Gaming Commission

What Gaming Commission does

The Gaming Commission (Kansspelcommissie / KSC, and in French Commission des Jeux de Hasard / CJH) is the Belgian federal regulatory authority responsible for overseeing all gambling activity in Belgium. Established by the Gambling Act of 7 May 1999, it operates as the sole licensing, compliance, and enforcement body for casinos, slot machine arcades, betting shops, online betting and gambling sites, newsagents offering betting, racing associations, and cafés with gambling machines. The commission is chaired by a magistrate — currently Mrs. Magali Clavie since 2020 — and comprises representatives from six federal ministers (Justice, Finance, Economy, Public Health, Home Affairs, and the National Lottery), ensuring statutory independence. Its primary mandate is to channel players toward legal gambling and protect them from addiction, financial loss, and illegal operators.

The commission's core operational systems include a licensing management platform for the various classes of gambling establishments, XML-based electronic data exchange with operators via web services, and technical evaluation protocols for gambling-machine model approvals. Consumer-facing products include the "Always Play Legally" certification logo, a publicly maintained blacklist of illegal gambling sites, an SOS Gambling 24/7 helpline (0800 35 777), voluntary self-exclusion forms, and the Bluf! youth prevention campaign targeting 14–18 year olds. In December 2025 it extended its enforcement footprint through a cooperation agreement with DNS Belgium targeting .be-domain illegal gambling sites.

The commission is funded through licensing fees, model-approval fees (Royal Decree of 21/02/2003), administrative charges, and fines (€250–€1,250,000) — revenue is not publicly itemized. It operates from a single headquarters in Brussels (Kantersteen 47, 1000 Brussel) and supports a multilingual web presence (Dutch, French, German, English). Headcount is reported as 11–50, and the organization is structured as a government state entity with no parent company or subsidiaries.

Name

Gaming Commission

Legal name

Kansspelcommissie

Website

https://gamingcommission.be

Company type

Public

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Gaming Commission (Kansspelcommissie) is Belgium's federal gambling regulator, established by the Gambling Act of 7 May 1999. It licenses operators, enforces compliance, and protects players through awareness campaigns, a public blacklist of illegal sites, and 24/7 support services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Gambling Regulation

akta.pro primary industry

Gaming Regulatory Consulting & Advisory (MPAEAOAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gambling, Alcohol & Controlled Substances Regulators (BPAIAOAN), Payment Compliance & Funds Control (AML, Sanctions, Segregation, Safeguarding) (MPAEALAJ), Payment & Financial Compliance for Gaming (PCI DSS, sanctions screening, fraud compliance) (MPAEAOAI)

Keywords

• Gambling regulation
• Gaming licensing
• Player protection
• Compliance enforcement
• Anti-money laundering

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Gaming Commission (Kansspelcommissie) is Belgium's official government regulator of the gambling sector, established by the Gambling Act of 7 May 1999. It grants licenses to legal gambling operators (casinos, slot machine arcades, betting shops, online gambling sites), monitors compliance with gambling legislation, and enforces sanctions including warnings, license suspensions or revocations, and administrative fines of €250 to €1,250,000. The Commission also provides player protection services such as the 24/7 SOS Gambling helpline, voluntary self-exclusion tools, the Always Play Legally certification logo, and the Bluf! youth prevention campaign.

Product overview

The Gaming Commission (Kansspelcommissie/KSC) is Belgium's official gambling regulator established by the Gambling Act of 7 May 1999. Rather than offering commercial products, it provides regulatory services and public protection initiatives including the Bluf! prevention campaign for youth, the Always Play Legally consumer certification logo, a publicly accessible blacklist of illegal gambling sites, and support tools such as the SOS Gambling helpline and voluntary self-exclusion forms. The commission also manages a licensing system for legal gambling operators and provides technical/IT protocols for compliance monitoring. These services work together to channel players toward legal gambling and protect them from illegal operators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gambling Operator Licensing Administrative licensing service for processing and managing gambling licenses for various establishment classes including casinos, slot machine arcades, betting shops, online gambling operators, and racing associations. Operators must comply with legal provisions to retain their license.
• Technical Evaluation Protocols for Gambling Machines

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DNS BelgiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 December 2025DNS Belgium and the Gaming Commission signed a cooperation agreement in December 2025. This collaboration facilitates the detection of illegal gambling sites using the '.be' domain. The partnership strengthens enforcement capabilities by identifying and blocking illegal operators at the domain level.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Italian Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM): Italy's customs and monopoly agency responsible for regulating gambling and betting. Comparable in licensing, AML, and consumer-protection functions, though embedded in a broader customs/regulatory agency structure.
• UK Gambling Commission: Statutory regulator of gambling in Great Britain with comparable licensing, compliance, enforcement, and player-protection mandate. Most directly comparable peer regulator in terms of scope, sanction powers, and statutory authority.

Direct peers

• Malta Gaming Authority (MGA): Malta's national gambling regulator responsible for licensing and supervising gambling operators, with comparable B2C and B2B oversight, AML compliance, and responsible-gambling functions. Similar in scale and remit to the Belgian Gaming Commission.
• Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC): Channel Islands-based gambling regulator focused on e-gambling licensing and compliance supervision. Comparable in licensing and ongoing supervision functions, though jurisdictionally more international than the Belgian Commission.
• Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) - France: French national gambling regulator with similar statutory authority over online and land-based gambling, including licensing, AML oversight, and consumer protection. Directly comparable in mandate, structure, and policy focus on channeling players to legal offerings.
• German Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL): Joint federal-state gambling regulator for Germany overseeing online and land-based gambling licensing and enforcement. Comparable in statutory authority, multi-stakeholder governance, and focus on channelling and player protection.
• Swedish Gambling Authority (Spelinspektionen): Swedish regulator overseeing the gambling market under a re-licensed framework with comparable licensing, AML compliance, and responsible-gambling objectives. Peer in scope and approach to a tightly regulated national gambling market.
• Dutch Gambling Authority (Kansspelautoriteit / KSA): National regulator of games of chance in the Netherlands with licensing, supervision, enforcement, and player-protection responsibilities. Closest geographic and structural peer given shared Benelux regulatory tradition and market characteristics.
• Spanish Directorate-General for the Regulation of Gambling (DGOJ): Spain's national gambling regulator responsible for licensing, supervising, and sanctioning gambling operators. Equivalent in scope and statutory powers within the Southern European regulatory environment.

Regional players

• Gibraltar Gambling Commissioner: Gibraltar-based gambling regulator licensing and supervising online operators. Comparable in licensing and AML mandate but with a primarily B2B / international client base rather than a domestic consumer-protection remit.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ksc_cjh
• Facebookfacebook.com/gamingcommission.be
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kansspelcommissie---commission-des-jeux-de-hasard

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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