How do you know if a gambling site is legal?

Gambling is legal in the Netherlands only with those providers that have been licensed by the Kansspelautoriteit. Other sites are therefore illegal and are not allowed to offer gambling in the Netherlands. There are several ways you can tell if a site is legal.

- A legal gambling site can be recognized by the following characteristics: It clearly displays a logo of the Kansspelautoriteit.

Legal websites have had to do their best to offer legal gambling. They show this by placing the Kansspelautoriteit logo on their website. That logo looks like this:
Kansspelautoriteit logo voor vergunninghouders gedeeld ...

- The website has a responcible gaming policy. To become a licensee, providers need a safe gaming policy. Do a search for a website's safe gaming page. Can you find it? Is the Loket Kansspel listed there? Can you find a help desk number to call?

- It is possible to set a playing limit and unsubscribing is easy. You can decide how much you spend per day.

- The method of payment is straightforward. On a legal gambling site you can often pay with iDEAL or other legal ways.

- The website has a license according to the website of the Kansspelautoriteit. On this site you can enter the website in question and you will see immediately if it has a license.

If you still have doubts, you can also look for reviews from other players about gambling sites. For example, look at whether people get payouts.

If you have registered with CRUKS you will not be able to enter legal websites, but unfortunately you will be able to enter illegal ones. Block websites where you can still enter with the software Gamban. You can try the software for free for 7 days.

Legal providers are legal for a reason. They must adhere to strict rules. For example, the kansspelautoriteit will check if they have a responcible gaming policy. Legal operators also pay taxes, which are put into initiatives such as Loket Kansspel.