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Limitation of online games of chance

Notification Number:

2021/0845/B (Belgium)

Date received:

09/12/2021

End of Standstill:

10/03/2022 (closed)

Draft Text:

FR EN SL PT EL HR PL LT BG IT FI ET CS RO HU SK SV DE ES MT DA LV NL

Impact assessment:

FR EN DE NL

Final Text:

FI RO MT EL HR HU PL CS DE NL DA LT EN PT IT FR BG SK ES SL SV ET LV

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Message 002

Communication from the Commission - TRIS/(2021) 04521
Directive (EU) 2015/1535
Translation of the message 001
Notification: 2021/0845/B

No abre el plazo - Nezahajuje odklady - Fristerne indledes ikke - Kein Fristbeginn - Viivituste perioodi ei avata - Καμμία έναρξη προθεσμίας - Does not open the delays - N'ouvre pas de délais - Non fa decorrere la mora - Neietekmē atlikšanu - Atidėjimai nepradedami - Nem nyitja meg a késéseket - Ma’ jiftaħx il-perijodi ta’ dawmien - Geen termijnbegin - Nie otwiera opóźnień - Não inicia o prazo - Neotvorí oneskorenia - Ne uvaja zamud - Määräaika ei ala tästä - Inleder ingen frist - Не се предвижда период на прекъсване - Nu deschide perioadele de stagnare - Nu deschide perioadele de stagnare.

(MSG: 202104521.EN)
1. MSG 002 IND 2021 0845 B EN 09-12-2021 B NOTIF

2. B

3A. SPF Economie, PME, Classes moyennes et Energie
Direction générale Qualité et Sécurité - Service Normalisation et Compétitivité - BELNotif
NG III – 2ème étage
Boulevard du Roi Albert II, 16
B - 1000 Bruxelles
Tel: 02/277.53.36
be.belnotif@economie.fgov.be

3B. Service des infractions et procédures particulières
Direction Droit pénal
Direction générale de la Législation,des Libertés et des Droits fondamentaux
SPF Justice
Boulevard de Waterloo, 115
1000 Bruxelles

4. 2021/0845/B - H10

5. Draft Royal Decree laying down the procedures for consulting the Central Individual Credit Register by the Gaming Commission and amending the provisions on the limitation of online games of chance

6. Games of chance and bets operated via Information Society instruments.

7. -

8. The purpose of the project is, first of all, to implement Article 55/1 of the Law of 7 May 1999 on games of chance, betting, gambling establishments and the protection of players. It lays down the procedure under which the commission may ask the National Bank of Belgium if a person is known to be in default of payment in the Central Individual Credit Register of the National Bank of Belgium.

Next, it provides for an amendment and clarification of Article 6(1)(a) of the Royal Decree of 25 October 2018 on the operating methods of games of chance and betting operated by means of the Information Society instruments.

9. The notification to the European Commission concerns only Article 9 of the draft Royal Decree amending Article 6(1)(a) of the Royal Decree of 25 October 2018 on the procedures for operating games of chance and betting operated via Information Society instruments.

Article 6(1)(a) of the Royal Decree of 25/10/2018 provides that “a player may supply his online player accounts by no more than EUR 500 per week on all games of chance and betting in which he participates.”. The amount of the default game limit is revised downwards and set at EUR 200 to enhance player protection. Furthermore, the words “on all games of chance and betting in which he participates” are deleted. It turns out that an overall game limit (valid for all sites), which has not been implemented in practice since the entry into force of the Royal Decree in 2018, is technically unrealistic. It also has many drawbacks. It is therefore preferable to remove the overall character of the limit and stick to one limit per website, while lowering the default limit. This protects players better and especially the most vulnerable of them.

10. References to the basic texts: The Law of 7 May 1999 on games of chance, betting, gambling establishments and the protection of players
Royal Decree of 25 October 2018 on the procedures for operating games of chance and bets operated via Information Society instruments.

11. No

12. -

13. No

14. No

15. Yes

16. OTC aspect

No – the draft is neither a technical regulation nor a conformity assessment procedure

SPS aspect

No - The draft is not a sanitary or phytosanitary measure.

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