You can find the list of all active E licences here.
Manufacturers, installers, repairers of gaming devices and online platform providers must have a class E licence granted by the Gaming Commission (GC).
A class E licence is valid for 10 years.
The following documents must be sent to apply for an E licence and for the submission of a renewal application:
• The application form , duly completed, dated and signed;
• The full identity of the shareholders of the company (name, address, date of birth, place of birth and national register number/company number);
• A recent criminal record extract from the country of residence for directors/managers who reside in another country than Belgium and/or have resided in a foreign country in the last 5 years;
• An updated list of companies in which the directors/managers and the shareholders own shares. This list includes the exact number of shares, the name of the company and its corporate purpose;
• An updated list of companies in which the directors/managers and the shareholders hold a directorship. This list includes a description of the position, the name of the company and its corporate purpose;
• A dated and signed sworn statement in which each director/manager declares that they do not exercise direct or indirect control over a company holding a licence class A, A+, B, B+, C, D, F1, F1+ or F2;
• A tax certificate issued by the Federal Public Service Finance stating that all confirmed and undisputed tax debts have been paid;
• For foreign applicants/licensees: A tax certificate issued by the country where the company’s head office is located stating that all confirmed and undisputed tax debts have been paid;
• A tax certificate from the Regional Tax Administration from the region(s) where the services are provided stating that all confirmed and undisputed tax debts have been paid. Certificate requests can be submitted to relatiebeheer@vlaanderen.be (Flanders), https://fiscaliteit.brussels/fiscale-adviezen (Brussels-Capital), or fiscalite.wallonie@spw.wallonie.be (Wallonia);
• For new applications: Proof that the applicant has sufficient financial means to pay the guarantee of €12,500 per 50 machines for suppliers, or €25,000 for third-party machine repair and online services.
The following documents are also required for the financial and transparency analysis:
• For non-Belgian applicants: The balance sheets covering the last 3 years;
• For new companies: A provisional financial plan covering the next 3 years;
• A complete group organisation chart showing all links (and share percentages) with the various parent companies, subsidiaries, sister companies, etc.;
• A copy of both sides of the identity card or passport of foreign directors/managers;
• The final beneficiary form : It is necessary to complete one form for each director/manager and shareholder being a legal entity, starting with a form containing the data of the applicant/licensee in the box above and of its directors/managers and shareholders in the table below, and completing another form for each legal entity director/manager and shareholder, and so on until the final beneficiary is reached. If none of the directors/managers and shareholders is a legal entity, only one form containing the details of the applicant/licensee must be filled in.
Criminal record extracts, tax certificates and sworn statements must not have been issued more than 3 months before the submission of the application.
The application for an E licence can also be done online on our website.
The GC may request additional information if the transparency of the legal entity applying for the licence/renewing the licence is not sufficiently guaranteed by the documents submitted. The GC may verify at any time the accuracy and reliability of the documents submitted.
If the applicant/licensee is an EU national or a legal entity under the law of an EU Member State, they must attach similar foreign documents (e.g. extract from foreign criminal record) to the licence application/renewal application and their official translation into Dutch, French or German.