The Dutch gambling market saw a 16% decrease in gross gaming revenue (GGR) in H1 2025 when compared to H2 2024, official figures have revealed.
In the Netherlands Gambling Authority’s (KSA) autumn report, GGR for H1 2025 stood at €600m (£521m), down from the €697m recorded six months earlier.
The regulator attributed the fall to the introduction of new legislation to protect players at the end of last year, citing deposit limits as an example.
Despite GGR being down, the number of monthly player accounts rose during H1, from 1.18 million to 1.29 million, with 7.1% of accounts newly registered.
The KSA noted: “More new accounts are likely being created because, with the implementation of the new rules at the end of 2024, players will be able to deposit less per account monthly without sharing their income data with the provider.”
During H1, it was estimated that there were 839,000 active players registered with legal operators – approximately 5.7% of the Netherlands’ adult population.
This figure was up 0.3% from the number recorded in H2 2024.
On average, players visited 2.9 sites per month, up from 2.8 the prior six months.
Average individual player monthly losses fell from €146 in H2 2024 to €119 in H1 2025, though the regulator said this “takes into account the fact that players play with multiple providers and may not be active every month”.
Players aged 18 to 24 made up 23% of the accounts used in the first six months of the year, a figure labelled as “relatively high” by the KSA at it represents 9.3% of the adult population. Young adults spent €66m on igaming in that timeframe.
However, the demographic lost €37 per month on average, compared to adults over 24 years old who lose €78.
It was also noted that overall, younger players engage in more sports betting than adults over the age of 24.
The report put the rate of channelisation in the country at 94%, although the amount of total gambled money spent with legal operators was down from 51% in H2 2024 to 49% in H1 2025, with black market operators driving €617m of GGR versus €600m from licensed firms.
The KSA said: “This downward trend may be explained by players shifting to illegal offerings due to the new player protection regulations, where these perceived restrictive rules do not apply.
“The KSA considers this a worrying development, as players in the illegal market are much less well protected.”
The number of players registered to the Central Register for Exclusion from Gambling stood at 101,913 in August 2025.
As of 31 July 2025, there were 30 operators with a Dutch online gambling licence in the market. Three of these operators do not as yet offer igaming.
At the end of 2024, two operators discontinued their services.
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Netherlands Gambling Authority’s autumn report shows a 16% fall from H2 2024, as deposit limits begin to bite
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