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Belgium Gambling Commission President rallies against ad ban

Ladbrokes and PMU deal criticised by Belgian competition watchdog

Agali Clavie, President of the Belgium Gambling Commission (BGC), has made comments critical of political attempts to curb gambling marketing in the country.  Appearing on the Bel RTL morning programme, Clavie outlined her worry – one shared with some stakeholders in Britain ahead of its own regulatory changes – that an advertising clampdown could benefit black market firms. Expressing a …

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Belgium applies capped license limit on betting businesses

SBC News Belgium applies capped license limit on betting businesses

The Belgium Gambling Commission (BGC) has reduced the number of betting operator/business licence concessions to 30. The decision was granted by Belgium’s government, which approved new amendments to the Royal Decree of December 2010, which outlines the licence requirements and business obligations for betting operators (online or retail) to engage with customers. As a result, betting business F1 licences will …

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Belgian justice minister calls for drastic Decree reforms of gambling protections 

SBC News Belgian justice minister calls for drastic Decree reforms of gambling protections 

Belgium’s Council of Ministers will revise a series of gambling safeguards and new industry proposals put forward by Justice Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne.  Last Friday, the Berlaymont Assembly approved Van Quickenborne’s proposed draft amendments to Belgium’s ‘Royal Decree on Games of Chance and the Protection of Players’ (1999). Van Quickenborne had recommended that ministers amend the …

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Sarah Robertson, Kambi: Fine tuning can see lotteries & sports betting become dance partners

SBC News Sarah Robertson, Kambi: Fine tuning can see lotteries & sports betting become dance partners

Requiring a deeper commitment of technology and software services, lottery operators have often proved to be difficult partners for sportsbook suppliers. Having recently won the contract to overhaul Belgium’s Loterie Nationale sportsbook capacities, Kambi Group Senior Business Development Director Sarah Robertson spoke to SBC News about why the sportsbook technology supplier is treating lotteries as a critical growth segment. SBC: …

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Belgium football demands that BGC clarify its terms on betting advertising

SBC News Belgium football demands that BGC clarify its terms on betting advertising

Belgian Juliper Pro League football club KAA Gent has urged the Belgium Gambling Commission (BGC) to clarify its advertising conditions related to football marketing conducted on behalf of betting firms. The BGC has launched an investigation of KAA Gent for distributing a promotional email by partner Napoleon Games, which featured a prize titled – ‘Experience a day with the Buffalos’ …

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