Tag Archives: Vincent Van Peteghem

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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Belgian National Lottery ends betting ads during World Cup amid wider restrictions

Belgian national football team

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 …

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