Unibet Poker Belgium: the Belgian licences, the 21+ rule and EPIS

Belgium licenses online gambling by category, and an operator has to print every licence it holds. Unibet's Belgian site does so, and the list is longer than most: an A and A+ licence numbered A505296 for casino games in a class I establishment and for offering those games through online tools, a B and B+ licence numbered 20636 for class II or automated gaming, an F1 and F1+ licence numbered FA116799 for betting, and an FB licence numbered 116671 for taking bets on behalf of an F1 holder.

Poker sits under the casino side of that list, which is why the A+ licence is the one that matters to a poker player.

Why the A+ licence is the one to look at

Belgium's Gaming Act ties online casino licences to land-based casino licences, so an A+ is an extension of a real class I establishment rather than a standalone internet permission. That is the structural reason the Belgian online offer is short: the number of online casino brands is capped by the number of physical casinos. Unibet's Belgian landing page groups its offer as casino, poker and bingo together, which is the shape that licensing produces.

The practical effect for a player is that the list of rooms is small and the ones on it are all accountable to the Belgian Gaming Commission — the Kansspelcommissie / Commission des jeux de hasard. Unlicensed sites go on a published blacklist and are blocked, and in Belgium playing on one is an offence for the player as well as the operator. That is unusual in Europe and worth knowing before you follow a link from somewhere else.

What the Belgian rules require

A licensed Belgian room verifies your identity, connects to EPIS — the national self-exclusion system — and applies the default weekly deposit limit. The minimum age for casino games including poker is 21, higher than the 18 that applies to sports betting; a 19-year-old who can bet on football in Belgium still cannot sit at a poker table. Unibet's Belgian site also carries the mandatory signpost to stopoptijd.be for players who want help.

Winnings are not taxed for players on licensed Belgian sites.

What you actually get

Unibet Poker's character is consistent across its national sites: tables built for recreational players, with anonymous seating and tracking software not permitted, and the Unibet Open as the room's own live festival. Belgian players are also within driving distance of some of the best live poker in Europe — Grand Casino Brussels VIAGE runs daily cash games, and Holland Casino Amsterdam and the northern French festivals are a short trip.

Check any bonus terms on the operator's own page before opting in. This is general information, not legal advice; the licence numbers above were read on Unibet's Belgian site on 15 October 2026, and the Belgian Gaming Commission's register is the place to confirm them.