Dutch gambling authority the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has set out its rules by which players can be involuntarily excluded from participating in gambling.

Third parties such as family members, employers or gaming operators will, under the country’s Remote Gambling Act, be able to request the addition of individuals to the Netherlands’ Cruks exclusion register.

After the introduction of the Act on 1 April this year, which allows for the launch of online gaming from October, all players must be checked by operators against the Cruks exclusion register from October, when the Dutch online market launches.

The KSA said it recognises that listing a third party on the self-exclusion register is a major decision, and this is why it has carefully elaborated the procedure in its policy rules.