The Netherlands’ gaming regulator has prodded the Senate to once and for all pass the remote gaming act that has slept deeply inside the lawmakers’ filing cabinets.

In a recent report, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) regulatory body called on the Senate to take a stand against illegal online gambling by passing a bill that will regulate online gambling operations in the country. The Netherlands is one of the few European countries that has not legalized online games of chance.

KSA chairman Jan Suyver said the state regulator’s hands are tied in terms of combating illegal online gambling in the country, due to the outdated Dutch gambling law, which dated back to 1964.

To back his statement, Suyver cited the December 27, 2017 ruling of the Administrative Law Division of the Council of State, which ordered the Dutch regulator to back off from gambling payment providers.