Editorial team and test method

Elke Wouters has worked the Belgian gambling beat since 2018 and tries everything first-hand where the maths behind bonuses always comes first. Writes from Leuven.

How we test. every test starts with a real account, put an amount in via Bancontact, request a withdrawal and time every step. Every operator goes past the Gaming Commission's white and black lists and go over the small print word by word. What we did not establish ourselves is not mentioned.

Our income comes from affiliate commissions; the assessment is not altered by it. If the licence is missing, it says so, fee or no fee.

The Belgian framework around player protection is considerably more strictly than a few years ago with concrete consequences for your account. By default €200 per week per site may go in. Adjusting downwards works right away, upwards, a review and a delay apply.

The EPIS system is the regulator's central exclusion list: whoever registers is barred everywhere immediately, online as well as offline. Registering costs nothing. The bar has stood at 21 since 1 September 2024, lottery aside; 18 still applies at the National Lottery alone. Age is verified at registration.