Recently, we learned that Winamax became forbidden in Belgium. Following a hardening of their act on games, the Belgium decides to forbidden Winamax french site. As of March 28, 2012, Winamax was placed on the list of illegal gambling sites.
If you are a Belgian player and you had funds on Winamax, do not worry because you can resume them by contacting support of the operator. The Gambling Commission explains that "in accordance with article 4, §§ 1 and 2 of the law on games of chance, it is forbidden to anyone to operate a game of chance without license previously granted by the gambling commission". We understand that European legislation on online gaming starts to move gradually.
When you want to connect on Winamax next time (if you live in Belgium), you will see a STOP notice and you will be redirected to another page. There are obviously ways to circumvent this law by means of information technology that will allow you to still connect you to Winamax, but if you are caught, you could lose your bankroll in addition to paying a fine of 25,000 euros, which is not worth to take the risk.
In parallel to this news, we learn that enhanced cooperation will likely be between the ARJEL and the Gambling Commission following publication of the decision n ° 2012-044 authorising the president of the ARJEL to sign a cooperation agreement between the regulatory authority of the games (ARJEL) online and the Gambling Commission.
Following this publication, the ARJEL may now enter into negotiations with the Gambling Commission for Great Britain, which acts as the ARJEL, but in England, Scotland and Wales and in some other territories.
Jean-François Vilotte, president of the ARJEL, will be now allowed to sign the Convention on cooperation and exchange of information between the ARJEL and the GCGB.
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