Belgium Blacklists Online Poker CompaniesPokerStars Gets One Of First Licenses While Others Are Excluded |
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Belgium yesterday published its first official online poker operator blacklist.
Chilipoker.com, 888.com, Titanpoker.be, and Everestpoker.be are among the online poker operators who have been excluded from operating in the country. A number of online casino operators were also placed on the list.
The government is now expected to ask Internet Service Providers to block access to these URLs.
Elsewhere PokerStars.be announced it was one of the first sites to be officially granted a license to operate under Casino de Namur’s A+ license. The site has been operating since spring last year.
Partouche.be is also currently operating online poker in the country.
Etienne Marique, chairman of the Belgian Gaming Commission, said, “This is an important step forward for the regulation of online gambling. Not only is the legal framework offering the possibility for operators to offer their online games of chance, but from an economical point of view gambling operators are given opportunities in Belgium.
“And all this in an environment that protects players more than illegal websites do – for example, excluded players cannot play at licensed websites and an average hourly loss is applicable to each player.”
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