Bancontact, Bancontact Pay and bank transfer — amounts, limits and timings.
Casino Hermes — depositing with Bancontact
See the offerAnyone looking up Casino Hermes notices quickly: Casino Hermes is a foreign operator without a Belgian licence. Net-net, this is an offer that stands or falls with its terms.
Payment methods
- shield
Bancontact
дебетовая карта / приложение · min €5
- coin
Bancontact Pay
мобильное приложение, оплата по QR-коду или номеру телефона · min €5 · up to €2500 per day
- clock
Maestro
дебетовая карта
- gift
Visa / Mastercard
карта
- mobile
Overschrijving / Virement
банковский перевод
- gamepad
Paysafecard
предоплаченный ваучер
In practice the payment picture is clear-cut: you deposit with the Bancontact card or the app, while the withdrawal arrives by transfer. The app once named Payconiq by Bancontact has carried the name Bancontact Pay since March 2026. Bancontact is the national standard and therefore everywhere, and the minimum is as a rule €5.
Bancontact Pay caps at €1500 per transaction and €2500 per day. The money is available at once; a withdrawal normally takes one to three banking days, regardless of how fast the operator approves.
Opening and verifying an account
Opening an account follows a fixed pattern: identity details that match, and a check on them. Usually an ID together with a document showing your address is enough. Paying from someone else's account always creates problems.
Support quality varies, and any conflict is settled on the operator's terms. Archive what you receive about deposits and withdrawals; in a disagreement it comes down exclusively to those.
What the law imposes
The Belgian framework around player protection is above the European average in strictness and it is built that way on purpose. The standard limit runs to €200 per week per site.
Self-exclusion in Belgium is handled centrally, through EPIS: a single request is enough to stay out everywhere at once. The entry point is the Gaming Commission. The bar has stood at 21 since 1 September 2024, lottery aside; the National Lottery is the exception at 18. It applies online and on-site.
The hard numbers
| Type | foreign operator |
| Oversight | Belgian Gaming Commission |
| Licence | no Belgian licence |
| Operator | — |
| Self-exclusion | EPIS |
| Tax on winnings | none for the player |
| Deposit limit | €200 per week (default) |
| Minimum age | 21 |
Casino Hermes — depositing with Bancontact
See the offerBancontact, Bancontact Pay and bank transfer — amounts, limits and timings.
FAQ
Depositing with Bancontact works; the money comes back through your bank account. Always pay from an account in your own name. A different name on the account blocks the payout.
No — the name is missing from the white list and shows up in the blocking register. Always verify it yourself before depositing. You can check this yourself in the regulator's register.
The statutory standard is €200 per week. Going down is always allowed, going up is not. Raising it always takes time, even when the request goes through. The limit applies per site, not across all sites.
By filing an EPIS request with the regulator; it applies at once across the licensed landscape. It is the strongest brake Belgium offers. The request is free of charge.
Not for the player. Belgium taxes the operator, not the winner. This applies to every licensed operator. Nothing about that rule changes in 2026.