European Gaming Lawyer magazine Spring 2014 | Page 11

tolerating unlawful behaviour – an approach
used in law enforcement regarding other
forms of public policy – the State Secretary
responded to parliamentary questions in
February 2014. The response indicated that
for operators who are compliant with the
above mentioned criteria it “does not mean
that these operators by definition are exempt
from enforcement action”.

to the consultation text, the aim of the
notified bill is to regulate only the current
demand, not to create new and/or additional
demand for remote gaming. This is being
used as an argument for the exclusion of
event betting from the bill and rejecting calls
for a “lighter” regime for interactive games
via TV and magazines as was proposed by
media companies in the Netherlands.

Notified bill
General observations
Although the Dutch government claims
that the proposed regulatory framework
will im