Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has reported an increase in active online gambling accounts for H1 2026, despite a decline in the estimated number of monthly players.
In the last report issued by KSA, licensed operators averaged 1.48 million active accounts per month, compared with 1.38 million in the second half of 2025.
Meanwhile, the KSA estimated that 490,000 people gambled online in a typical month, down from approximately 510,000. Around 820,000 people used licensed online operators at least once during the six months, compared with 830,000 in the previous semester.
The growth in accounts may partly reflect the men’s FIFA World Cup, which began in June, or players opening additional accounts to outsmart deposit limits. The number of newly created accounts also increased, reaching 563,000, up from 529,000 in H2 2025.
Online gross gaming revenue (GGR), measured as stakes minus prizes paid, reached €670m ($747m), up 11.3% from €602m in the previous semester. Casino games against the house accounted for 73% of the total, down from 78%, while sports betting increased its share from 20% to 24%.
The estimated channelisation rate by GGR increased from 54% to 59%, while the share of players using licenced operators remained high at 94% or 97%, depending on how people using both legal and illegal sites are counted.
The difference suggests that average losses may be considerably higher among players using illegal operators. However, the KSA cautioned that estimates of the illegal market are less reliable.
The annual market scan found that total GGR across online and land-based gambling fell from €4.5bn in 2024 to €4.1bn in 2025. Online casino GGR declined 18.2%, while online betting fell 30.2%.
The KSA attributed part of the decline to player-protection measures introduced in late 2024, including net deposit limits, while noting that Euro 2024 had boosted betting revenue in the previous year.
Separately, 3,108 people received treatment for gambling as their primary addiction in 2025, up 14.8% from 2,708 in 2024, according to the Landelijk Alcohol en Drugs Informatie Systeem (LADIS).
The Netherlands’ self-exclusion register, Cruks, had 120,200 registrations as of July 31, 2026
