Bwin.party secures Belgian approval
Operator permitted to offer all products via Partouche partnership agreed last year.
Bwin.party has received the green light to offer poker, casino games and sports betting in Belgium under its bwin.be domain following an approval process lasting several months.
The operator had previously been blacklisted in the EU member state, with chief executive Norbert Teufelberger being questioned by authorities last year during a conference in Brussels, however it agreed to pursue a dot.be licence in December after partnering with Belgian licensee Groupe Partouche.
Operators wishing to obtain a licence in Belgium are required to have a land-based presence in the country, and bwin’s poker and casino offering comes via a licence held by Partouche-owned Casino Kursaal Oostende NV.
Bwin is the seventh A+ licensee for dot.be poker and casino and, once listed on the Belgian Gambling Commission (BGC) site, will be the eighth F1+ sports betting licensee, with Unibet among the other operators to offer sportsbook products in the jurisdiction.
A spokesman for the company told eGaming Review: “What is happening in Belgium is part of our gradual transition, as required by the BGC.”
Meanwhile familygameonline.be and panache.be have become the latest B+ licensees, offering roulette, blackjack and dice games. No further operators have been added to the country’s blacklist this month.