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Netherlands MPs vote on banning online slots

The Netherlands House of Representatives has voted to ban online gambling advertising and ‘high risk’ online gambling like slots. The vote took place on Tuesday afternoon (April 16) and a majority vote in favor of the ban was secured. During the voting, 114 motions were submitted and decided on, 14 of which were focused on gambling and 10 were adopted. Amongst the vote to ban online gambling advertising was the motion on “online gambling with a demonstrably very high risk,” with slots being used as the main example. Netherlands-based Casino Nieuws says this is because “players have no control over the outcome of the game.” This was backed by MPs, with a majority of 79 votes in favor of the motion. These bans were originally proposed back in February by the politician Derk Boswijk from the Christian Democratic Appeal party (CDA).

 

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