanced mobile technologies have made the process of accessing gambling sites on the Internet virtually unhindered.

The recent publication of national official sources on the issue of the gambling industry in the Netherlands suggests that the country's leadership will proceed to legalization, not earlier than next year.

Such a statement was quite unexpected for those watching the gambling industry. Experts were convinced that the process of online casino legalization would soon begin.

A special group that has been set up to work on the issue informs about the problems it has encountered while getting ready to reform the country's online gambling industry. This is primarily a matter of a lack of legislation in this area (which is obvious), as well as the intent of officials to create perfect draft laws, which is very time-consuming.

Potential participants of the gambling market believe that even if the state succeeds in launching the process of legalization at the beginning of next year, the entire system will not start working earlier than in six months. As unofficial sources report, this is related to the complicated system of accepting applicants.

So far, about 200 operators of online casinos can become potential participants, who constantly call on the leadership of the country to speed up the process of ratification of the law on the legalization of online gambling.