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CRUKS — Central Register for Exclusion of Games of Chance

The Netherlands' national gambling exclusion register

Last verified: 2026-09-20

CRUKS (Centraal Register Uitsluiting Kansspelen) is the Dutch central exclusion register that licensed operators must check before admitting a player.

CRUKS

Overview

CRUKS (Centraal Register Uitsluiting Kansspelen) is the Dutch central register for the exclusion of games of chance. Since October 2021 the KSA requires operators of high-risk gambling, online and land-based, to check every player against it and to refuse registered players; online operators applying for a licence need a working, tested CRUKS connection. Secondary sources describe player registration via DigiD or by post, for a self-chosen period of six months up to 99 years; these registration mechanics have not yet been confirmed against a KSA page.

Operator obligations: checking every player against CRUKS. [1]

Key facts

  • Verified

    Since October 2021, operators of high-risk gambling -- both online and land-based -- must check every player against CRUKS (the Centraal Register Uitsluiting Kansspelen, the central register for the exclusion of games of chance) and may not admit a player who is registered; online operators applying for a licence need a working, tested CRUKS connection.

    Kansspelautoriteit (KSA)

  • Unverified

    Secondary sources describe CRUKS registration as done by the player via DigiD or by post, for a self-chosen period of at least six months and at most 99 years.

    Wikipedia (NL), Kansspelwet.nl

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Sources

  1. Kansspelautoriteit (KSA)Primary source — Aansluiten op Cruks — https://kansspelautoriteit.nl/aansluiten-op-cruks