Keno review
What Keno is worth when you actually play: licence, payouts, support.
See the offerAnyone looking up Keno notices quickly: Keno is a National Lottery game without a Belgian licence. Hence, this is a solid but not spectacular choice.
Our verdict on Keno
Pros and cons of Keno
✅ Pros
- More generous bonuses than Belgian law allows
- Often more payment options, e-wallets included
- Signup is usually faster
- Bigger game catalogue than Belgian licence holders
❌ Cons
- No statutory €200-per-week deposit limit
- No EPIS link: self-exclusion does not work here
- Bancontact not always available
The facts at a glance
- Type
- National Lottery game
- Oversight
- Belgian Gaming Commission
- Licence
- no Belgian licence
- Operator
- —
- Tax on winnings
- none for the player
- Deposit limit
- €200 per week (default)
- Self-exclusion
- EPIS
- Minimum age
- 18
The legal side
Keno is missing from the Belgian white list. The domain kenobe appears on the black list, which now holds more than 900 addresses.
Without a licence there is no EPIS and no mandatory weekly ceiling. If you play anyway, set your own limit and keep the amounts small.
Opening and verifying an account
Signing up looks roughly the same on every site: identity details that match, and a check on them. An ID document and an address document will be requested.
Support here usually runs in English, and a complaint cannot reach the Gaming Commission. Hold on to the confirmations of every deposit; without those documents a complaint leaves you empty-handed.
Keno versus a licensed Belgian site
- Belgian Gaming Commission oversight
- no
- EPIS self-exclusion
- no
- €200 weekly limit by default
- no
- Bancontact as a deposit method
- not always
- Complaint to the Belgian regulator
- no
- Winnings untaxed for the player
- yes
What players report
★★★★★ 2 months ago
Support answered in Dutch within the hour.
★★★★★ 2 months ago
Lowering the weekly limit worked right away, which I appreciated.
★★★★★ 2 months ago
The dice games are simply more fun than the standard slots.
Weekly limit, age bar and exclusion
On player protection, Belgium sits notably strictly by European standards with effects you cannot route around. By default €200 per week per site may go in.
EPIS is the Gaming Commission's central exclusion system: whoever registers is barred everywhere immediately, online as well as offline. Unlicensed sites are not connected to it. Under-21s have been shut out of casino, hall and betting since September 2024; 18 still applies at the National Lottery alone. The bar is statutory, not a house rule.
Frequently asked questions
Can I play from 18?
18 — that has been the rule since the 2024 reform, National Lottery aside. Trial accounts fall under the same limit. This is not a guideline but a statutory limit.
Does Bancontact work here?
Depositing with Bancontact works; the money comes back through your bank account. Keep the confirmation e-mail of every deposit. Mind the app's daily ceilings.
Are winnings taxed?
No, you pay no tax on winnings; that burden falls on the operator. Ask for advice if large amounts are involved. Winnings stay outside personal income tax.
Can I change my limit?
The statutory standard is €200 per week. Going down is always allowed, going up is not. Raising it always takes time, even when the request goes through. At unlicensed sites that protection does not exist.
Can I have myself blocked?
Through the Gaming Commission's EPIS system. One registration excludes you from every licensed operator, online and on-site. The register is not publicly searchable. It is the strongest brake Belgium offers.
Is Keno legal in Belgium?
No. Keno holds no Belgian licence and appears on the Gaming Commission's black list. It takes two clicks to verify. Status can change; re-check the list if in doubt.