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There is really no shortage of negative attention that the online casino gambling industry receives at any given time all over the world. The European market is largely supportive of the internet gambling companies, but member-state monopolies in the EU constantly threaten the harmony within this region. Then you look a little closer and Holland’s current situation is going south pretty quickly – the Dutch Justice Minister, Hirsch Ballin, has already attempted to pass legislation remarkably similar to the failed and flawed US UIGEA. Ballin’s legislation similarly looks to force the Dutch banking industry to primarily enforce the ban on online casinos by blocking financial transactions with these illegal gambling sites.

The Dutch banking industry has had much the same reaction as the US banking industry – a resounding “no.” The flawed legislation is a problem because it puts the onus of enforcement on the banking industry in both circumstances. The online casino gambling industry is extremely pervasive and the banking industry is reticent to take on the primary role of enforcer. Ballin though is willing to go to heads with all of the those supporting the online casinos, even if it isn’t winning him any friends.

Because the Dutch banking industry is so anti Ballin’s UIGEA style legislation it is likely that they will effectively block the implementation for the near future. But that doesn’t mean that online casinos are out of the woods yet – Ballin is still looking for nearly any way to protect a Dutch gambling monopoly while completely blocking foreign online gambling sites.