Dr Alan Littler is Legal Director as of 1 January 2025, having started at VMW Taxand and working in the gaming and gambling sphere throughout the team’s tenure at Kalff Katz & Franssen.

Alan’s work focusses on those offering licensed gambling services in the Netherlands, as well as payment service providers and others in the ecosystem, those active in the promotional games of chance space, and those seeking advice on the dividing line between games of skill and those of chance.  His work concentrates on regulatory matters, such as licence applications, compliance (including enforcement challenges), all encompassing a wide range of topics such as AML, responsible gambling, reliability assessments and taxation, as well as privacy/data protection.

About Dr Alan Littler

Alan graduated with a LL.M. (cum laude) in European Law from Leiden University and following a short stint in Brussels and Leiden he moved to Tilburg University from where he received his PhD for research into gambling and EU law. This was published as Member States versus the European Union: The Regulation of Gambling by Martinus Nijhoff in 2011.

Alan regularly contributes to publications on gambling related issues, both in academic and industry publications, as well as speaking at conferences such as that of the European Association for the Study of Gambling (EASG) and the International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking.

Alan is a member of the International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA).

Alan is not admitted to the Netherlands Bar Association.