{"id":79123,"date":"2026-10-06T05:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T05:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/polymarket-takes-dutch-gambling-regulator-to-court-over-its-ban\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T05:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T05:24:10","slug":"polymarket-takes-dutch-gambling-regulator-to-court-over-its-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/polymarket-takes-dutch-gambling-regulator-to-court-over-its-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Polymarket Takes Dutch Gambling Regulator to Court Over Its Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Polymarket is challenging the Dutch ban in court, arguing it sells derivatives rather than bets.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">The KSA moved to collect a \u20ac420,000 ($471,000) penalty after ruling Polymarket blocked Dutch users too late.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">KSA inspectors placed a $1 bet on the next Dutch prime minister before ordering Polymarket out.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The Regulator Cited Polymarket\u2019s Own Help Page<\/h2>\n<p>The case follows a <a href=\"https:\/\/kansspelautoriteit.nl\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-02\/2026-01-20_22310_LOD%20Adventure%20One%20SQQ%20Inc._sanctiebesluit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jan. 20 order<\/a> against Polymarket\u2019s operator to stop serving Dutch users within four weeks or pay \u20ac420,000 ($471,000) a week, up to \u20ac840,000 ($943,000). Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) inspectors had opened an account from a Dutch IP address, deposited \u20ac10 by card from a Dutch bank account and bought a $1 \u201cYes\u201d share on Rob Jetten in the \u201cNext Prime Minister of the Netherlands\u201d market. The site also offered a Dutch-language AI chatbot, the order noted.<\/p>\n<p>Polymarket has now <a href=\"https:\/\/fd.nl\/bedrijfsleven\/1614181\/polymarket-vecht-verbod-in-nederland-aan-bij-rechter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confirmed it has gone to court<\/a> to lift the ban, Dutch financial daily Het Financieele Dagblad reported. The company raised the typical industry argument that its event contracts resemble futures and should be supervised by the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) rather than the KSA.<\/p>\n<p>Polymarket says it switched on IP blocking on Feb. 18, but the deadline had expired the day before, so the regulator ruled \u20ac420,000 forfeited and <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/polymarket-gets-hit-with-487000-dutch-penalty-for-halting-service-one-day-too-late\/\">moved to collect it in May<\/a>. In its objection, the company argued that users trade positions with each other through an open-source protocol on the Polygon blockchain, with no house and with outcomes settled by an automated oracle, and pointed to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission\u2019s oversight of comparable U.S. platforms.<\/p>\n<p>The KSA <a href=\"https:\/\/kansspelautoriteit.nl\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/2026-06-23_24971_beslissing%20op%20bezwaar%20Adventure%20One%20QSS%20Inc._sanctiebesluit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rejected the objection on June 23<\/a>, dryly noting that people were betting on the next pope in 16th-century Italy. It also quoted Polymarket\u2019s help center, which describes the platform as a way to \u201cprofit from your knowledge by betting on future events.\u201d Dutch law bars betting on non-sports events even for licensed operators, the regulator added, and licensees cannot accept crypto because anonymous payment methods are prohibited.<\/p>\n<p>Gambling lawyer Micha Schimmel told the Financieele Dagblad he gives the case little chance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutchnews.nl\/2026\/10\/polymarket-goes-to-court-to-overturn-dutch-gambling-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">citing a 2015 ruling<\/a> that a service can be a financial product and still count as gambling. Recasting the contracts as derivatives also carries its own risk in Europe, where the EU\u2019s markets watchdog has warned that event contracts meeting the definition of financial instruments <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/czechia-blocks-polymarket-as-unlicensed-gambling-ordering-a-15-day-isp-shutdown\/\">fall under existing curbs on binary options<\/a> for retail investors.