The Netherlands’ gambling authority has called for changes to the law to allow for improved player protection.
Kansspelautoriteit said it wants to be able to use false proof of identity for enforcement and supervision purposes, and has also requested that selections of data currently provided by licensees be used for analysis and research, on top of supervision and enforcement.
The KSA made the requests in its latest Legislative Letter to Franc Weerwind, the Minister for Legal Protection.
The regulator can already use false proof of identity for monitoring purposes, but only the National Office for Identity Data has the ability to create and provide these identities.
The KSA said a sufficient amendment to the law would allow it to “monitor the legal supply more effectively and efficiently and take enforcement action against the illegal supply.”
As for the law on data provision, the gaming authority added that if the law is amended, it can “provide a solid factual basis for setting priorities for supervision and enforcement and for advising on policymaking.”
The regulator is also looking to tackle issues it said it has with Cruks, the self-exclusion register, and slot machine legislation.
Players can currently be involuntarily deregistered via Cruks at the request of close relatives or operators, but the KSA said “little use is made” of this option as it stands.
“The number of involuntarily registered persons is so low that it cannot actually be assumed to have any effect in terms of combating gambling addiction,” it added.
“The KSA finds that the procedure is too complicated and the time period for involuntary deregistration (six months) is too short.”
“The legislation surrounding slot machines is outdated and is increasingly incompatible with current regulations and technical developments,” the authority continued.
“The KSA recommends reshaping this legislation in line with the legislation for online games of chance.”
