Dutch online gamblers smarter than the rest of the population

Online gambling in the Netherlands is set to grow at a rate of 7.6% this year, according the country’s gaming regulator.

Figures released by the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) show the Dutch online gambling market will be worth around €296m in 2015, up from €275m last year. This represents 13% of the country’s total gaming market, slightly lower than the European average of 16%.

There are currently around 437k Dutch residents who gamble online, roughly 3% of the population aged 16 years and over. Most Dutch online gamblers are men between the ages of 20 and 35, 44% of whom have a college or university degree, compared to 28% of the broader Dutch population.

The KSA also revealed that 83% of the gamblers currently playing online displayed no signs of problem gambling, while 11% were deemed to be ‘at risk’ of developing problem gambling behavior and 5.2% were already demonstrating such behavior.