Editorial team and test method

Pierre Gobert has tracked the Belgian market since 2020 and puts every operator to the test paying particular attention to land casinos. Writes from Namur.

How we test. we open an account ourselves, start with a deposit of our own money, pull the money out and time the whole route. We check the operator against the Gaming Commission's white and black lists and read the bonus terms line by line.

The outbound links earn us a fee; the verdict stays the same, commission or not. A missing licence is never left unsaid.

Belgium regulates player protection above the European average in strictness with effects you cannot route around. On any licensed site the weekly limit defaults to €200. Lowering it is immediate, adjusting upwards follows a check and a term.

Self-exclusion in Belgium is handled centrally, through EPIS: after registration no licensed operator grants you access. The entry point is the Gaming Commission. The bar has stood at 21 since 1 September 2024, lottery aside; only the National Lottery stays at 18. A trial account falls under it too.