Online gambling market in the Netherlands declined in 2025

The Netherlands' licensed gambling market shrank in 2025. According to figures published by the Dutch gambling authority Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa), the main reason for this decline was a drop in online offerings. Ksa also published an online gambling monitoring report covering the first half of 2026.

According to the annual status report, the gross gaming revenue of the combined online and offline market fell from 4.5 billion in 2024 to 4.1 billion in 2025. Revenue from online casino offerings dropped by 18.2 percent, and online betting revenue fell by 30.2 percent. Ksa says that at least part of this decline is due to player protection measures, such as the net deposit limit introduced at the end of 2024. Sports betting revenue was also higher in 2024 because the European Men's Football Championship was held that year.

In the land-based market, the BSR value of slot machines in arcades and cafes fell by 4.7 percent in 2025. The BSR value of Holland Casino rose by 2.8 percent. This increase came from land-based slot machines, not table games. The lottery BSR value also fell by 1.8 percent.

The monitoring report shows that the number of online gambling accounts rose from 1.38 million to 1.48 million. However, about 490 thousand people are estimated to gamble occasionally each month. Ksa notes that the increase in accounts may be partly due to the Men's World Cup, but people may also have opened multiple accounts to get around their deposit limits.

The report shows that the shift toward legal channels has levelled off. About 94 percent of occasional gamblers play only with licensed providers. Measured by BSR, the legal channel share rose from 54 percent in the second half of 2025 to 59 percent in the first half of 2026. The number of people receiving treatment for gambling addiction rose by more than 14 percent in 2025 compared with 2024. According to Ipsos data, 65 percent of online players gamble without problems, the same rate as in 2025.