The regulations, which had largely been submitted in consultations and to the European Commission, set out how online gambling may be conducted in the Netherlands once the vertical is legalised later this year.
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Earlier versions of the regulations already banned gambling businesses from using individual athletes in advertising in an effort to protect young people, as it said these athletes were likely to be seen as role models. Non-sporting celebrities with particular appeal to young people were later added as well.
Gambling in the United Kingdom is regulated by the Gambling Commission on behalf of the government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) under the Gambling Act 2005. Gaming law is the set of rules and regulations that apply to the gaming or gambling industry. Gaming law is not a branch of law in the traditional sense but rather is a collection of several areas of law that include criminal law, regulatory law, constitutional law, administrative law, company law, contract law, and in some jurisdictions, competition law. Under section 236, gaming machines fall into categories (from A to D) depending on the maximum stake and prize available and are set out in detail in secondary regulations. Category B2 gaming machines, also known as fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs), provide a variety of casino games, and betting shops are entitled to four FOBTs per premises. MGC Regs Part 6: Authority of the State Gaming Commission. MGC Regs Part 7: Accounting Records. MGC Regs Part 8: Technical Standards for Gaming Devices and On-Line Slot Systems. MGC Regs Part 9: Racebooks and Sports Pools. MGC Regs Part 15: Fantasy Contests. New Adopted Regulations (PDF format) Proposed Regulations - Public Notice.
However, respondents to consultations pointed out that “sports teams are also role models for minors and young adults”, prompting these to also be covered by the ban, with an exception carved out for sponsorship of sports clubs.
While the Government noted that some gambling operators may be concerned about the effect these marketing restrictions could have on channelisation, it said that player protection was more important, and argued that channelisation should not be an end in itself but rather was only valuable if the regulated market protected players.
The rules also state that the processing fee for licences is set at €48,000.
Also outlined are certain sporting events on which operators may not accept bets. In football, there would be a ban on offering bets matches in the Dutch third division or lower, matches in under-21 or younger age categories and friendly matches not organised by global governing body Fifa.
Bets on major sporting events such as leading Dutch domestic football, Uefa and Fifa competitions, ATP and WTA tennis, horse races organised by the Dutch Trotting and Racing Foundation or the sport’s European or global governing bodies will automatically be permitted. All other events will require an analysis to be submitted beforehand.
Among the changes to the regulations following consultation is that bonuses may now be offered to players who do not explicitly opt in to receiving them. In addition, the blanket 60-day restriction on bonuses for players who have received an intervention because of their gambling habits has now been altered so that the length of the restriction now depends on the type of intervention made, with lighter-touch interventions seeing shorter restrictions and more direct action seeing a longer time period in place.
In addition, lottery providers are no longer required to engage in addiction prevention courses as other operators are, as lotteries are not required to implement the same intervention policy, so it was determined that the course would be “superfluous”.
As well as this, the regulations also include a ban on offering timed bonuses and a requirement for operators to conduct risk analyses of all their games.
In addition, the rules outline the ways in which operators must intervene when a player shows signs of problematic behaviour and sets out various technical standards, such as those for self-exclusion system Cruks.
The Dutch Remote Gambling Act is set to come into force on 1 April, with the online market set to open six months later.
Initially, KOA was scheduled to enter into law on 1 July 2020, with the market to open six months later at the start of 2021. However, in November 2019, the act’s start date was pushed back six months, meaning the market would open on 1 July 2021.
In September 2020, the launch was pushed back again until September 2021. Last month, Minister for Legal Protection Sander Dekker announced a third delay of one further month.
Dekker said this was because he felt slower implementation would mean a stronger environment of regulation.
Gaming law is the set of rules and regulations that apply to the gaming or gambling industry. Gaming law is not a branch of law in the traditional sense but rather is a collection of several areas of law that include criminal law, regulatory law, constitutional law, administrative law, company law, contract law, and in some jurisdictions, competition law. At common law, gambling requires consideration, chance and prize, legal terms that must be analyzed by gaming lawyers within the context of any gaming operation.[1]
Gaming law is enormously complex. In the United States, it involves federal and state law considerations.[2][3] In Canada, it involves federal and provincial law considerations, in a variety of legal disciplines.[4]
United States[edit]
In the United States, illegal gambling is a federal crime if it is done as a business.[2] However, each of its states has its own laws regarding the regulation or prohibition of gambling.[3] States that permit such gaming usually have a gaming control board established to oversee the regulation of the industry, such as licensing of those employed in the gaming industry. States that permit casinos and similar forms of gaming often have strict zoning regulations to keep such establishments away from schools and residential areas.
Ukraine[edit]
Parliament outlawed gambling in 2009 after a May 2009 fire in a gambling hall in Dnipropetrovsk that killed nine people. The Ukrainian parliament passed the law 'On Prohibition of Gambling Business in Ukraine' (Gambling Ban Law) banning gambling business and any participation in gambling in Ukraine on May 15. The President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko signed the law on June 23 and on June 25 it came into force. The Law On Prohibition of Gambling Business in Ukraine also applied to internet casinos, it did not apply to lotteries.Parliament legalised gambling again on 14 July 2020. Albeit with regulations and age restrictions (minimum age of 22).[5]
Other jurisdictions[edit]
- Gambling Act 2005 (UK)
- Gaming Act 1845 (UK, repealed)
- Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (Australia)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Rose, I. Nelson; Owens, Martin D., Jr. (2009). Internet Gaming Law(PDF) (2 ed.). Mary Ann Leibert, Inc. Publishers. pp. 11–13. ISBN9781934854129. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ abFor federal law, see, e.g., '18 U.S. Code § 1955 - Prohibition of illegal gambling businesses'. Legal Information Institute. Cornell Law School. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ abHumphrey, Chuck. 'State Gambling Laws'. Gambling Law US. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^Hincer, Illkim (1 November 2016). 'Gaming in Canada: overview'. Practical Law. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^https://www.unian.info/economics/legislation-ukraine-s-parliament-legalizes-gambling-11073944.html
External links[edit]
Gaming Regulations State By State
- Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; produces reports, papers, and a monthly update