KKF on Dutch national radio: ‘The high costs will dissuade many interested parties’

Out of the 125 parties that have completed the expression of interest form, many will be dissuaded from applying, as the costs of receiving and maintaining a remote licence will be high, according to Justin Franssen. These costs will include, for example, the licensing fee, the mandatory contribution to the addiction prevention fund and business expenses related to setting up the technical infrastructure.

Justin Franssen continued by stating that there is a likelihood that many market operators will, mainly during the first two years, actively advertise in order to build up a public profile on the Dutch market.

Furthermore, clarification on the licence application procedure and on the Postema motion, which will require those operators currently on the market to be subject to a two year cooling-off period, is expected in the near future.

A fragment can be found here (Dutch only), whilst the NOS.nl news article “Meer dan honderd bedrijven willen online gokken aanbieden in Nederland” can be found here.

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