What it comes down to with Uptownaces: Uptownaces is a foreign operator without a Belgian licence. In plain terms, this is mainly interesting if you already know the brand.
Uptownaces
See the offerBonus, terms, Bancontact and payouts — Uptownaces seen from Belgium.
Updated August 202621+Geen Belgische vergunningBancontact
In brief
Type
foreign operator
Oversight
Belgian Gaming Commission
Licence
no Belgian licence
Operator
—
Self-exclusion
EPIS
Minimum age
21
Tax on winnings
none for the player
Deposit limit
€200 per week (default)
What you play on
Uptownaces sits outside the Belgian framework, which translates into a broader catalogue: a catalogue of slots, live casino and crash games. The flip side sits further down: no oversight, no EPIS and no statutory weekly limit.
Dice games replace the classic slot here: infinity Dice, Gold Mine, Dice of Fortune, no other country knows this category in this shape.
Playing legally in Belgium
Uptownaces is not registered with the Belgian regulator. The domain uptownaces appears on the black list, which now holds more than 900 addresses.
Without a licence there is no EPIS and no mandatory weekly ceiling. In a disagreement the Belgian regulator sits outside the loop.
Limits, age and EPIS
The rules on player protection here run above the European average in strictness and you notice it at signup. On any licensed site the weekly limit defaults to €200. Dropping that limit is possible at any moment, raising happens neither easily nor instantly.
The EPIS system is the regulator's central exclusion list: after registration no licensed operator grants you access. Reversing it is not immediate. Casino, gaming hall and sports betting are 21-and-over since 1 September 2024; only the National Lottery stays at 18. A trial account falls under it too.
Money in, money out
Bancontact
дебетовая карта / приложение · min €5
Bancontact Pay
мобильное приложение, оплата по QR-коду или номеру телефона · min €5 · up to €2500 per day
Maestro
дебетовая карта
Visa / Mastercard
карта
Overschrijving / Virement
банковский перевод
Paysafecard
предоплаченный ваучер
In practice the payment picture is clear-cut: money goes in via Bancontact or Bancontact Pay, and what comes out lands on your account. Payconiq by Bancontact was renamed Bancontact Pay in March 2026. Nearly every Belgian bank card handles Bancontact, and the minimum is as a rule €5.
Per transaction Bancontact Pay lets €1500 through, and €2500 per day. Deposits land instantly; between request and account sit usually one to three banking days, on top of the processing time on the operator's side.
Uptownaces 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 ask us
- Is there tax on winnings?
No. In Belgium gambling winnings are untaxed for the player — the levy sits with the operator. This applies to every licensed operator. The operator remits the levy, not the player.
- Can I play from 18?
You must be 21. Younger is only allowed at the National Lottery. Trial accounts fall under the same limit. This is not a guideline but a statutory limit.
- Which payment method is best?
Depositing with Bancontact works; the money comes back through your bank account. Mind the app's daily ceilings. There is no route back to Bancontact — that goes via the bank.
- Is the bonus worth it?
Check which games count: slots often 100%, table games sometimes 10% or nothing at all. Check whether your game counts before you start. The validity window is often shorter than you expect.