KSA reports €1.47bn in gambling revenue for 2024
New figures from the Netherlands Gambling Authority (Ksa) show a clear drop in extreme gambling losses since the introduction of responsible gaming measures in October 2024. The Spring 2025 Monitoring Report confirms that the updated rules are helping protect players—especially young adults—from large financial losses. However, the illegal gambling market continues to circulate a significant share of total gambling money.
In 2024, the gross gaming result (GSR) reached 1.47 billion euros, marking a 6 percent increase from 2023’s 1.39 billion euros. However, the GSR in the second half of 2024 was 10 percent lower than in the first half. This decline might be attributed to a peak during the European Football Championship in June and the implementation of new player protection rules, including a deposit limit.
Sharp drop in extreme losses
The new rules, which include a mandatory deposit limit, appear to be effective. Before October 2024, around 4 percent of gambling accounts lost more than €1,000 per month. That figure has dropped sharply to just 1.2 percent. In addition, the share of total losses (BSR) from high-loss players has fallen—from 73 percent before the rules to 23 percent after.
While more accounts are active under the new policy, the average monthly loss per player aged 24 and over has dropped from €160 to €148. This suggests that the rules are encouraging safer gambling behaviour.
Young adults spend less, bet more on sports
The report highlights young adults (ages 18–23) as a vulnerable group. Although they make up 9 percent of the adult population, they accounted for 11 percent of total losses in the second half of 2024. Still, their average loss is lower—€48 per month compared to €148 for players aged 24 and over.
Young adults also favour sports betting more than older groups. Of their gambling spend, 29 percent goes to sports betting, compared to 22 percent for others.
Number of accounts increases, player base remains stable
In the past six months, an average of 1.19 million gambling accounts were active each month, slightly up from 1.1 million six months earlier. The number of new accounts rose in the last quarter of 2024, likely influenced by the new safe gaming rules.
However, the estimated number of active players remained stable. About 788,000 adults gambled with legal providers, which is 5.4 percent of the adult population—only slightly down from 5.5 percent six months earlier.
Legal gambling dominates
The vast majority of online gamblers (91 percent) use legal platforms. But when it comes to money, half of the total gambling spend still flows to illegal providers. This gap between player numbers and money spent highlights the financial strength of the illegal market.
Self-exclusion and treatment figures
As of January 2025, a total of 87,345 people had registered with Cruks, the national self-exclusion register. Half of them are under 32 years old, and 16 percent are young adults aged 18–23. In 2023, 2,456 people were treated for gambling addiction.
