Belgium’s regulated online gambling market increased GGR by 5.41% to €964.5 million in 2025, even as the number of new players fell 43.1%, according to the 2025 Annual Report from the Kansspelcommissie (KSC). Only 110,032 people entered the legal market for the first time, compared with 193,342 in 2024.
Online gambling now accounts for around 59% of Belgium’s regulated market, while land-based gambling revenue declined 7.17% to €656.1 million. Total regulated gambling revenue remained broadly flat at around €1.62 billion, down 0.07%. The overall player base also contracted. 528,706 unique people gambled online during 2025, compared with 602,288 a year earlier, a decline of 12.2%. However, the average number of daily active online players rose by around 3% to 160,144, indicating greater activity within a smaller user base.
Betting generated €367.65 million in GGR. Online betting contributed €244.6 million, up 5.18%; betting shops generated €87.3 million, down 7%; and newsagents €35.45 million, down 5.08%. Land-based casinos increased GGR 5.85% to €152.29 million, while cafés, bingo and gaming machines fell 17.77% to €196.01 million.
Daily visits to land-based venues dropped 24.5%, from 36,470 to 27,532. Player protection also tightened. The EPIS exclusion system ended 2025 with 66,998 self-excluded people, received 16,358 new applications and blocked 715,373 access attempts, including about 690,074 online. Belgium’s general minimum gambling age has been 21 since September 2024.
David Clarinval
The KSC, chaired by Magali Clavie, with Peter Naessens as Secretary, added around 370 websites to its blacklist, blocked 155 URLs through accelerated procedures and asked Meta to remove more than 8,500 gambling advertisements.
The Belgian Association of Gaming Operators (BAGO), chaired by Tom De Clercq, warned that 28% of surveyed 18-to-30-year-olds said they had used illegal gambling websites. Online gambling is currently taxed at around 11% of gross margin in Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels, while federal minister David Clarinval oversees the economic policy area linked to the sector.
