Belgium blacklists 12 PepperMill lookalike domains in a 31-site crackdown

Belgium’s Gaming Commission has added 31 gambling website addresses to its illegal-site blacklist, including 12 that closely resemble the name of licensed Belgian operator PepperMill Casino. The decisions are dated 30 October 2026. For players, the danger is that a familiar casino name in a web address does not mean the site belongs to the licensed business.

The PepperMill-related entries use spelling changes, extra words, numbers or different domain extensions. Examples in the update include `peppermillcasino.org`, `peppermill-casino.com`, `peppermillcasino1.fr` and `pepermill.fr`. Their names are similar, but they are separate addresses from the licensed PepperMill site.

Belgium’s official B+ licence register identifies `www.peppermillcasino.be` as a licensed website and lists PepperMill Genk BV and PepperMill Maasmechelen BV in connection with PepperMill Casino. That licence listing does not extend permission to unrelated lookalike domains.

A repeated pattern, not a single wave

The October action is the third identified round of Belgian blacklist decisions involving PepperMill-like names. Five such domains were listed in decisions dated 28 September 2026. Another, `pepper-mill.casino`, carries an 18 September 2025 decision date. Together with the 12 October additions, that brings the identified total to at least 18 addresses across the three rounds.

The October batch also includes domains unrelated to PepperMill. The concentration of PepperMill-style addresses is notable because small differences in a URL can be easy to miss, particularly when someone reaches a gambling site through a search result, advert or shared link.

A blacklist entry establishes that the address has been targeted by the Belgian regulator. It does not, by itself, establish that every listed site copied PepperMill’s complete design, obtained players’ passwords or stole deposits. Those claims would require separate evidence.

Dutch research shows the wider risk of casino impersonation

A similar problem has been documented in the Netherlands. In research published on 29 September 2026, Dutch domain registry SIDN identified 121 websites abusing the names or logos of licensed gambling providers. Some were functioning imitation websites, including registration and login features. SIDN warned that players could mistake these unlicensed sites for legitimate operators and risk their money as a result.

That Dutch finding does not prove what each Belgian PepperMill lookalike did. It does show why copying a licensed gambling brand is more than a branding dispute: visitors may disclose account information or pay money while believing they are dealing with a regulated operator.

Belgian players should compare the entire website address against the Gaming Commission’s licence register rather than relying on a logo, casino name or search ranking. Anyone who has entered credentials on a suspected imitation should change reused passwords and preserve records of any payments and communications. A Belgian licence attached to one domain is not a licence for every similar-looking address.