Belgium tax man has poker pros in sight

September 30, 2014

According to finance publication tijd.be, professional poker players whose earnings are deemed to fall in the top tax bracket may be subjected to a 75 percent tax on earnings. While the casual poker player is exempt from paying tax, if their earnings are deemed exceptional, around twenty Belgian poker professionals have reportedly been identified by […]

Playtech poker fans can still play in Belgium

May 2, 2014

Playtech may have departed the ring-fenced Belgian online gambling market in a general sense, but its iPoker product apparently remains accessible to Belgian punters through the newly launched Ladbrokes.be website. Licensed by the Belgian Gaming Commission, the Playtech-powered site is in partnership with the Middelkerke Casino-Kursaal NV, one of nine land based casinos in the […]