The Gambling Commission updates the list of banned sites

The Gaming Commission approved a new version of its list of prohibited gambling sites on October 30, 2026. The decision was brought to the public’s attention via a notice published in the Belgian Official Gazette on November 13, 2026, page 60456, under reference C − 2026/008292. The text appears under the bilingual title “Gaming Commission. — List of prohibited sites.”

A publication notice, not a catalog of sites

The official notice does not reproduce the enumeration of the addresses concerned. It indicates that “the modified list of prohibited sites” can be consulted on the Gaming Commission website, at the address www.gamingcommission.be. Operators and gamblers must therefore refer to this source to know precisely which sites are targeted by the measure.

The legal basis is explicitly recalled: the list is established “pursuant to the Law of May 7, 1999 on games of chance, gaming establishments, and player protection, as amended by the Law of January 10, 2010 amending the legislation relating to games of chance.” The stated foundation is therefore player protection, and not solely the policing of operators.

Four updates in less than three months

The publication of November 13, 2026, is not an isolated exercise: the Belgian Official Gazette has already relayed several successive versions of the same list this year.

• List approved on August 27, 2026, published in the Belgian Official Gazette on September 1, 2026 (p. 47657).
• List approved on September 17, 2026, published in the Belgian Official Gazette on September 30, 2026 (p. 52481).
• List approved on September 28, 2026, published in the Belgian Official Gazette on October 12, 2026 (p. 54556).
• List approved on October 30, 2026, published in the Belgian Official Gazette on November 13, 2026 (p. 60456, C − 2026/008292).

This pace, approximately one update per month, shows that the list is a living instrument, revised as the Commission makes findings, and not a catalog frozen once and for all.

A competence in the process of moving

The institutional framework of the sector is shifting in parallel. The Law of April 30, 2026 organizes the transfer of the Gaming Commission and the competence regarding games of chance from the FPS Justice to the FPS Economy, SMEs, Middle Classes and Energy. A Royal Decree of August 5, 2026, published in the Belgian Official Gazette on September 7, 2026 (p. 49117), regulates the transfer of Commission personnel between the two public services.

However, the notice of November 13, 2026, remains disseminated under the title of the FPS Justice, reflecting the transitional nature of the current period. Competencies regarding gambling are being reorganized, but the publication of individual protection measures continues to follow its normal course.

What this changes for players and operators

For the Belgian bettor, the notice of November 13, 2026, serves as a practical reminder: the list of prohibited sites is only enforceable and verifiable at the source, on www.gamingcommission.be, and not in the columns of the Belgian Official Gazette. For the operator, the publication serves as a signal: any address included in the modified list falls outside the authorized perimeter of the Belgian market, with the consequences that the Law of May 7, 1999, attaches to the illegal offering of games.

The concrete effect is therefore twofold: players have an official and updated control point, while unlicensed operators see their visibility diminish with successive revisions. In any case, the publication of November 13, 2026, confirms that the Commission continues to update its list as findings occur, without waiting for the completion of the transfer of its powers to the FPS Economy.

Official source: Belgian Official Gazette of November 13, 2026, notice C − 2026/008292, “Gaming Commission. — List of prohibited sites,” p. 60456.