Editorial team and test method

Sophie De Clercq has written about Belgian gambling sites since 2021 and tries everything first-hand where support and limits always comes first. Base: Brugge.

The outbound links earn us a fee; what we write is independent of that fee. A missing licence is never left unsaid.

How we test. we open an account ourselves, start with a deposit of our own money, start a withdrawal and keep an eye on the clock. We check the operator against the Gaming Commission's white and black lists and dig through the general terms.

Belgium regulates player protection more firmly than players tend to expect and you feel it on the first deposit. Every licensed site applies a default deposit limit of €200 per week. Dropping that limit is possible at any moment, raising it needs a check and a waiting period.

Through EPIS the Gaming Commission runs centralised exclusion: a single request is enough to stay out everywhere at once. The entry point is the Gaming Commission. The age bar moved on 1 September 2024 from 18 to 21 for casino, hall and betting; for the National Lottery 18 remained the rule. Age is verified at registration.