The Kansspelcommissie (Belgian Gaming Commission) regulates gambling in Belgium under the 1999 Gaming Act, licensing casinos, arcades, betting shops and the online operators that must hold a corresponding land-based licence, maintaining the EPIS exclusion register, enforcing the country's near-total advertising ban phased in from 2023, the minimum age of 21 from 2024 and default weekly deposit limits, and publishing a blacklist of unlicensed sites for blocking by internet providers.
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The Gaming Commission's annual report shows a market growing on the players it already has and struggling to recruit new ones since the age limit rose to 21. Self-exclusions are up, land-based visits are down a quarter, and the operators' association says 28% of 18 to 30-year-olds have already gambled on an illegal site.
The Belgian Association of Gaming Operators (BAGO) has once again voiced significant concerns regarding the proliferation of unlicensed gambling activities