Belgium Unlikely to Follow Italy’s Lead in Blanket Ban on Gambling Ads

A prominent individual in Belgian gaming oversight, Roland Rosculet, has asserted that Belgium is improbable to emulate Italy’s course in enacting a comprehensive prohibition on wagering promotions. He posits that current legislation in Belgium aims to oversee the sector, not abolish it.

An impending alteration, a Royal Decree taking effect on the first of June, will impose constraints on gaming advertisements. As an illustration, internet casinos will solely be permitted to promote on their own web platforms.

Nevertheless, Rosculet differentiates this from Italy’s Dignity Decree, which embodies a more fundamental resistance to the gaming industry. He contends that Belgium’s objective is to guide the sector toward a more accountable trajectory.

Rosculet employs the comparison of a vessel lacking a helm, implying that the prior absence of regulation had permitted the industry to meander. This fresh legislation, he argues, furnishes much-needed direction and governance.