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Game over? Sport sponsorship and the Dutch gambling crackdown

2025/6/23
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Michel Groothuizen: 荷兰开放线上博彩市场后,广告的泛滥引起了政界和公众的震惊。我们一直试图通过非强制性规则来引导博彩业的行为,但在广告方面,博彩业很难与我们达成一致。博彩公司为了尽可能多地抢占市场份额,不惜投入大量资金进行广告宣传,但这是不可接受的。我认为博彩业的创造力是无限的,他们肯定会尝试保持公众的注意力。我们更倾向于引导博彩业走上正轨,并与他们保持良好的关系,但我们不会犹豫处以罚款。我们有权吊销公司的执照。 Michel Everaert: 博彩公司急于抢占市场份额,不惜重金赞助。他们着眼于长远利益,希望通过赞助吸引长期用户。现在需要找到替代博彩收入的方案,这对荷兰排球协会来说是一个挑战。我们第一次进入了一个需求旺盛的市场,赞助商比可赞助的资源更多,这使得收入水平更高。一个健康的组织应该有多种收入来源,并且保持平衡。一些严重依赖博彩公司赞助的体育项目可能会遇到问题,但排球运动不会有大问题。对于潜在的赞助商来说,这是一个买方市场,这对所有体育项目和俱乐部都有影响,因为他们的收入受到了挤压。 Bas Raamakers: 在竞争激烈的环境中,当有新的资金进入市场时,就会出现博彩公司赞助的情况,但完全开放市场,又让俱乐部有些依赖,然后完全关闭市场是不健康的。最好一开始就对博彩广告进行限制,这样就不会出现先大幅增加后又大幅减少的情况。荷兰足球协会曾提出自律计划,以限制博彩赞助的可见度。我们愿意禁止球衣正面赞助,并限制比赛期间的广告曝光。新规给荷兰足球带来了困难,使其在争夺球员和投资方面面临更大的挑战。我们的目标是成为欧洲前六的联赛。与葡萄牙相比,荷兰在博彩广告方面存在很大差距,这使得荷兰俱乐部在竞争中处于劣势。由于税收制度,荷兰俱乐部需要支付更高的工资才能与比利时或葡萄牙俱乐部提供相同的净工资。如果取消博彩赞助,荷兰俱乐部将更难实现成为欧洲顶级联赛的目标。如果限制俱乐部赚钱的机会,并实行更高的工资税收制度,那将非常具有挑战性。 Frank Obdewood: 在比利时,一些运营商试图通过推广名称和标识相似的不同网站来规避规则。荷兰国家彩票公司不会采取规避措施,但其他公司可能会尝试。只有合法运营商才会遵守新规,而非法运营商则不会。非法运营商可以随意定位用户,而监管机构往往没有足够的能力来打击他们。合法运营商担心,由于公众可见度降低,他们会失去与非法市场的竞争力。博彩公司投入了大量资金和精力,他们被承诺一个合法的市场,但现在规则却在不断变化。在短短四年内发生如此多的变化是很有问题的,这是他们最关心的问题,因为这是他们没有预料到的竞争。

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The Netherlands is implementing a ban on untargeted online gambling ads starting July 2025. This is a significant change from four years prior when the market was initially regulated, leading to a surge in advertising and sponsorship, particularly in sports. This unexpected reversal has caused a stir among politicians and the public.
  • Complete ban on untargeted online gambling ads in the Netherlands from July 2025
  • Dramatic policy reversal from 2021 when the market was first regulated
  • Significant impact on Dutch sports world due to reduced sponsorship spending
  • Public backlash and political concerns led to stricter regulations

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From 1 July 2025 there will be complete ban on untargeted advertising of online gambling in the Netherlands.

That's a dramatic reversal in policy from just four years ago, when the market was first regulated.

The move will have a particularly significant impact in the Dutch sports world, where federations and clubs have benefited from intense sponsorship spending in the few years it has been legal.

But now that flow of money is coming to an end. What impact will the new rules have, in sport and more widely? And how will the betting operators adapt?

Produced and presented by Matthew Kenyon

(Image: Tom Koops of Orion Stars playing in the Volleyball Play-off Finals match between Orion Stars and NovaTech Lycurgus on 8 May 2025 in Doetinchem, Netherlands. One of the sponsors of Dutch men's volleyball is Bet City - seen on Tom's shirt. That won't be allowed under the new rules. Credit: Getty Images)