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import, export of games of chance. Tis licence must be held by B2B operators and is renewable for 10-year periods. Only operators with a land-based licence can then apply for a ‘plus’ licence allowing them to offer the same games it has in its land-based facility online. Te number of online licences is limited and there are three categories: 1. A+ licence – online casino games. Tere is a limit of nine licences available for a renewable 15-year period. Each of the land-based casinos currently have A+ licences. 2. B+ licence – online arcade (dice) games with a limit of 180 licences. Licences are issued for nine years, renewable and only B licensees can apply for a B+ licence. Tere are 49 licences issued at present. 3. F1+ licence – online betting with a limit of 30 licences issued for nine years, renewable. Only F1 licensees can apply for an online licence. Tere are 22 licences at the moment.


Tere are loss limits established for each gambling establishment.


So, games of chance operated in Class II (arcades) have a loss limit of €25 per hour maximum per player; Class III (bars) and IV (betting shops) have a loss limit of €12.50 per hour. Tey must use notifications and pop-up windows to inform


players of the risk of online gaming. Game advertising must also include warning messages and the legal minimum age to play (21 years).


Credit card payments are not permitted in class II, III and IV


locations or for online gaming or betting. Online licence holders must impose compulsory deposit limits and offer the option of temporary self-exclusion. Te Gaming Commission developed the Excluded Persons


Information System (EPIS) back in 2004, which is an electronic register of all excluded players. Players can register themselves or a third party can also submit a request for exclusion. By mid- 2025, there were 180,000+ listed on EPIS: 61,000 direct exclusions; 58,500 excluded because of their profession (police, notaries, magistrates, etc); 7,200 because of a court decision and 61,000 because of debt. To apply for a licence, applicants must be EU citizens or EU/EEA registered companies applying for an A, B, E, F1 or F1P licence. For those applying for online licences (A+, B+ or F1+) applicants


must have a solvency ratio of 40 per cent, plan to guarantee the security of payments, provide advertising policy details and proof that there are no tax debts. Te applicant must also be re- sponsible for a permanent data connection between the website and the Gambling Commission. Servers must be located in Belgium. Tere is no fee for a licensing application, but guarantee


deposits must be submitted which vary from €250,000 for an A or A+ licence; €75,000 for a B, B+ or F1+ licence and €10,000 for an F1 licence.


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