Regulators
Gaming Commission (Kansspelcommissie / Commission des jeux de hasard)
The Gaming Commission was created by the Gambling Act of 7 May 1999. It grants every gambling licence, runs the EPIS exclusion register, keeps the blacklist of illegal sites and can impose warnings, suspensions, revocations and administrative fines. A magistrate chairs it and representatives of six ministers sit on it.
AGCO and iGaming Ontario
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario registers operators and sets standards; iGaming Ontario, a standalone provincial agency since May 2025, signs commercial operating agreements and publishes market data.
Spelinspektionen
Spelinspektionen licenses and supervises the Swedish gambling market, runs Spelpaus.se, and works against illegal gambling, match-fixing and money laundering.
Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL)
The GGL licenses and supervises cross-state gambling such as virtual slot games and online poker, publishes the official whitelist and fights illegal online gambling for the 16 states.
Kansspelautoriteit (KSA)
The KSA supervises the Dutch gambling market, grants Koa licences and enforces against unlicensed offerings; licensed operators must check every player against the CRUKS exclusion register.
Poliisihallitus — Gambling Administration (Arpajaishallinto)
The National Police Board licenses and supervises gambling in Finland through its Gambling Administration, taking applications for the new Gambling Act licences from 1 March 2026 until the Finnish Supervisory Agency takes over on 1 July 2027.