Editorial team and test method

Rachid Mermans has documented the Belgian market since 2019 and tests every operator personally with a preference for licences. Based in Brussel.

How we test. we create a player account ourselves, start with a deposit of our own money, ask for the money back and measure how long it takes. White or black: we look the operator up at the Gaming Commission and recalculate the wagering requirement ourselves.

Our income comes from affiliate commissions; the assessment is not altered by it. An operator without a Belgian licence is described as such, commission or not.

The Belgian legislator approaches player protection notably strictly by European standards and you feel it on the first deposit. Every licensed site applies a default deposit limit of €200 per week. A lower limit takes effect directly, adjusting upwards follows a check and a term.

Exclusion runs centrally through the EPIS register: one registration excludes you at once from every licensed operator, online and on-site. The entry point is the Gaming Commission. 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. A trial account falls under it too.