Kansspelautoriteit: Dutch Licensed Market BSR Falls to €4.1bn in 2025

The Kansspelautoriteit published its annual market scan showing the licensed Dutch gambling market contracted in 2025, with total gross gaming revenue (BSR) falling from €4.5 billion in 2024 to €4.1 billion in 2025. The decline was concentrated online: online casino BSR fell 18.2% and online sports betting BSR fell 30.2%. The regulator released a separate semi-annual monitoring report covering the first half of 2026 that records growth in registered online accounts.

Market-level figures for 2025

The Ksa annual status report calculates BSR as stakes minus prizes paid. It records a market-wide BSR decline from €4.5 billion in 2024 to €4.1 billion in 2025. Land-based slot machine BSR in gaming halls and hospitality venues declined 4.7%. Holland Casino reported a 2.8% increase in BSR driven mainly by land-based slot machines rather than table games. Revenues across national lotteries fell 1.8%.

Why online fell sharply

The report links the online contraction to two factors. First, participant protection measures introduced toward the end of 2024—including mandatory net deposit limits—reduced online spending. Second, comparison with 2024 is affected by the Men's European Football Championship, which inflated sports betting activity that year.

First-half 2026 monitoring: accounts and channelization

The Ksa monitoring report for H1 2026 shows the number of active online gambling accounts rising to 1.48 million, up from 1.38 million six months earlier. The regulator estimates approximately 490,000 occasional gamblers per month and about 820,000 individuals who gambled online at some point during the first half of 2026. The report notes two possible drivers for new accounts: the Men's World Cup starting in June, and players creating multiple accounts to circumvent deposit limits.

Channelization by active players remained roughly 94%, indicating most occasional gamblers use licensed operators. Channelization measured by BSR edged up from 54% to 59% in the first half of 2026, a gap the Ksa says reflects higher average losses among unlicensed participants.

Treatment and risk indicators

The number of people in treatment for gambling addiction increased by over 14% in 2025. Independent Ipsos data cited in the report estimates 65% of online gamblers participate non-problematically.

What the documents published are

The Kansspelautoriteit published both the annual market scan for 2025 and the semi-annual monitoring report for the first half of 2026. The market scan contains the consolidated BSR and channelization figures; the monitoring report provides account-level metrics and treatment statistics. The Ksa published these documents on 30 October 2026 alongside its public summary.