Hundreds of thousands of people are thought to gamble online from the Netherlands, even though it has been technically illegal up to today. People are playing more ignition poker legal and more cash games of online poker, especially since the pandemic restrictions came into place. With all these funds being transferred back and forth over the Internet, poker players need the best security against hackers. They lurk to get your sensitive account data - not only for online poker, but in general. So, using a Pokerstars VPN is always a good idea if you want to be protected. Justice minister Sander Dekker had given the international firms until October 1 to close their services to people in the Netherlands. He also pledged to take legal action against companies which do not respect the Dutch position from November 1.