This does not seem to have happened sufficiently in this case', says Wim Voermans, Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law. 'There are guidelines that stipulate that collecting opinions during the drafting of legislation should be balanced, which parties were consulted, and what influence they had. Of these 41 points, 17 were adopted by the Ministry, including the use of Dutch celebrities at events and in adverts, as well as removing advertising restrictions for people with low socio-economic status.
It showed that gambling companies raised 41 points of contention. The NOS has been granted access to the file from the Ministry of Justice and Security by invoking the Government Information Act.
