Bookmakers licensed in Belgium by the Gaming Commission

What does "licensed in Belgium" mean?

In Belgium, online betting runs on a supplementary licence called F1+, not on a standalone online licence. The Gaming Commission first grants an F1 licence, which covers offline betting. Only after that, and only to the holder of that F1, can it grant an F1+ licence for the online version of the same business.

That shapes the whole list above. Every licensed site is backed by an operator that already runs regulated betting in Belgium. An online-only operator with no Belgian footprint simply sits outside the system. One more thing: an F1+ licence expires at the same time as the F1 licence it hangs on.

Licensed site and holder: what the register publishes

The Belgian register publishes the licensed site, not the trading name. Other European registers list brands. This one lists domains. So the "Brand or site" column on this page shows the domain as it appears in the official export, with no brand name swapped in. That domain is what the licence covers, and nothing else.

The holder shown next to it is the establishment the licence is registered to. It won't always match the brand name you know. And one company can run several sites, each under its own licence.

Why doesn't OddScore track every licensed bookmaker?

The regulatory list and OddScore's coverage answer two different questions. The Commission says which sites are allowed to offer online betting in Belgium. OddScore says which operators are currently plugged into its odds comparison.

So a bookmaker can be fully licensed and still not be tracked by OddScore. It works the other way too. The "Tracked by OddScore" badge never counts as a check with the regulator. It only means the platform compares some of that operator's odds.

How can I check a site myself?

No third-party list replaces the official register. That includes this one. To check a licence:

1. Open the Gaming Commission's F1+ licence register.
2. Search for the exact domain, character by character.
3. Make sure the licence hasn't passed its expiry date.
4. Check that the holder matches the company named on the site.
5. Still unsure? Look at the blacklist of unlicensed sites the Commission publishes.

The same routine works for any country. You'll find the full version in how to check that a bookmaker is licensed.

Bonuses and free bets: the Belgian rules

In Belgium, bonuses are banned for all games of chance, sports betting included. The Law of 18 February 2024, amending the Gambling Act of 7 May 1999, clarified that ban. It covers things like free participation in games and game credits. The same law raised the minimum age to 21 for all games of chance. It also bans gambling advertising in principle.

The Constitutional Court kept all three rules in ruling 165/2025 of 11 December 2025. Bonus ban, age 21, advertising ban. It struck down just one separate provision, on holding several licences on a single site. That provision still applies until new legislation comes into force, and until 31 December 2026 at the latest.

In practice, a site licensed in Belgium can't offer free bets or betting credit. If you want to see how the mechanism works where it's allowed, read how a free bet works.

Last checked at source: 11 October 2026.

Why does the list of licensed sites change?

A regulatory list is never final. The Commission can grant a new F1+ licence, record a change of site, log a licence moving from one company to another, or withdraw it. An F1+ licence can also lapse because the F1 licence behind it wasn't renewed.

That's why a last-checked date sits under the list. Without it, you've no way of knowing whether what you're reading still holds today. So always read the two together.

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