EPIS (Excluded Persons Information System)
A person can enter EPIS voluntarily (or a family member/third party or a court can request it). Before granting access, every licensed casino, arcade, betting shop, and gambling site must check the player's name and date of birth against EPIS and refuse anyone listed. Removal is not automatic — the person must request it.
Key facts
Run byBelgian Gaming Commission (Kansspelcommissie / Commission des jeux de hasard)
CoversAll licensed Belgian gambling — online and land-based casinos, slot-machine (gaming) arcades, and betting (betting shops added in 2019)
ChannelAll channels (online + land-based)
Duration optionsA voluntary ban stays in force until the person asks the Gaming Commission to lift it (no automatic expiry); court-ordered and profession-based bans last as long as the underlying ground applies
Operator mandateMandatory EPIS checks for licensed operators — casinos and gaming arcades since 2004, online since the 2011 licensing regime, and betting shops since 2019
Managed since2004, by the Gaming Commission
Retail betting coverageExtended to betting shops in 2019
Non-self-exclusion groundsAlso lists court-ordered bans (e.g. collective debt settlement) and automatic profession bans (magistrates, notaries, court bailiffs, police officers)Distinctive feature vs other national schemes
Minimum gambling age21 for casinos and gaming arcadesUnder-age players are also blocked via EPIS
Coverage gap
Does not block unlicensed/offshore sites operating outside the Belgian licence
Related terms
Sources
Reference, not advice. A teaching summary of the Belgium scheme — confirm registration routes and current terms on the scheme’s own site.