One of the major European gambling sites, the aforementioned Unibet which offers both online poker and sports betting, not only applied for the licence, but expressed confidence that they could become the leading brand in the newly regulated Dutch market. The application process is set to start on March 1st, 2021, when the new law officially comes into effect. This new law will allow foreign gambling operators to apply for Dutch licences, as long as their “gaming systems” are located within the European Economic Area.

This has changed the question of the legality of online poker completely, and for the better. A new online gambling bill, the Remote Gaming Act was passed by the Dutch parliament in February 2019.

Online poker is technically legal in the Netherlands, however, no poker site holds a Dutch licence – yet. Legal Status of Poker in Mainland NetherlandsĪs for mainland Netherlands, the locals have had a bit harder time when they wish to play online poker with friends. GGPoker also acquired a UK gambling permit, but kept the one from Curacao as well. Also, due to new European legislation, major Euro gambling sites like partypoker and Unibet had to switch from their Curacao licence to a UK licence. The central Dutch government put pressure on their Ministry of Justice to raise the standards for issuing real money gambling licences. However, lately, there have been some unfortunate developments for the island. Hundreds of gambling sites operate under a Curacao licence, including such prominent ones as Natural8-GGNetwork and the prominent online sportsbook Pinnacle. The Netherlands, best known to some for its relaxed drug and prostitution laws, also has a territory which is a major online gambling hub: Curaçao, an island on the Caribbean Sea.

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