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Gambling in the Netherlands: an update
Anneke E. Goudriaan, Ph.D.Department of Psychiatry,UvA, AMC, Amsterdam
Gambling in the Netherlands
17 million inhabitants
Point prevalence of pathological gambling: 0.75% (estimation)
Annual turnover of gambling revenues:
2 billion US Dollars
180 million US Dollars state tax income
Source: LADIS 2001,Dutch Ministry of Finance,IVV
Casino’s and gambling arcades
12 casino’s in 2003/4, 14 Casino’s in 2010
280 gambling arcades:
18.000 slotmachines (arcades)
17.000 outside arcades
7500 in casinos
Ambivalence: State regulation
Last years (1995; 2007; 2009):
more restrictions to comply with court sentences:• Protecting market from international
companies: • Protection of open market vs. open market
policy
Examples of restriction
Main sponsor: Holland Casino Major League (2002-2005)
Prohibition of television – phone games (2007)
No internet poker gambling trial through Holland Casino (2009) or other internet gambling sites
Gambling in NL compared to other European countries
% of GGR EU member states (2000-2004)
% of GGR Netherlands (2004)1
Lotteries 44.6 34.5
Casino gambling 14.6 28.7
Slot machine gambling outside casinos
18.8 362
Betting 17.2 0.75
Bingo 4.8 0.53
Year Net Revenues Taxes Costs1996 344 68 3701997 374 76 4031998 414 84 4491999 458 92 5002000 468 105 5482001 517 128 6442002 540 144 7322003 606 148 7472004 643 144 7322005 579 190 7312006 560 217 7672007 583 224 7832008 538 210 8662009 557 191 821
Gambling Arcades outside casinos (2009)
Research commissioned by the Dutch Gambling Regulation Board
Results:
Number of arcades similar over last 10-15 years
Larger arcades:
More slot machines and player terminals per arcade (2001-2008)
Introduction of multiplayer machines, automated casino games -> more similarity to casino’s
50% of municipalities with gambling arcades have an active gambling addiction prevention policy
Numbers gambling arcades
Gambling arcades
Number of machinesNumber of multiplayer
Number of player seats
Number of gaming machines
Revenues
2008: smoking prohibited in bars, restaurants, casinos
Economic crisis?
Lower gross and net revenues in casinos and arcades:
Lower number of visitors
Lower net revenues per slot machine
Distribution of treatment 2008
Large cities:
More gambling opportunities
% Change in treatment gamblers 2005-9 vs 2000-4
Decrease in pathological gamblers in treatment between 1996 and 2004:
What about the years 2005-2009?
Number of persons in addiction treatment 2000-2009
Age of gamblers in treatment
www.gamingboard.nl www.toezichtkansspelen.nl
Thank you for your attention!
Questions…
Email (reprints articles): [email protected]
Acknowledgements:
Colleagues/collaborators: Wim van den Brink, AMCJaap Oosterlaan, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, NLEdwin de Beurs, LUMC, Leiden, NLKenneth J. Sher, University of Missouri, USAEmily R. Grekin
Funding: -ZonMw (National Institute for Health Research, the Netherlands)- NWO (Dutch Science Institute)
