{"id":4889,"date":"2024-03-06T14:51:46","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T14:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbceurasia.com\/en\/?p=4889"},"modified":"2024-03-06T14:51:51","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T14:51:51","slug":"belgium-to-apply-toughest-gambling-protections-from-1-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbceurasia.com\/en\/2024\/03\/06\/belgium-to-apply-toughest-gambling-protections-from-1-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgium to Apply Toughest Gambling Protections From 1 September"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Kansspelcommissie,<\/strong> the Gambling Authority of <strong>Belgium<\/strong>, has confirmed that it will apply new gambling protection measures from 1 September 2024, raising the minimum age for gambling to 21 years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision follows January\u2019s approval of new player protection amendments to be added to the Belgian Gambling Act of 1999.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mandate was approved by the Chamber of Representatives, which endorsed a decree by Green Party Minister <strong>Stefaan Van Hecke<\/strong> to overhaul the Gambling Act\u2019s consumer protections by adopting tougher compliance measures.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As such, Belgium joins Greece in becoming the second EU member state to apply a minimum 21-year age requirement on all forms of gambling (online and land-based).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to the decree, Belgium had applied a 21-year age restriction on access to land-based casinos and arcades. New rules will no longer allow bars, clubs, and recreational centres to operate slot machines.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decree has further tightened Belgium\u2019s blanket ban on gambling advertising, which came into force on 1 July 2023. From September, Belgium-licensed operators will no longer be allowed to offer free bets, bonuses, or gifts as incentives to entice customers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, licensed operators will no longer be allowed to promote \u2018games of chance\u2019 on their websites to customers. The framework applies a compliance command on operators who must separate customer access to games of chance from other wagering verticals (sportsbook, bingo, poker).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As stands, gambling advertising will only be permissible at football stadiums until 1 January 2025, due to a legal intervention by Belgian <strong>Pro League<\/strong> football clubs who secured a grace period to conclude advertising contracts.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Green Party cited it had won a four-year battle against the gambling lobby to implement comprehensive protections for Belgian consumers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trade body, <strong>BAGO,<\/strong> the Belgium Association of Gaming Operators, expressed opposition to a total gambling advertising ban, stating that it could result in consumers finding it difficult to distinguish between legal and illegal operators.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tom De Clercq<\/strong>, Chair of BAGO, noted: \u201cBAGO has repeatedly spoken out in favour of limiting advertising, including through traditional media. But we have also always warned that a total ban on advertising in places where illegal operators are massively present, especially online, will have serious side effects.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe must once again conclude that policymakers ignore the solutions we have proposed and opt for populist formulas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/sbceurasia\">Telegram-channel<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kansspelcommissie, the Gambling Authority of Belgium, has confirmed that it will apply new gambling protection measures from 1 September 2024, raising the minimum age for gambling to 21 years.&nbsp; The decision follows January\u2019s approval of new player protection amendments to be added to the Belgian Gambling Act of 1999.&nbsp; The mandate was approved by the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4890,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21,5,1,24],"tags":[7554,6006,7561,710,7559,7564,7558,6302,7555,7560,7557,7563,518,7556,7562],"class_list":["post-4889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-gambling","category-news","category-regulations","tag-7554","tag-amendments","tag-belgian-gambling-act-of-1999","tag-belgium","tag-chamber-of-representatives","tag-compliance-measures","tag-decree","tag-gambling-authority","tag-gambling-protections","tag-green-party-minister","tag-kansspelcommissie","tag-minimum-age","tag-player-protection","tag-september-1","tag-stefaan-van-hecke"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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