title: Belgium — Licensing and regulation: Can we get a licence? | advennt.io canonical: https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/belgium/licensing/ [Jurisdictions](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/) [Belgium](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/belgium/) Licensing and regulation Belgium · Question 02 of 11 # Licensing and regulation: Can we get a licence? Unfavourable · Confirmed · AI-generated · [Back to full Belgium report →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/belgium/) Key section parameters | Jurisdiction | Belgium (BE) | |---|---| | Regulator | Recorded in register | | Favourability | Unfavourable | | Confidence | Confirmed | | Review status | AI-generated | | Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 | Summary answer 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 fra… ## Full section analysis 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.