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# KSA Sets 2026 Priorities: Illegal Sites and Young Players
- URL: https://www.igamingnews.biz/netherlands-ksa-2026-priorities/
- Published: 2026-06-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-11T11:35:57.000Z
- Description: The Netherlands gambling authority KSA has named illegal sites, protection of under-24s, and tougher checks on licensees as its 2026 supervisory priorities.
- Author: iGamingNews Editorial Desk
- Tags: Regulation, Netherlands

**The Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) has named fighting illegal gambling, protecting players under 24, and stricter checks on licensed operators as the priorities that will dominate its 2026 agenda.** The regulator says it will widen its capacity to disrupt illegal operations.

That disruption will lean on cooperation with payment providers, hosting companies and social media platforms, per [iGaming Business](https://igamingbusiness.com/legal-compliance/regulation/dutch-intensify-crackdown-illegal-gambling/?ref=igamingnews.biz). Player protection, especially for minors and young adults seen as most at risk of problem play, sits at the centre of the plan.

The timing matters. The KSA has also introduced new rules for online gambling licence applications from January 1, 2026, ahead of the expiry of the first set of five-year licences granted in September 2021 and due to end in October 2026, as reported by [Gambling Insider](https://www.gamblinginsider.com/news/30998/ksa-introduces-new-rules-for-online-gambling-licence-applications-from-2026?ref=igamingnews.biz). Every licensed operator in the market faces renewal under tighter terms.

For operators, the Dutch market has been one of Europe's strictest since it opened in October 2021, and 2026 tightens it further. Renewal is not a formality. Operators that have leaned on aggressive bonusing or loose age controls should expect those to be the exact areas the KSA examines first.