Editorial team and test method
Who writes, how we test and where the money comes from.
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Marie Lefèvre-Dubois has written about Belgian gambling sites since 2019 and puts every operator to the test where bonus terms always comes first. Works from Liège.
An affiliate fee sits on the outbound links; it has no effect on the content of the review. A missing licence is never left unsaid.
How we test. we register like any other player, stake money with Bancontact, start a withdrawal and keep an eye on the clock. Licence status is verified directly with the Gaming Commission and dig through the general terms. Unverified claims are left out.
Weekly limit, age bar and exclusion
Belgium regulates player protection notably strictly by European standards with concrete consequences for your account. By default €200 per week per site may go in. Downwards it goes without an intermediate step, raising runs through a verification and then a waiting window.
EPIS is the Gaming Commission's central exclusion system: after registration no licensed operator grants you access. Reversing it is not immediate. Under-21s have been shut out of casino, hall and betting since September 2024; for the National Lottery 18 remained the rule. Without valid ID you do not get through.
The facts at a glance
| Type | foreign operator |
| Oversight | Belgian Gaming Commission |
| Licence | no Belgian licence |
| Operator | — |
| Tax on winnings | none for the player |
| Self-exclusion | EPIS |
| Minimum age | 21 |
| Deposit limit | €200 per week (default) |
Mandarin Palace versus a licensed Belgian site
| Criterion | Mandarin Palace |
|---|---|
| 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 |