The Dutch government's latest assessment of the gambling tax increase has concluded that the policy generated substantially less revenue than originally projected. A joint review carried out by the Ministry of Finance and the Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) found that changes in player behaviour, regulatory reforms and broader market developments reduced the expected benefits of the tax increases....
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