Dutch Lottery Monopoly Failed To Appeal In Court

The court rejected betfair’s gambling provider complaints and the dutch association online gambling (noga), in which companies tried to appeal a lottery monopoly in the netherlands. Exceptional right to conduct draws remains for a single operator. Other lottery news look at the link.

The administrative jurisdiction department of the netherlands provided a national gambling regulator kansspelautoriteit (ksa) permission to preserve monopoly on state lotteries, reports focus gaming news.

Three different decisions, the division rejected separate appeals betfair and noga. The court came to the conclusion that the system of a single operator for state lotteries is justified.

The court found that ksa consistently issued a unified lottery license to the national lotter bv lottery operator. The same brand received several licensees and charitable lotteries.

As part of the conclusion, the unit came to the conclusion that there is similarities between state and charitable lotteries, but there are also significant differences.

Asted in the dutch lotto was to ensure that as many people could play through the legal provider. For this, it im import that the market is not divided between various providers. Such a separation will create a risk that no provider will be able to create a fairly large prize fund to attract the maximum number of players.

Also in court found that the national lottery of draws than in charity lotteries. Contiritions for charity were the first to be loceer, which makes it possible to clearly distinguish two types.

Recall, until recently, the lottery in ukraine was the only permitted view of gambling. After the legalization of the gambling business, it was excluded from the list of gambling. As in most european countries, a state monopoly is operating here for drawing.

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