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Editorial team and test method
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Inge Van Hoof has followed the Belgian gambling market since 2022 and works through every operator himself paying particular attention to apps and payment flows. Works from Hasselt.
How we test. we open an account ourselves, make a deposit with the Bancontact app, request payout and record the turnaround. Licence status is verified directly with the Gaming Commission and dig through the general terms.
An affiliate fee sits on the outbound links; the verdict stays the same, commission or not. Even with a well-paying partner the verdict holds.
Weekly limit, age bar and exclusion
On player protection, Belgium sits more tightly than the Netherlands or France and you notice it at signup. Every licensed site applies a default deposit limit of €200 per week. A lower limit takes effect directly, raising happens neither easily nor instantly.
The Gaming Commission keeps one central exclusion register in EPIS: one registration excludes you at once from every licensed operator, online and on-site. The register is not public. The age bar moved on 1 September 2024 from 18 to 21 for casino, hall and betting; the National Lottery is the exception at 18. Without valid ID you do not get through.
Slots And Bets versus a licensed Belgian site
| Criterion | Slots And Bets |
|---|---|
| Belgian Gaming Commission oversight | no |
| EPIS self-exclusion | no |
| €200 weekly limit by default | no |
| Bancontact as a deposit method | not always |
| Complaint to the Belgian regulator | no |
| Winnings untaxed for the player | yes |