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The board of Betsson AB has disclosed this morning that it has secured definitive terms to acquire Belgium sportsbook and casino brand betFIRST in a €120m cash offer.  Deal terms have been agreed with betFIRST Group, as Betsson AB takes a podium position in the Belgium igaming marketplace. The up-front consideration for the acquisition is set at €117m, which is …

Belgium will introduce a ban on all forms of gambling advertising/marketing from 1 July, to be applied across all media platforms.  The government announced its decision yesterday via its official gazette, confirming that from the set date, Belgium will apply Europe’s toughest advertising rules for gambling. As such, a blanket ban on all forms of gambling advertising will be applied …

Throughout the duration of the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup, the Belgian National Lottery will not show any advertisements for sports betting products. Local media outlined that Minister of Finance Vincent Van Peteghem has taken a more restrictive approach towards betting similar to his colleague in the Ministry of Justice, Vincent van Quickenborne. Van Peteghem has decided that the National …

Tim De Borle has announced his decision to step down as Chief Executive of Benelux gambling group Napoleon Sports & Casino. Writing a post on LinkedIn, De Borle confirmed that he had ended his 10-year tenure as an executive of Belgium’s biggest gambling group. He stated: “It’s been the adventure of a lifetime, and although I still see huge opportunity …

After several months in the pipeline, a €200 monthly loss limit has been introduced in Belgium, as authorities look set to move forward with gambling reform.  A statement from the Belgian Gambling Commission (BGC) last week reminded any relevant industry stakeholders in the country that the affordability limit would commence from Thursday 20 October. Plans to introduce the loss limit …

The Belgium Gambling Commission (BGC) has announced that its ‘EPIS – Excluded Persons Information System’ will be expanded to cover betting shop customers The announcement sees Belgium’s gambling self-exclusion system cover all licensed disciplines allowed by the BGC, as previously EPIS self-exclusion was only available for land-based casinos, arcades and online gambling websites. The BGC had been ordered to expand …

Benelux online casino and sportsbook operator Circus has moved to strengthen its brand coverage within Belgian football announcing a ‘structural partnership’ with KAA Gent.  The flagship brand of Liège-based online gambling group GAMING1, Circus secures a partnership with the Belgian Pro League’s biggest Flemish football club. Though disclosed this morning, the sponsorship kicked-off in July with KAA match against Standard …

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 …

BAGO – the Belgian Association for Gaming Operators – has warned the federal government that its channelling objective on gambling can only be achieved through sensible policy decisions.     The warning formed part of BAGO’s response to the Belgium Gaming Commission’s (KGC) ‘2020/2021 Market Report’ – which outlined the severe damages that the COVID-19 pandemic had on Belgium’s regulated gambling sector. …