To my knowledge the one law introduced was the disallowance of public characters (mostly footballers at this moment) appearing in advertisements. Other than tha

To my knowledge the one law introduced was the disallowance of public characters (mostly footballers at this moment) appearing in advertisements. Other than that it was indeed hoped that the industry would regulate itself. The very odd thing is that a lot of shows still include them. The intent of the Dutch government is to be the largest shareholder in most gambling activities, to not allow the illegal field to take over. Yet you can find it being normalised in so many shows. TOTO has been winning the advertisement prize awards years on end already. And not be targeted to the younger audience yet you find most advertisements especially targeted to them. The latest change in legalisation of online gambling made it explode to ever more absurd levels. There is very little reason to expect the market to manage itself. It’s great that these loot boxes are banned and I hope it stays that way, and the severe advertisement industry around these gambling practices is winded down.