On 25 June 2026, the Gaming Commission updated its list of illegal gambling sites blocked in Belgium. This official list aims to inform players and restrict access to unauthorised platforms.
A study published on 25 June 2026 shows that the UK threshold used to trigger financial vulnerability checks in online gambling may affect many players who show no serious signs of harm.
Promotions by Belgian online casinos are being scaled back following a reminder from the Gaming Commission. The Entain Group has asked its partners to withdraw several offers aimed at new players in Belgium, notably for bwin and Ladbrokes.
In the Netherlands, licensed online gambling operators took nearly 1.8 million preventive measures in 2025 to protect players. For BAGO, these figures highlight the importance of enshrining the duty of care in Belgian gambling policy.
The MLBPA, the players’ union of Major League Baseball, wants to ban betting linked to players’ individual performances.
When people talk about problem gambling, many automatically think of money, addiction or a lack of self-control. Yet one important factor is often overlooked: sensory overload.
A fake platform called Netflix Casino is fraudulently using Netflix’s brand to lure internet users into illegal gambling offers. It is not a legal casino in Belgium.
The DMCA complaint was originally intended as a legal instrument to protect copyright. However, criticism of the use of this procedure is becoming increasingly common within the online gambling and affiliate world. According to various SEO specialists and affiliate owners, DMCA requests are not always used to tackle copyright infringements, but also to push competitors out of Google’s search results.
The increase in gambling tax in the Netherlands has not had the desired effect. This is the conclusion reached by the Ministry of Finance and the Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) in a new monitoring report on the tax increases implemented in 2025 and 2026.
Meta is working behind the scenes on its own prediction markets app, according to The New York Times. The app would be separate from Facebook and Instagram and would allow users to make predictions about future events.
Since being blacklisted by the Gaming Commission, Polymarket has lost a large proportion of its Belgian audience. However, the platform continues to attract around 70,000 visits per month.
For years, SEO and iGaming expert Frank Kruit has been sounding the alarm about the activities of illegal gambling affiliates in the Netherlands. Via LinkedIn, he regularly exposed abuses and highlighted websites which, in his view, redirect players to illegal gambling operators. But after years of warnings, reports and investigations, Kruit has now concluded that his efforts are yielding hardly any results.
The decision by the Dutch trade association VNLOK to take legal action against Meta over the dissemination of illegal gambling adverts could also have far-reaching consequences for the Belgian market.
From 30 June 2026, Unibet Games Belgium is set to officially become 32Red Belgium.
The Dutch online gambling association VNLOK is planning legal action against Meta within the European Union, as well as a complaint to the European Commission. It accuses Facebook and Instagram of allowing adverts for gambling operators not authorised in the Netherlands to circulate on a large scale.
The Gaming Commission has updated its list of illegal gambling sites blocked in Belgium as of 29 May 2026. This list aims to inform players and restrict access to unauthorised operators.
Whilst sports betting is on the rise ahead of the 2026 World Cup, illegal gambling sites are gaining ground in Belgium. According to a study commissioned by a legal operator, these platforms now account for 60 per cent of Belgian players’ traffic.
