Conditions for the establishment of betting shops under the Gambling Act

In two articles for the Nieuw Juridisch Weekblad, Junior Geysens and Casper François discuss a number of recent judgments by the Council of State concerning the condition set out in Article 43/5(1)(5) of the Act of 7 May 1999 on games of chance, betting, gaming establishments and the protection of players, pursuant to which a Class IV gaming establishment (betting shop) may not be established in the vicinity of educational institutions, hospitals or places frequented mainly by young people, unless a reasoned exemption is granted by the local authority.

Nieuw Juridisch Weekblad 2025, issue 530, p. 758, and Nieuw Juridisch Weekblad 2025, issue 522, p. 393.