Netherlands achieves 85% channelisation and €80m monthly GGR in first year of regulated online betting

Netherlands achieves 85% channelisation and €80m monthly GGR in first year of regulated online betting

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  • Zak Thomas-Akoo, iGaming Business
October 2, 2022 5:16 PM
  • Zak Thomas-Akoo, iGaming Business

Dutch regulator de Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has published statistics on the first year of licensed online gambling in the country, revealing an 85% channelisation rate and revenue of around €80m [$78.4m] per month.

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One of the principle goals of the 2020 Remote Gambling Act (KOA), the law which created the provisions for the launch of the legal market in the Netherlands, was to attain an 80% channelisation rate; that is having eight out of 10 players using legal licensed websites of their gambling activities. One year after the full implementation of the law, a survey by market research firm Ipsos on behalf of the Netherlands Online Gambling Association (NOGA) reports that the new regime has brought about a 85% channelisation rate.