(a) offer games of chance without the requisite license (Article 1(1)(a) BGA) Gambling in the Netherlands is regulated under the BGA and BGTA. Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Prevention Act ( Wet ter voorkoming van witwassen en financieren van terrorisme, “ AML Act”).Public Administration (Probity Screening) Act ( Wet bevordering integriteitsbeoordelingen door het openbaar bestuur).Betting and Gambling Tax Act ( Wet op de kansspelbelasting, “ BGTA”).Betting and Gambling Act ( Wet op de kansspelen, “ BGA”).As all existing land-based licences, apart from those for the slot machine sector and licences for non-incidental games of chance (charity lotteries), are exclusive and have been awarded on a semi-permanent or indefinite basis, this chapter will predominantly focus on the remote gambling regulatory regime (with references to slot machine arcades and charity lotteries). On 1 April 2021, the Remote Gambling Act ( Wet kansspelen op afstand) entered into force, which enabled the licensing of remote games of chance. Skill games and competitions with no element of chanceġ.2 Specify: (i) the law and regulation that applies to the Relevant Products in your jurisdiction and (ii) – in broad terms – whether it permits or prohibits the offer of Relevant Products to persons located in your jurisdiction.
