Holland casino leeuwarden poker
When the Netherlands is mentioned, for many, the country’s permissive drug and prostitution laws come to mind. This suggests a free, liberal, unrestricted way of life for the Dutch. That, in turn, suggests that it’s likely that there’s an equally permissive legal landscape for gambling.
However, unfortunately, that is not the case.
The Holland Casino is a state-run gambling company that has a legally mandated monopoly in the land casino market. Online gambling was illegal in the country until the Durch Senate passed the so-called “Remote Gambling Bill” in 2019 – more on that later.
With all those obstacles in the way, gambling is still popular in the Netherlands, many turning to the gray – or unregulated – market. Sports betting is the most commonly favored form of gambling.
A 2011 article on dutchnews.nl estimates that around 200,000 people play online poker in the Netherlands, despite it being technically illegal at the time.
For a long time, the Dutch overseas territory on the Caribbean, Curacao, has been a haven for gambling companies. Many of them, 450 to be exact, operate under Curacao licences. However, this is about to change – in 2020, the Durch central government made it a condition of receiving the Coronaviiurs pandemic aid that the island reform its online gambling licencing system. You can read more about it in this article on our site.
Famous Dutch Poker Players
Lex Veldhuis is one of the most popular poker streamers on Twitch with over 230,000 followers. He regularly streams online tournaments and cash games as well. He has over $1.57 million in online MTT cashes and over $687K in live tournament cashes. He’s also appeared on the classic poker show High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network back in the day.
On the top of the Dutch all time money list on Hendon is Marcel Luske, aka “The Flying Dutchman”. He has cashed for $5 million combined during his career. He made two deep runs in the WSOP Main Event – he came in 10th in 2004 for $373,000 and 23rd in 2017 for $263,532. He won a $3,000 Five-Star World Poker Classic event for $315,630 at the Bellagio in 2006.