Netherlands To Crack Down On Online Gambling
Dutch authorities are aiming to launch a new campaign to eradicate illegal gambling websites in Holland.
The Dutch government is accusing both of running illegitimate websites in Holland. ''It is illegal to offer gambling services in the Netherlands without a permit,' Reuters quoted a Justice Ministry spokeswoman as saying. 'These companies know they break the law.'
De Lotto, Holland’s state-run sweepstake, is the only company permitted to offer internet-based gambling services but a growing number of online casinos are emerging in the country, analysts say.
In February, the economic community gave Greece and the Netherlands what it described as a final legal warning about the regulation of their casino gaming markets.
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Posted by purple – 15 May 2008, 6:20 AM
I think its a matter of tactics. They know there will always be sites popping up and getting away with it, but eventually they will be caught and shut down if the laws are there to back them up.
Posted by Charlene – 14 May 2008, 8:02 PM
I still don't understand exactly how countries are going to successfully regulate internet sites like that. Aren't they going to keep popping up and being accessible?