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One of the operator’s most significant challenges is the increase in gambling tax enforced over recent years. Petra has been particularly vocal about this and the company’s profitability has taken a reasonable hit, since the first tax increase to 34.2% of GGR came into effect on 1 January 2025.

Holland Casino now pays 37.8% of GGR to the state, as per the additional increase in 2026, but with labour tax on top the business pays around 52% before they can look at their base running costs. It is not a small burden by any stretch of the imagination, so it is heartening to see the business doing well despite the tightening tax burden.

With such a significant rise in tax, you would forgive the company for cutting wherever possible, but Petra says they have made it work by maximising efficiency, restructuring, and maintaining their offering so the customer doesn’t notice that anything has changed.

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The design is organized around color-coded Crystal Scatters, each tied to a distinct feature path. Every color is paired with a matching skull display and feature path: green for Upgrade, blue for Expand and red for Multiplier, and each feature awards seven spins as standard.

Each path alters a different part of the math model. Upgrade Free Spins turns Bison symbols into Thunder Bison that pay twice the standard value, while Expand Free Spins opens the grid to five reels by six rows and 7,776 payways. The third path introduces multiplier wilds to the middle reels.

The strategic detail is what happens when features overlap. When two feature types activate together, Super Charged Free Spins combines both sets of mechanics, and when all three activate, Mega Stampede Free Spins brings the six-row grid, Thunder Bison and Multiplier Wilds into the same seven spins.

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They must also evaluate their current technical safeguards to ensure alignment with regulator expectations and certification standards.

Safeguarding has reappeared as a focal point for the regulator. In July of this year, ANJ imposed a €500,000 ($572,797) fine on an unnamed online betting operator, referred to as Company X, for not adequately identifying and supporting customers exhibiting signs of problematic gambling. 

The fine followed an investigation that found Company X had failed to correctly identify 29 high-risk players at an appropriate risk level. Six players were missed entirely and 23 were misclassified at a lower risk tier.