Belgium raises legal gambling age to 21 from September

Belgium’s Gaming Commission said revised gambling rules will take effect on 1 September 2024, including a rise in the legal gambling age from 18 to 21. The changes also prohibit gifts, bonuses and free games, restrict online licence combinations on one website and ban gambling advertising in principle. The Belgian Association of Gaming Operators warned that a total advertising ban could make legal operators harder to distinguish from illegal ones.