SBC Summit Europe will make its debut at RAI Amsterdam from 19 to 21 April 2027, with about 8,000 attendees expected, including more than 3,000 licensed operator representatives, the organiser SBC said. The programme gives a full day to the Dutch market and opens with a regulatory forum run by SBC’s new advisory board.
SBC describes the event as a meeting place for the people who run, regulate and build licensed European markets. Its partnerships with the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) and the International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL) are bringing gaming authority representatives from across Europe to Amsterdam, according to the SBC Summit Europe event page. Operators, regulators and qualifying affiliates can apply for complimentary passes; general registration has not yet opened.
The agenda covers channelisation and black-market competition, taxation, advertising restrictions, affordability checks, licensing, payments, sports betting data and AI. Sessions on single jurisdictions run alongside cross-border discussions. The summit adds a European regulated-markets event to SBC’s calendar, after the company agreed to keep SBC Summit in Lisbon until 2030.
SBC’s new advisory board
SBC has set up a Regulatory Advisory Board of former regulators and regulatory affairs heads to guide its regulator-facing events and identify emerging issues across international markets. Andrew Gellatly, former Executive Director of the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC), chairs the board. Its members are:
- David Foster, Group Director of International Regulatory Affairs, Entain
- Yannis Xirotiris, Senior Director Regulatory Affairs, Kaizen Gaming
- Jon Polanec, VP Global Risk and Market Integrity, Super
- Francesco Rodano, Head of Responsible Gaming, Allwyn
- Charmaine Hogan, Global Head of Government Relations, Playtech
- Jessica Feil, SVP and General Counsel, OpenBet
- Morten Ronde, International Gambling Regulation and Strategy, Nordic Legal, and a former Danish regulator
- Eleonore Para, public affairs consultant and former gaming regulator
Rasmus Sojmark, CEO and Founder of SBC, and Andrew McCarron, Managing Director of SBC, also sit on the board, with SBC Head of Legal Eve Hartley as Secretary.
Regulation is one of the most important factors shaping the future of our industry. Across Europe, North America and other international markets, we are seeing increasingly complex discussions around taxation, licensing, player protection, illegal gambling and the sustainability of regulated markets.
Rasmus Sojmark, CEO and Founder, SBC
The board’s first task is the Leaders Regulatory Forum on 19 April 2027, the day the summit opens, where SBC expects 350 senior decision-makers from Europe’s regulated gaming industry. A North American edition in Toronto, for 250 regulatory and industry leaders from the US and Canada, is in development.
The Advisory Board provides an opportunity to bring together experienced industry leaders, identify emerging regulatory challenges and encourage constructive dialogue between regulators and licensed operators.
Andrew Gellatly, Chairman, SBC Regulatory Advisory Board
The Dutch market in figures
Legal online gross gaming result in the Netherlands was €602 million in the second half of 2025, about €100 million a month and roughly 18% below 2024, according to the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) spring 2026 monitoring report. About 500,000 people played each month across 1.38 million accounts, and the average monthly loss per player rose from €117 to €124 during 2025.
The KSA estimates that 91% of Dutch gamblers play only with licensed operators, yet channelisation measured in money stands at 53%. Most players stay legal, but a disproportionate share of spending goes to unlicensed sites. Casino games against the house make up 78% of online GGR, SBC said in its market briefing.
The gambling tax rose from 30.5% in 2024 to 34.2% in 2025 and 37.8% in January 2026. Affordability checks apply above monthly deposits of €300 for players aged 18 to 23 and €700 for those aged 24 and over. Untargeted advertising has been banned since July 2023, and sponsorship by online operators ended in July 2025. In June 2026 the government proposed a full ban on online gambling advertising and bonuses, an overall deposit limit and more powers against illegal operators; these remain proposals.
The market has also entered its first licence renewal cycle. The KSA granted eight successor licences running to 2031 in September, to operators including TOTO, Holland Casino Online, bet365 and BetCity, and took past compliance breaches into account. The KSA’s 2026 supervisory agenda lists illegal gambling, minors and young adults, duty of care, advertising and anti-money laundering as its priorities. More on the regulator’s actions is on our KSA page.
Netherlands Leaders track
The Dutch market gets its own conference track, Netherlands Leaders, on Tuesday 20 April 2027. Sessions include “Setting the Standard: The KSA’s Vision for a Sustainable Dutch Market”, a Dutch CEO debate on winning back the market, a panel on tax titled “Taxing Point: How Much Can the Dutch Market Take?”, a session on court cases reshaping Dutch gambling and one on the affiliate model. Dutch affiliates have their own voluntary quality mark, the Keurmerk Verantwoorde Affiliates (KVA), which some licensed operators require from their partners.
Next steps
The Leaders Regulatory Forum opens the week on 19 April 2027, followed by the Netherlands Leaders track on 20 April and the close of SBC Summit Europe on 21 April. Operators, regulators and affiliates can register interest for passes now.
The iGaming Europe is an official media partner of SBC and will be in Amsterdam for SBC Summit Europe.
Source: SBC, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA)
