Vandaag gaf Michel Groothuizen zijn eerste speech vanuit zijn rol als voorzitter van de Ksa. Dit deed hij bij kansspelbeurs iGB Live! 2024 in de RAI Amsterdam.
Speech door Ksa-voorzitter Michel Groothuizen
"Good morning everybody,
First of all, I would like to thank the organisers for allowing me to be here today. This is the first time I have had the opportunity to address you, the gambling operators, in my new role as chairman of the board of the Netherlands Gambling Authority (Kansspelautoriteit, Ksa), and of course I am seizing it with both hands.
While I am probably entirely new to you, the gambling market is not entirely new to me. Before 2015, I worked at the Ministry of Justice, where I was responsible, among other things, for setting up the same Gambling Authority (Ksa) as the one I now chair. At that time, the political intention was still to open the online market at the same time, but as you probably know, that took a few more years. I am glad that I now get to experience close-up how the market has evolved in the meantime."