Netherlands News - Page 5

Regulators in New Jersey roll out the first draft of online gambling rules, while The Netherlands plans to end their state-run gambling monopoly by 2015.

The Dutch government intend to legislate online gambling, ending Holland Casino's monopoly on the gambling industry.

Holland to open up its online gambling market in 2015.

Dutch government considering selling the state-owned gambling monopoly.

Incoming Dutch government may propose legalizing online gambling.

This week, two countries have announced that are taking vastly different approaches to online gambling. While the Netherlands has decided to license and regulate online poker — and online poker only — South Africa's courts have banned online gambling completely.

The Remote Gambling Association said a gambling proposal in the Netherlands that only legalizes online poker is a "missed opportunity."

Marcel Vonk won the sixth and final $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em championship at the 2010 World Series of Poker on Monday night, claiming his first WSOP gold bracelet and $570,960 in prize money.

The European Court of Justice ruled that member states can prohibit Internet gambling firms from operating within their borders if their own national courts deem that such a ban combats fraud and crime on Thursday.

he Right2Bet blog is focusing this week on the development in the courtroom battle between the Dutch government and both Ladbrokes and Betfair.

Dutch political parties are calling for the privatization of state-owned Holland Casino.

International news brief: Dutch Justice minister plans to experiment with increasing number of places where poker can be played.

Here we go again...another conference, another city, another trip to the airport with eight 50 pound boxes and a booth, another weekend of parties and another industry gossip filled article. What is not to love?

Ok, ok, so maybe CAC Amsterdam was quiet, perhaps the affiliates were far and few between, its true there were very few sponsored parties, and worst of all, the nightlife in Amsterdam is non-existent on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, the three nights of the conference. Sounds awful, doesn't it? Not exactly.

News brief: Justice minster Ernst Hirsch Ballin says that he will go after internet gambling sites that target Dutch consumers.

He defeats Gustav Ekerot heads-up in one of the Europe's biggest poker tournaments.

International News Brief: A Dutch bill that would have allowed monopoly casino operator Holland Casino to open a gambling Web site on a trial basis has been narrowly defeated.

International News Brief: European Union regulators have given Greece and the Netherlands two months to end restrictions that discriminate against betting companies from other EU nations.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Belgian and Dutch Gambling Markets to their offering.

International News Brief: The Dutch government is actively increasing spending on advertising state-run gambling in contravention of EU rules, according to a leaked letter from internal markets. commissioner Charlie McCreevy.