Dutch regulator KSA to tender the sole horse racing totalisator licence for 2027–2032
The Netherlands Gambling Authority (Kansspelautoriteit, KSA) said on October 28 that it will run an open award procedure in January 2027 for the country's single totalisator licence, which covers land-based pool betting on horse races. The current licence, held by ZEbetting & Gaming Nederland B.V., expires on June 30, 2027. Applications can be filed from January 4 to January 31, 2027, for a licence running from July 1, 2027, to June 30, 2032.
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Overview
- The KSA will open applications for the 2027–2032 totalisator licence from January 4 to January 31, 2027.
- Only one licence is available, because Dutch law makes horse race pool betting a monopoly.
- The licence covers land-based betting only, such as at racecourses and betting shops.
- Applicants pay a non-refundable €40,900 fee; if more than one qualifies, a notary will draw lots.
What the KSA announced
The KSA said the licence permits only pari-mutuel (pool) betting on horse races. The new licence will cover land-based betting at racecourses and in physical betting shops. Online gambling is excluded, since it falls under the separate remote gambling licensing regime.
The licence holder must pay 10% of monthly gross gaming revenue to the equestrian sector, on bets placed that month on trotting and horse races organised in the Netherlands.
Applications will be assessed in two phases. In the first, the KSA will check each applicant against requirements including legal form and place of establishment, continuity, internal supervision, reliability, integrity and outsourcing policies, incident handling, prevention of excessive gambling and gambling harm, exclusion of minors, match-fixing policy, and proven experience offering offline sports betting.
The second phase takes place only if more than one applicant remains. In that case, a notary will pick the winner by an unweighted draw.
The application form and model licence are expected to be published on the KSA website in December, the regulator said. In the previous round, the fee was €32,000 and the licence again went to ZEbetting & Gaming, in March 2022.
Earlier this week, the KSA published a media guide on reporting gambling and gambling harm.
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