Licensing and regulation: Can we get a licence?

The Council of Ministers approved, in October 2025, a legislative proposal to transfer Belgian Gaming Commission oversight to the Ministry of Economic Affairs; the Commission moved administratively to that Minister's department in January 2026, ahead of final enacting legislation. This reform is fragile in instrument terms -- an approved proposal and an administrative move, not yet primary law -- and no primary-source text of the finalising legislation was located this cycle. Separately, a Royal Decree signed 11 March 2026 raises 2026 operator contributions to Gaming Commission funding by 15%, retroactive to 1 January 2026, under the durable statutory basis of Article 19 of the Gambling Act of 7 May 1999. The increase spans Class A, A+, B, B+, C, E, F1, F1+ and F2 licences. Together these developments mark a structural governance shift and a material cost increase occurring in the same cycle, justifying an amber rating pending finalisation of the enacting legislation.