News item | 13-05-2025 | 15:30
The cabinet has decided to keep Dutch lottery in state hands and not to proceed to privatization. Privatization is currently not feasible and proportional. In addition, it is not in line with the vision of games of chance. One of the principles of the vision is to leave the gambling market unchanged and to first take measures for the online market in the coming years. In addition, privatization requires major changes to laws and regulations where there are risks that citizens have insufficient protection against gambling damage. The cabinet does not think this is desirable. State Secretary Van Oostenbruggen (Tax Authorities and Customs) and State Secretary Struycken (Legal Protection) have informed the Lower House about this.
Tjebbe van Oostenbruggen, State Secretary for Taxation, Tax Authorities and Customs: “The Cabinet is for the time being to maintain the Dutch Lottery as a state participation. Because the government continues to be involved in the Dutch Lottery, citizens keep access to a party that has been set up differently than commercial gambling providers. The cabinet also wants to take responsibility in a market that clearly also has a long -term stability that also has negative serts and that is also negative.” ”” ””
A consideration has been made in the past period about a possible privatization of Dutch lottery. It has been considered whether a privatization is feasible and proportional compared to state shareholdership. The government has also included the vision of games of chance in the assessment in which the protection of citizens against damages is paramount, gambling -related crime is prevented as much as possible, participation in illegal games is prevented and the illegal supply is combated. The preservation of Dutch lottery as state participation is in line with this vision.