Belgians players : The loyalty programs are legal in Belgium

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M. C., the president of the belgian regulator (gaming commission) has declared in a belgian paper magazine that loyalty programs are legal in Belgium in the limits of 400 euros by period of 2 months for each player.

A journalist has interviewed the president of the belgian regulator via questions send by email.

She answered by email, so there is no error of transcription.

The questions and the answers are published in dutch in the belgian weekly TV magazine Humo number 4360, 26/03/2024, page 135 (See last paragraph) (Photo van Wout van Aert on the cover). (I have the magazine, I don't reproduce it for copyrigt reason)

A question was about the loyalty program offered by one of the biggest belgian regulated online casino and sport betting websites.(c****s.be I don't reproduce the name to avoid free publicity)

The journalist explains that players can earn coins to buy gifts.

The president of the belgian regulator answered that it is legal in the limits of 400 euros by period of 2 months for each player.

I think amounts of 400 euros can be accumulated.(Ex : Earn coins but buy nothing for January, February, March, April and May gives the right to buy a gift of 1200 euros in June (1200 euros = 3 x 400 euros for 3 X 2 = 6 months) 

I think that prizes from promotions based on the skill like poker leaderboards based on results or betting leaderboards based on the quality of the predictions are not concerned by the limit of 400 euros since skill based leaderboards are a competition like a football championship and not a automatic gift.

I know the site c****s.be .

Like several other belgian regulated online casino and sport betting websites, c****s.be has a loyalty program which offers the possibily to buy gifts and vouchers with the coins earned.

The loyalty programs are mentionned on the home pages of the websites.

They are not "under the cover" and are well known by the regulator.

All these regulated websites have removed their bonus deposit but have maintained their loyalty program and promotions like leaderboards, drops and others.

Sometimes the player have to optin and pay little fees.

In Belgium, the law is the same for online casino, online sport betting and online poker game.

So it is clear that belgians players can participate in the promotions offered by the regulated operators of online poker game.

Unibet online casino makes promotions for belgian gamblers.(Loyalty program, daily missions, leaderboards, ...)

Unibet sport betting makes promotions for belgian bettors.(Free contests, free bets, odd boosts, leaderboards, ...)

Unibet poker can reopen promotions for belgian players.(Loyalty program, missions, freerolls, leaderboards, ...)

Unibet has mentionned in a previous thread that they received a message about promotions from the belgian regulator.

It is clear that this message was about bonus deposit for new customers and did not concern the loyalty program itself since loyalty programs are legal following the well informed president of the belgian regulator.

The previous thread seems indicate that the position of Unibet poker will not change without positive communication of the belgian regulator.

The declaration of the president of the belgian regulator in the magazine is a positive public communication.

So, the lights are green to loyaltyprogram and promotions for belgians players.

If Unibet poker receives another message from the regulator about poker promotions (send by a not well informed employee), Unibet can answer that promotions are made according the declaration of the president and join a copy of the magazine legaly bought and translated by Unibet Belgium.