KSA: State of the Dutch Gambling Market 2025 – 2026

The licensed Dutch gambling market shrank to €4.1 billion in 2025. This is primarily due to a decline in the online offering. This is evident from the annual market scan by the Dutch Gaming Authority (KSA). The KSA has also released its semi-annual monitoring report on online gambling, covering the first half of 2026. That report shows, among other things, that the number of accounts for online gambling is increasing.

Total BSR decreased in 2025

Every year, the KSA publishes an annual status report on the licensed gambling market for the preceding year (2025). The GSR (gross gaming revenue, stakes minus prizes paid out) of the total market (online and offline) decreased from 4.5 billion in 2024 to 4.1 billion in 2025. In 2025, this decline was primarily due to a decrease in the GSR among online providers: the GSR decreased by 18.2% for online casino offerings and by as much as 30.2% for online betting. These decreases are at least partly attributable to the various measures introduced at the end of 2024 to better protect participants, such as the net deposit limit. Additionally, the Men’s European Football Championship took place in 2024, causing the GSR for sports betting to be higher in that year.

In the land-based market, the 2025 BSR for slot machines in gambling halls and hospitality venues decreased slightly compared to 2024 by 4.7%. Holland Casino, however, saw its BSR rise in 2025 by 2.8%. This increase stems primarily from land-based slot machines, rather than the offering of table games (which is precisely where Holland Casino distinguishes itself). The BSR for the various lotteries also decreased slightly, by 1.8% compared to the previous year.

Monitoring report

The KSA has also released the Monitoring Report simultaneously with the Market Scan, which provides an overview of the online market in the first half of 2026. In addition to the BSR, the monitoring report also examines other relevant figures, such as the average loss of participants, the number of accounts, and the channelization rate.

Growth in the number of accounts

In the first half of 2026, the number of online gambling accounts rose to 1.48 million. Six months earlier, this figure was 1.38 million. This is notable, as the number of people who gamble occasionally has not increased significantly. The KSA estimates that number at approximately 490,000 per month. Not everyone gambles every month: in the first half of 2026, around 820,000 people gambled online at some point. The increase in the number of new accounts may be partly due to the Men’s World Cup, which started in June, but it could also mean that people are creating multiple accounts to circumvent the per-account deposit limits.

In addition, the monitoring report shows that channelization—the percentage of people who gamble legally—appears to have stabilized. Approximately 94% of people who gamble occasionally do so only with legal providers. When looking at channelization based on BSR, it is estimated that this increased slightly in the first half of 2026 compared to the second half of 2025, from 54% to 59%. The difference in channelization based on participants and BSR suggests that people who gamble illegally suffer significantly higher losses on average than those who do so with legal parties.

Gambling damage

The figures regarding people with a gambling addiction included in the monitoring report are derived from the National Alcohol and Drugs Information System (LADIS) and therefore, unlike the monitor, relate to 2025. In 2025, there were over 14% more people in treatment for a gambling addiction than in 2024. The monitor also includes figures from Ipsos regarding the risk posed by people participating in gambling. In 2026, the number of people at high risk of gambling harm remained the same, the number of people at low risk increased, and the number of people at moderate risk decreased. Ipsos estimates that 65% of people who gamble online gamble non-problematically. This percentage is the same as in 2025.