The Netherlands government announced that Nederlandse Loterij will remain a state-owned company and will not be privatised.

Arjan Blok, CEO of Nederlandse Loterij: “Nederlandse Loterij wants to be the most responsible gambling provider. We can be and remain that if we can structurally compete with international competitors on the Dutch market for lotteries and online gambling.

It is precisely in order to maintain this position that Nederlandse Loterij is in favour of privatisation. At the same time, the decision on the state participation in Nederlandse Loterij is up to the politicians. We have always emphasised that. From this perspective, we therefore understand this decision.

It is good to see that the government appreciates the important pioneering role of Nederlandse Loterij and underlines the strategy of our company.

Furthermore, it is positive that the government will re-evaluate the shareholding in Nederlandse Loterij in the long term. With a safe and responsible range of games of chance, Nederlandse Loterij will continue to perform its social tasks. Because participating is fun, but it should also remain fun.”