Faced with soaring government taxes, many British and Dutch operators are choosing to lower the RTP of their slot machines to protect their profit margins.
The verdict is clear. Boomerang Casino is absolutely not authorised to operate in Belgium. Launched in 2020, this online gambling platform does not hold a licence issued by the Gaming Commission (GC).
The sports betting landscape in Belgium is undergoing a significant shift following the GC’s reallocation of licence F1+116869 to EliteSports.be.
Adverts for an illegal online casino are circulating widely on Facebook and Instagram, reaching over a million users in the Netherlands. Despite repeated reports and previous sanctions against the operator, these adverts are not considered a breach of Meta’s rules.
On 24 April, the Gaming Commission carried out a further update to its official list of illegal gambling sites.
On 23 April 2026, the Gaming Commission granted a licence to familysports.be, a website operated by BELGISCHE PMU.
Kalshi recently penalised several political candidates for betting on their own electoral prospects. A case that raises questions about ethics, transparency and the limits of financial tools applied to politics.
A recent study conducted in Belgium involving more than 11,000 young people aged 12 to 24 shows that sports betting is not an isolated behaviour, but is often part of a wider pattern of risky behaviour and addiction.
Bet365 officially enters the French market with a licence from the National Gaming Authority (ANJ).
According to an addiction expert, certain practices associated with Pokémon cards and booster packs bear disturbing similarities to the mechanisms of gambling, particularly for younger children.
A court ruling in The Hague has revealed a worrying trend: funds intended for investment in cryptocurrencies have been used for online gambling.
In early April, unusual temperature readings recorded near Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris attracted attention. Two sudden and brief rises in temperature, difficult to explain by natural causes, coincided with bets placed on Polymarket.
The unexpected removal of the 32redbingo.com website from the Belgian Gaming Commission’s (GC) blacklist, made official on 23 April 2026, marks an unusual turning point in the regulation of online gambling in Belgium. Some observers see this as the first sign of a wider trend.
Europe is facing a rapid rise in illegal gambling, a phenomenon the EGBA considers increasingly worrying. The organisation believes that certain public policies are, paradoxically, helping to strengthen the black market.
In Belgium, there are some specific rules for gambling winnings tax. This may sound complicated, but it basically means that you can usually collect your winnings tax-free – as long as you play through the official channels.
