The Dutch government plans to legalise gambling as it seems many large gambling operators would like to have a share of the new, legalised Dutch market, but – on the gambling operators conditions. The current gambling tax tariff in the Netherlands is 29%, this needs to be lowered considerably, or these gambling companies may choose […]
Amsterdam Mayor rejects Weed Pass and Keeps Coffee Shops Open
Good news for all tourists who come to Amsterdam to visit the city’s main attraction: the coffee shop. Amsterdam mayor, Van der Laan said on Friday he is not planning to restrict access to coffee shops to ‘Dutch Only’. He’s convinced the plans of the new government will leave space for that, now that plans […]
New Dutch Government to Legalise Online Gambling
The Netherlands will soon have a new government with many new plans and one of these is to open the Dutch market for online gambling. Holland Casino, in which the Dutch government now is the main stakeholder, will be sold and a new system of regulations and licences are already under developed. The main message […]
Steve Jobs’ Super Yacht ‘Venus’ launched in The Netherlands
On Sunday (28th Oct 2012), over a year after Jobs’ death, the super yacht was finally revealed and the launch took place in the presence of Jobs’ widow Laurene and their three children Reed, Erin and Evem. The ship was built by the Dutch shipbuilder Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw, which took over six years to […]