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KSA’s half-year report shows higher licensed revenue and account activity, while the estimated number of players fell slightly and offshore spending remained disproportionately high.
Licensed online gambling operators in the Netherlands generated €670 million in gross gaming revenue during the first half of 2026, up 12% year-on-year, according to the Kansspelautoriteit’s latest market monitoring report.
Online casino accounted for €492 million, or approximately 73% of licensed GGR. Betting contributed €163 million, representing 24% of the market. KSA linked revenue growth and betting’s increased share to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The market had 31 licensed operators, of which 28 had launched their products. The three largest businesses together accounted for between 30% and 40% of licensed GGR.
The average number of monthly active accounts rose 15% year-on-year to 1.48 million. Operators registered 563,000 new accounts during the six-month period, with KSA identifying the World Cup as a factor supporting registrations.
However, the estimated number of people using licensed operators declined 2% to approximately 820,000. Account totals therefore should not be read as unique player numbers: one person can hold accounts with several businesses.
KSA said rising account activity alongside broadly stable player numbers could indicate that some customers were spreading their gambling across operators to circumvent limits applied separately to individual accounts. The report presents this as a possible explanation rather than a confirmed motive for every additional account.
Players aged 18-23 held 22% of accounts. Average monthly losses per account fell 4% year-on-year to €75.
KSA estimated that licensed operators served between 94% and 97% of players, but captured only 59% of total online gambling GGR. The revenue-based share nevertheless improved by ten percentage points compared with the first half of 2025.
The regulator attributed the gap between these measures to substantially higher average losses among people using illegal operators. A relatively small group of offshore players can consequently account for a much larger proportion of gambling expenditure.
The findings show why player participation and revenue channelisation provide different views of the market. Licensed sites reach the overwhelming majority of players, while a significant share of estimated spending remains outside the regulated sector.
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