Online Gaming Industry Unaffected by Stricter Measures in Norway, Netherlands Online Gaming Industry Unaffected by Stricter Measures in Norway, Netherlands
MarkKoeber, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License
Key Takeaways
  • Norway claims success of new enforcement action with three of five payment processors withdrawing from Norway.
  • Dutch gambling authority set June 1 deadline for strict rules, including geo-blocking.
  • Online poker operators continue to serve both markets.

Recent measures to clamp down on offshore online gambling in both the Netherlands and Norway so far have had little observable impact.