Tag: Netherlands

Gaming developer Spearhead Studios will enter the Dutch market after being granted local certification for its proprietary casino content and RGS platform.

The Association for Licensed Dutch Online Gaming Providers (VNLOK) launched at the start of September.

CT Interactive has extended its reach by stepping into the Netherlands iGaming market. The online gaming provider was granted a License for the newly regulated European market and is ready to deliver a diverse list of popular games with licensed operators.

Marking the seventh Casino Admiral venue in the Netherlands, Thomas Komnacky, Novomatic’s VP of global operations, affirms the new opening reflects the company’s commitment to “a sustainable business strategy, even in economically difficult times”.

The Dutch Government has announced a series of changes to levies and fees ahead of the launch of the country’s online market from 1 October.

Over 60,000 visitors flocked to Horecava in Amsterdam at the beginning of January to find out about the latest products and services for the gastronomy sector. One of the crowd-pullers was the Merkur Gaming Netherlands stand, where interested visitors could experience and test Gauselmann’s product innovations. “Horecava is one of the most important international trade fairs for the hotel and restaurant...

Double whammy in Boxmeer: Gauselmann subsidiary Merkur Gaming Netherlands recently celebrated the opening of its first Dutch showroom and at the same time issued an invitation to the first in-house trade fair at the newly occupied premises in the Ypex Building. The G-Box gaming machine for the Horeca market, hailed as the “compact M-Box” also made its debut. Another product...

In Holland, Netherlands-based casino operator JVH Gaming has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Flamingo Casino, a Dutch gaming operator which operates 15 venues in the country. Founded in 1958, JVH is one of the largest gaming machine operators in the Netherlands, owning both Jack's Casino and Flash Casino. With the acquisition of Flamingo, JHV will now...

Gaming professionals from Brazil to Botswana, Germany to Ghana and Lithuania to Lesotho will be amongst the delegates expected at the inaugural Gaming Africa, Clarion Gaming’s two day conference and learning symposium being held across 24th and 25th October in Johannesburg. Representatives from a total of 47 nations have registered to be part of the free to attend event, including...

In the Netherlands, legislators have upheld the gaming regulator, Kansspelautoriteit’s (KSA), right to impose significant fines on foreign online gambling providers that offer their services and products to players in the country without possessing a local licence. On 13 July, the District Court in The Hague ruled that the KSA possesses the legal authority to levy fines against international...

The GLI Group has acquired NMi Metrology & Gaming Ltd. and related gaming assets (NMi Gaming) from NMi Certin, B.V. and related parties.   The acquisition benefits NMi Gaming’s clients by providing them with instant global reach through GLI’s accredited 475 jurisdictions. Additionally, the transaction benefits GLI’s clients by allowing the firm to provide even greater levels of service and attention. NMi...

The government in the Caribbean island of Curacao, a constituent country of the Netherlands, is preparing new legislation to regulate the supervision of online gaming.   The move comes after Stef Blok, the Netherlands’ Acting Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, replied to questions submitted by other MPs regarding Curacao-licensed operators serving Dutch gamblers in July.   The Daily Herald quoted Blok...

Following years of delays and the increasingly vocal frustration of gaming industry stakeholders across Europe, the Lower House of the Dutch parliament has finally passed a historic bill to regulate online gambling in the country. James Walker reports.   On July 7, the Dutch Lower House passed a bill to regulate online gaming in the country for the first time. The...

With Holland Casino on the cusp of privatisation, the company’s CEO Erwin van Lambaart has urged the Dutch parliament to push ahead with the country’s remote gambling bill in order to create a fully liberalised and regulated gaming market. James Walker reports.   The wind of change is blowing through the Dutch gaming industry. The country’s stateowned casino operator, Holland Casino,...

Following a successful event at the Hit Nova Gorica casino in Slovenia last year, the 2016 edition of the European Dealer Championship is scheduled to take place at Holland Casino Breda, Netherlands, on May 11-12. Organised by the European Casino Association (ECA), the European Dealer Championship was created to highlight the importance of dealer training and promote best practices in...