Editorial team and test method

Inge Van Hoof has worked the Belgian gambling beat since 2020 and puts every operator to the test paying particular attention to apps and payment flows. Writes from Hasselt.

The outbound links earn us a fee; what we write is independent of that fee. Even with a well-paying partner the verdict holds.

How we test. every test starts with a real account, carry out a real deposit, request a withdrawal and time every step. The licence check happens at the source, not at the operator and check what the terms actually say. What we have not seen ourselves, we do not write.

On player protection, Belgium sits more tightly than the Netherlands or France and you feel it on the first deposit. By default €200 per week per site may go in.

EPIS is the Gaming Commission's central exclusion system: the exclusion applies instantly across the whole licensed landscape. Unlicensed sites are not connected to it. For casino, gaming hall and betting the bar has been 21 since September 2024; for the National Lottery 18 remained the rule. A trial account falls under it too.