During the 2017 Gaming in Holland Conference & Expo, speakers and panelists discussed, among other things, the legislative progress of the Dutch remote gaming bill, the secondary legislation that is currently being drawn up at the Ministry of Security and Justice to accompany the bill once it comes into force, as well as the new online enforcement policy of the Netherlands Gaming Authority.

1. Remote gaming bill status update & timeline (w/video)

Before addressing the issue of secondary legislation, Ministry of Security and Justice officials Dennis van Breemen and Frans Maas discussed the current legislative status of the remote gaming bill.  (A full and unabridged video recording of their presentation is available here.)

Van Breemen, whose role is to oversee gaming policy modernization at the Ministry, admitted that passage of the bill in the Senate is far from a foregone conclusion. He spoke of the “complexity of the political process” and the “tough journey” that is still ahead.