Dutch gambling regulator flags concerns about athletes betting on their own competitions
The KSA has stepped up preventative education for athletes after a spate of reports in 2025.
The Netherlands.- The Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has reported that the number of reports of possible match-fixing in the Netherlands 2025 remained roughly the same as in 2024. However, there was a change within the reports: gambling providers reported more athletes betting on their own competition, which wasn’t the case in 2024.
The KSA’s annual match-fixing trend analysis shows that it received 12 reports of match-fixing from nine gambling licence holders in 2025. That compared to 13 reports the previous year. However, the regulator was struck by the fact that four of last year’s reports concerned betting on a club’s own competition, of which there were no reports the previous year.
In this context, the KSA said it had increased its focus on preventative education for athletes, informing them about what is and is not permitted and the associated risks.
Gambling providers are obligated to prevent match-fixing as much as possible. They can do this, for example, by not offering bets on high-risk matches, the regulator said. If a provider suspects match-fixing, it can report it to the KSA’s Sports Betting Intelligence Unit (SBIU). In recent years, the KSA has worked to raise awareness about filing these reports.
Last year, the regulator published a guideline, “Commitment to Integrity,” to provide providers with additional tools to combat match-fixing. Meanwhile, an ongoing investigation into the sports betting offerings of various providers has led to several warnings and a penalty for prohibited offerings.
Earlier this month, the KSA had words with One Casino and bet365 for offering prohibited sports betting on matches for football teams whose players are under 21 years of age. The operators said the cases involved registration errors that have since been fixed.
