Dutch Online Casinos

The Dutch enjoy a wide range of gambling options in fourteen land casinos
and scores of Holland online casinos that offer gaming in Dutch. The government
holds a tight monopoly on the local gambling scene, and is in a constant
struggle with the European Union to justify lack of competition among operators
within its borders.

Gambling in Holland

Since the 1970’s, gambling in Holland has been controlled by the state run
Holland Casino, which operates 14 quality casinos around the country. 
Dutch gamblers are able to enjoy poker, blackjack, roulette and other Vegas
style games at these gambling institutions. The Dutch government continues to
stand firm against pressure from the European Union to relax its gambling
legislation and allow foreign operators to compete in its market, citing fears
of the rise in problem gambling.

Online Gambling in Holland

Previous governments have tried their utmost to ban Dutch gamblers from
taking their entertainment online, even demanding from local banks to stop
processing transactions to and from sites that are based out of the country. 
The banks have so far refused to cooperate with this blacklist and the new
government seems to be adopting a more lenient approach to online gambling – not
only because it realizes that so many Dutch people wager online anyway, but also
to bring the country in line with other EU members who have introduced a more
open internet gambling policy.  As such, we can expect to see positive
changes in Dutch online gambling laws in the near future.

Online casinos powered by top software companies such as Microgaming are
popular among Dutch online gamblers, and there are currently nearly 240 gaming
sites that offer game play in Dutch and English and that accept Euros. Ideal is considered one of the most popular forms of payment for Dutch online
gamblers, although credit and debit cards, as well as methods such as
ClickAndBuy and Moneybookers are also used.