Source: Kansspelcommissie (Belgium)
Belgium’s Gaming Commission said Gaëtan Devos of UCLouvain and Xavier Noël of ULB presented a survey report on excluded players on 13 January 2023. The survey examined EPIS, players’ reasons for exclusion, gambling behaviour before and after exclusion, and whether they used professional support.
The findings concern how EPIS works and the support needs of excluded players.
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