Daan Vermeulen, Dutch Market Editor
Daan Vermeulen runs the Dutch section of landing.space from Amsterdam and is the author of all its Dutch-language reviews and guides. He started covering the Netherlands eight years ago and followed the market through the Wet KOA launch in 2021, the advertising restrictions that came after it, and the players who kept using sites without a Dutch licence. His pages deal with what that choice means in practice: the reach of CRUKS, how the deposit-limit rules are applied, and what iDEAL does and does not change about paying in and cashing out.
Author Credentials
Eight years in the Dutch and Belgian gambling trade press gave him a close view of Ksa licensing, its sanction decisions and the evaluations of the KOA. He is at home in the Wet KOA itself, the Ksa's guidance letters and the tax treatment of winnings from EU and offshore operators, and he goes through each Ksa sanction decision in the week it is published.
How I Write
The first sentence of each page answers the Dutch reader's question, in Dutch. When the Wet KOA or a Ksa decision is specific on a point, it is cited. Reviews of casinos without a Dutch licence begin with the trade-off: CRUKS does not cover them, Dutch deposit limits do not apply, and kansspelbelasting can get more complicated.
Areas of Focus
- The Ksa licence register, licence conditions and sanctions
- CRUKS registration and why it stops at the licence border
- Dutch payment mechanics: iDEAL, bank transfers, crypto
- Kansspelbelasting on winnings: licensed vs offshore
- Advertising and bonus rules under the Wet KOA