<\/p>\n<p>The Netherlands is one of a growing list of countries treating Polymarket as unlicensed gambling. The KSA\u2019s decision names Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, France, Hungary, Japan, Poland, Portugal and Spain. The latter\u2019s gambling regulator <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/spain-goes-after-polymarket-kalshi-as-legal-fork-between-us-and-eu-keeps-widening\/\">opened sanctioning proceedings<\/a> against Polymarket and Kalshi in May. The KSA has also warned that a revenue-based fine for the illegal offering could still follow.<\/p>\n<div class=\"not-prose my-3 lg:my-4\">\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden rounded-lg !bg-[#E8EDFA] p-[9px] hidden md:flex md:flex-row md:gap-3 lg:hidden\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"relative size-[150px] min-w-[150px] shrink-0 overflow-hidden rounded-[15px]\" href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/brazilian-markets-spike-high-after-bolsonaro-election-win\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"absolute left-2 top-2\"><img alt=\"Bitcoin.com News\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"size-7\" style=\"color:transparent\" srcset=\"\/_next\/image\/?url=%2Fimages%2Fuploads%2Fbitcoin_news_newlogo.svg&amp;w=32&amp;q=75 1x, \/_next\/image\/?url=%2Fimages%2Fuploads%2Fbitcoin_news_newlogo.svg&amp;w=64&amp;q=75 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/_next\/image\/?url=%2Fimages%2Fuploads%2Fbitcoin_news_newlogo.svg&amp;w=64&amp;q=75\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden rounded-lg !bg-[#E8EDFA] p-[9px] hidden lg:flex lg:flex-row lg:gap-4\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"relative size-[150px] min-w-[150px] shrink-0 overflow-hidden rounded-[15px]\" href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/brazilian-markets-spike-high-after-bolsonaro-election-win\/\"><img alt=\"Brazilian Markets Spike After Bolsonaro\u2019s First-Round Election Win\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"object-cover\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" sizes=\"150px\" srcset=\"\/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2Fflavio-bolsonaro-1-150x150.jpg&amp;w=32&amp;q=75 32w, \/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2Fflavio-bolsonaro-1-150x150.jpg&amp;w=48&amp;q=75 48w, \/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2Fflavio-bolsonaro-1-150x150.jpg&amp;w=64&amp;q=75 64w, \/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2Fflavio-bolsonaro-1-150x150.jpg&amp;w=128&amp;q=75 128w, \/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2Fflavio-bolsonaro-1-150x150.jpg&amp;w=256&amp;q=75 256w, \/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2Fflavio-bolsonaro-1-150x150.jpg&amp;w=384&amp;q=75 384w, \/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2Fflavio-bolsonaro-1-150x150.jpg&amp;w=640&amp;q=75 640w, \/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2Fflavio-bolsonaro-1-150x150.jpg&amp;w=828&amp;q=75 828w, \/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2Fflavio-bolsonaro-1-150x150.jpg&amp;w=1080&amp;q=75 1080w, \/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2Fflavio-bolsonaro-1-150x150.jpg&amp;w=1200&amp;q=75 1200w, \/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2Fflavio-bolsonaro-1-150x150.jpg&amp;w=1920&amp;q=75 1920w\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2Fflavio-bolsonaro-1-150x150.jpg&amp;w=1920&amp;q=75\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"absolute left-2 top-2\"><img alt=\"Bitcoin.com News\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"size-7\" style=\"color:transparent\" srcset=\"\/_next\/image\/?url=%2Fimages%2Fuploads%2Fbitcoin_news_newlogo.svg&amp;w=32&amp;q=75 1x, \/_next\/image\/?url=%2Fimages%2Fuploads%2Fbitcoin_news_newlogo.svg&amp;w=64&amp;q=75 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/_next\/image\/?url=%2Fimages%2Fuploads%2Fbitcoin_news_newlogo.svg&amp;w=64&amp;q=75\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col justify-center gap-2\">\n<p class=\"m-0 line-clamp-2 text-base leading-[1.3] !text-[#67656E]\">Brazilian markets, including Ibovespa futures and the iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ), rose up to 12% overnight after Senator Fl\u00e1vio\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/igaming\/polymarket-takes-dutch-gambling-regulator-to-court-over-its-ban\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Polymarket is challenging the Dutch ban in court, arguing it sells derivatives rather than bets. The KSA moved to collect a \u20ac420,000 ($471,000) penalty after ruling Polymarket blocked Dutch users too late. KSA inspectors placed a $1 bet on the next Dutch prime minister before ordering [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3947362403,"featured_media":79124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79123"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3947362403"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}