In an environment with important men, that can sometimes be hard on hard.
Petra de Ruiter will be the new top woman at Holland Casino and thus the successor of Erwin van Lambaart, who previously indicated that he was leaving for Casinos Austria. Petra de Ruiter has been operational director at . since 2016. Transavia and member of the LCS Council. Before that she was Vice President Cabin at the KLM subsidiary. Before that, she spent XNUMX years with the parent company itself.
'In an environment with important men, that can sometimes be hard against hard. So when that happens, the trick is to get out of that fit to step. Actually, it would be best to name it. Men, I'm trying to prove myself here, but that's not what I came for., said de Ruiter in an earlier interview with MT/Sprout. At Holland Casino, Petra de Ruiter will not only be in charge of the fourteen country-specific branches, Holland Casino Online has also been an important pillar since its launch last October.
Van Lambaart was appointed CEO of Holland Casino in March 2016. In 2019, Van Lambaart was reappointed as CEO for a new four-year term, but he did not complete that period. At the end of last year it was announced that Van Lambaart was going to exchange Holland Casino for Casinos Austria. He has been working there as chairman of the Board of Directors since March of this year. The appointment of Petra de Ruiter is subject to review and a positive decision by DNB.
recovery
Holland Casino is in a strong recovery period after the past corona years. This recovery is accompanied by a lot of social headwinds. For example, the objectionable gambling advertising in the media is currently under full attention. After all, many of the losses would now be wiped out by massively promoting online gambling. This is also a heated discussion among our southern neighbors. Gambling advertising may be virtually banned there by the end of this year. Gambling companies or platforms will then no longer be allowed to advertise on radio and television, but also no longer on social media, in newspapers or on posters on the street.
addictions
According to Van Quickenborne, the number of gamblers has increased enormously during the corona crisis. “The number of young people who gamble has increased by 43 percent. International research shows that 40 percent of the profits made by gambling companies come from people with a gambling addiction. There is a lot of suffering behind those figures," says the minister.
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