StarSport review
See the offerWhat StarSport is worth when you actually play: licence, payouts, support.
In practice: StarSport is an online sportsbook (F1+) white-listed in Belgium under licence F1+116431. Hence, this is a solid but not spectacular choice.
Our verdict on StarSport
Pros and cons of StarSport
✅ Pros
- Winnings untaxed for the player
- Support in both Dutch and French
- Linked to EPIS — self-exclusion takes effect at once
- Licence F1+116431, so under Belgian oversight
❌ Cons
- Signup requires identity verification
- Bonuses are legally capped
- Smaller catalogue than unlicensed sites
The facts at a glance
- Type
- online sportsbook (F1+)
- Oversight
- Belgian Gaming Commission
- Licence
- F1+116431
- Operator
- —
- Deposit limit
- €200 per week (default)
- Minimum age
- 21
- Tax on winnings
- none for the player
- Self-exclusion
- EPIS
The game catalogue
StarSport is not bound by the Belgian restrictions and therefore shows more: thousands of slots, live dealers and newer formats. The price is losing EPIS, oversight and the weekly limit.
Dice games replace the classic slot here: Dice of Fortune, Open The Pearl, Dice Spinner, no other country knows this category in this shape.
What the Gaming Commission says
StarSport holds licence F1+116431 and therefore sits on the Belgian white list. Such a licence is only possible in Belgium on top of a land-based one — on paper the operator is listed as operator.
Result: a check at registration, EPIS and a ceiling you need not request.
From signup to first payout
Signup asks the same steps everywhere: your real details plus a KYC check before any money leaves. Expect an ID document plus proof of address. A deposit in someone else's name reliably blocks your payout.
A licensed operator answers in the language you write in. Document your deposits yourself, even if the site does too; without those documents a complaint leaves you empty-handed.
StarSport versus a licensed Belgian site
- Belgian Gaming Commission oversight
- yes
- EPIS self-exclusion
- yes
- €200 weekly limit by default
- yes
- Bancontact as a deposit method
- yes
- Complaint to the Belgian regulator
- yes
- Winnings untaxed for the player
- yes
What players report
★★★★★ 2 months ago
Lowering the weekly limit worked right away, which I appreciated.
★★★★★ 2 months ago
Bancontact deposit landed instantly, withdrawal took two banking days.
★★★★★ 2 months ago
The dice games are simply more fun than the standard slots.
What the law imposes
The Belgian framework around player protection is considerably more strictly than a few years ago and you feel it on the first deposit. By default €200 per week per site may go in.
Self-exclusion in Belgium is handled centrally, through EPIS: whoever registers is barred everywhere immediately, online as well as offline. Registering costs nothing. Since 1 September 2024 the minimum age is 21 for casino, gaming hall and betting; 18 still applies at the National Lottery alone. The bar is statutory, not a house rule.
What StarSport is worth when you actually play: licence, payouts, support.
StarSport review
See the offerPlayer questions
Depositing with Bancontact works; the money comes back through your bank account. The deposit shows on your account immediately. There is no route back to Bancontact — that goes via the bank.
A bonus is only worth something once you convert the wagering into euros. The terms usually sit at the bottom of the bonus page. Declining a bonus is always allowed.
You must be 21. Younger is only allowed at the National Lottery. The rule applies online and on-site alike. A falsified age costs you the whole balance at payout.
Correct: StarSport is licensed (F1+116431) and falls under Belgian oversight. Anyone wanting certainty looks the name up at the Gaming Commission. The regulator keeps both lists current.