Editorial team and test method
Who writes, how we test and where the money comes from.
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Tom Peeters has written about Belgian gambling sites since 2014 and tries everything first-hand with a preference for dice games. Works from Antwerpen.
How we test. we create a player account ourselves, deposit via Bancontact, start a withdrawal and keep an eye on the clock. White or black: we look the operator up at the Gaming Commission and compare the promise with the conditions.
The outbound links earn us a fee; the assessment is not altered by it. An operator without a Belgian licence is described as such, commission or not.
The hard numbers
| Type | foreign operator |
| Oversight | Belgian Gaming Commission |
| Licence | no Belgian licence |
| Operator | — |
| Self-exclusion | EPIS |
| Tax on winnings | none for the player |
| Deposit limit | €200 per week (default) |
| Minimum age | 21 |
What the law imposes
Player protection in Belgium is arranged notably strictly by European standards and it is built that way on purpose. By default €200 per week per site may go in.
Self-exclusion in Belgium is handled centrally, through EPIS: the block covers every licence holder in the country. Unlicensed sites are not connected to it. For casino, gaming hall and betting the bar has been 21 since September 2024; lottery products are the exception at 18. Without valid ID you do not get through.
Tsars versus a licensed Belgian site
| Criterion | Tsars |
|---|---|
| Belgian Gaming Commission oversight | no |
| EPIS self-exclusion | no |
| €200 weekly limit by default | no |
| Bancontact as a deposit method | not always |
| Complaint to the Belgian regulator | no |
| Winnings untaxed for the player | yes |