Dutch regulator admits gambling tax hike has failed

The Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) admitted [Tuesday] that the country’s gambling tax hike to 34.2% has failed to raise extra revenue.

According to the regulator, its impact assessment showed the tax hike, effective since 1 January 2025, has failed to raise revenue, with GGR declining across both the online and land-based markets.

The news is in-line with figures published earlier in the week by VNLOK, the country’s online gaming trade body, which said tax revenue for 2025 so far stands at just 83% of the equivalent in 2024.

This, the group argued, comes as customers increasingly move towards the black market, with new responsible gambling restrictions and increased tax working to make legal offerings less attractive to customers.