Technical restrictions for online gambling in Belgium

Thursday, 24 November 2011 12:57

Gambling News - Gambling Law News

The Belgian Gaming Commission (BGC) has reportedly entered into an agreement with internet service providers (ISP) & financial institutions that will effectively block access to & empower banks to refuse transactions for unlicenced online operators.

The BGC will provide ISP's & banks with a black list of unlicenced "illegal" operators from January 2012 reports Dutch publication De Standaard.

Marjolein De Paepe from the Belgian Gaming Commission commented: "Games of chance have always been forbidden, unless the gaming commission has issued a permit for them. Thanks to this agreement, we now have a powerful weapon in the fight against illegal online gaming, where before we could only wag our finger."

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