Belgium’s Licensed Gambling Market
Who can offer what, and what the Commission reports on betting
Last verified: 2026-10-06
Legal gambling in Belgium runs through casinos, arcades, cafés, betting shops and websites, newsagents and racing associations, with online play only through supplementary licences. The Commission reports almost 500,000 active betting accounts online and 25 licensed sports betting websites.
Belgium’s licensed gambling market
Overview
Legal gambling in Belgium is available in casinos and slot machine arcades, online and offline, in cafés, in betting shops and on betting websites, in newsagents and at racing associations. Online play happens only through supplementary A+, B+ or F1+ licences held by operators that also hold the matching land-based licence. The law caps the number of casinos at nine, all granted, and arcades at 180.
The Commission’s June 2026 press release gives the main verified betting figures: almost 500,000 active player accounts on licensed betting websites, 25 licensed sports betting websites, 86% of betting gross gaming revenue from sports betting and three-quarters of that from football. During Euro 2024, 109,029 player accounts were created and 31,481 new players registered. The Commission’s Annual Report was posted on 16 September 2026; its segment-level revenue figures for 2025 are not included until they can be verified against the report itself.
Licensed betting sites
Monitored and regulated by the Gaming Commission. Source: Gaming Commission press release, 10 June 2026.
Active betting accounts
Source: Gaming Commission press release, 10 June 2026.
Sports share of betting GGR
Three-quarters of it relates to football. Source: Gaming Commission press release.
Belgium’s nine casino licences by municipality
| Municipality | Region | Class | Verified against primary source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blankenberge | Flanders | A (class I casino) | ✓ | Named in article 29 |
| Knokke-Heist | Flanders | A (class I casino) | ✓ | Named in article 29; the Commission page says Knokke |
| Middelkerke | Flanders | A (class I casino) | ✓ | Named in article 29 |
| Ostend | Flanders | A (class I casino) | ✓ | Named in article 29 |
| Chaudfontaine | Wallonia | A (class I casino) | ✓ | Named in article 29 |
| Dinant | Wallonia | A (class I casino) | ✓ | Named in article 29 |
| Namur | Wallonia | A (class I casino) | ✓ | Named in article 29 |
| Spa | Wallonia | A (class I casino) | ✓ | Named in article 29 |
| One of the 19 Brussels municipalities | Brussels-Capital | A (class I casino) | ✓ | Article 29 provides for one casino in a Brussels municipality designated by the King; the Commission says one casino exists in Brussels |
The Commission’s casino-licence page. [1]
The Commission’s World Cup press release of 10 June 2026. [2]
Verification status of this record
This record is at the source-review stage. Every claim in it is marked Verified: each rests on a primary source, namely the Gaming Commission’s own pages, the Gambling Act as coordinated on the Commission’s website, the Official Gazette, the Federal Government’s Council of Ministers communiqués or the Flemish Government and Parliament. Article-level provisions follow the Commission’s unofficially coordinated text of the Act. The provisions changed by the Law of 7 May 2024 (the fine ranges in articles 63 to 65, article 4 §§4-5, article 8/1, articles 54/1, 55 and 55/2 and the blacklist in article 43/8 §4) were cross-checked against that law as published in the Official Gazette of 22 May 2024, read through the etaamb.openjustice.be copy of the Gazette. The official consolidated text on ejustice.just.fgov.be could not be retrieved. Several Commission and government pages were read through search excerpts because the sites block automated retrieval. Market statistics from the Commission’s 2025 Annual Report are not included, because the report itself could not be read; they will be added once verified against it.
Key facts
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Betting is the most visible growth area the Commission reports: in June 2026 there were almost 500,000 active player accounts on licensed betting websites, 86% of betting gross gaming revenue came from sports betting and three-quarters of that from football, and during Euro 2024 109,029 player accounts were created and 31,481 new players registered.
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Belgium had 25 licensed sports betting websites in June 2026, monitored and regulated by the Gaming Commission, and the Commission says all other betting websites are illegal in Belgium.
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Legal gambling in Belgium is available in casinos and slot machine arcades (online and offline), cafés, betting shops and betting websites, newsagents and racing associations; online play happens only through supplementary A+, B+ or F1+ licences held by operators that also hold a land-based licence.
Gaming Commission (Kansspelcommissie), Gaming Commission (Kansspelcommissie)
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The number of licences is capped by law: nine class I casinos, all granted, so an A+ online casino licence can only be held by one of the existing casino licensees, and at most 180 class II gaming arcades (article 34).
Gaming Commission (Kansspelcommissie), Gaming Commission (Kansspelcommissie)
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The Commission posted a new Annual Report on 16 September 2026, the annual report that article 16 of the Act requires it to submit each year.
Gaming Commission (Kansspelcommissie), Gaming Commission (Kansspelcommissie)
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The Commission’s protection-of-players page names an online limit on play (maximum EUR 200 per week per player) and strict regulation of gambling advertising as examples of rule changes made in recent years, and the weekly limit applies per website to money paid into the account.
Gaming Commission (Kansspelcommissie), Gaming Commission (Kansspelcommissie)
Sources
- Gaming Commission (Kansspelcommissie)Primary source — Casinos (licence A - A+) — https://gamingcommission.be/en/operators/licences/casinos-licence-a-a
- Gaming Commission (Kansspelcommissie)Primary source — Press release - 2026 FIFA World Cup & sports betting: Betting is not without risk — https://www.gamingcommission.be/en/press-release-2026-fifa-world-cup-sports-betting-betting-is-not-without-risk