Source: Kansspelcommissie (Belgium)
Belgium’s Gaming Commission says licensed online betting websites have nearly 500,000 active player accounts. It reports that sports betting accounts for 86% of betting GGR, with three-quarters of that figure attributed to football.
The figures indicate the scale and sports composition of activity on Belgium’s licensed betting websites.
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Belgium’s Gambling Commission (KSC) reported €402.9m in online sports betting stakes during the 2026 football World Cup. The figure was 51.2% above Euro 2024 and 85.5% higher than the 2022 World Cup; the commission cautioned that the tournaments differed in team and match numbers. Online gross gaming revenue reached €49.7m, while total stakes across online and retail channels were €442.6m.
The Dutch Gambling Authority hosted the first Player Protection Conference on 8–9 September 2025, with regulators, academics, researchers and experts from 16 European countries. Participants discussed youth protection, illegal gambling and advertising, and using player data to identify risk factors; working groups were launched and were due to meet for the first time during 2026.
On 13 March 2025, the Gaming Commission Chair gathered researchers, therapists and Player Protection staff to consider EPIS improvements. They examined automatic inclusion for people facing financial hardship and whether players should set the length of voluntary self-exclusion; the source reports discussion rather than a decision.
Belgium’s Gaming Commission says the National Lottery is not part of the commission and its lottery games are outside the commission’s remit. The commission does oversee Scooore! sports betting because betting falls under the Gambling Act; cooperation on complaints and a helpline has also taken place under an agreement.
Belgium's Kansspelcommissie now lists 1,016 illegal gambling websites on its blacklist. The regulator has maintained the list since 2012 and said the illegal supply keeps growing and adapting. A similar blacklist has been proposed in the Netherlands.
Belgium's Kansspelcommissie has registered 1,016 websites on its blacklist of illegal gambling sites, taking the list above 1,000 for the first time. The regulator said in a press release that the figure represents a milestone, according to the notice.