Licence checks for live casinos in Great Britain
A live casino is licensed in Great Britain only if the Gambling Commission public register shows an entry with status Active, the Casino Remote activity, and your site's domain listed against it. Read the entry on the day you play. A studio logo, a footer badge or an assistant answer is not enough.
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Licence and safety questions
Short answers on licences, Gamstop, age and complaints.
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Operators checked
What the register showed for each operator, by date.
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Studios and providers
Why a studio logo is not a licence.
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Casinos we checked
Six candidate groups against five criteria.
What the register entry shows
The register is the Gambling Commission's public list of licensed businesses. On 6 November 2026 the search page listed 2,630 entries; we re-read it before each snapshot. You can search by business name, trading name, domain or account number.
- Account number and licensee
- The company that holds the licence, which is often not the brand name you see.
- Licence status
- Active is the only status that counts. The others are Suspended, Surrendered, Revoked, Revoked (Non payment of fee), Lapsed, Expired, Forfeited and Pending.
- Activity
- Casino Remote for online casino games. A betting-only entry does not cover a casino.
- Domain status
- Active, Inactive or White Label. A White Label entry means another company is the operator behind the brand.
- Source and date
- Gambling Commission public register, read on the date shown on each of our pages.
Where checks go wrong
- Logo trust. A studio badge says who made the game, not who holds the licence. On 23 July 2026 the Gambling Commission announced that Evolution Malta Holding Limited agreed to pay £4.75m over games on six unlicensed sites.
- Wrong licensee. Two brands can share a licensee, and a brand can sit under a company with a different name.
- Stale entries. A licence that was Active last month can be Surrendered today.
- Inactive domain. If the domain you are on is Inactive, stop there.
In this section
The detailed pages cover reading a single entry, a dated snapshot of our candidates, and warning signs of unlicensed sites. Until they are added, start with casinos we checked, the log of operators checked, and licence and safety questions. To test a claim about licensing, see claims checked.
The Gambling Commission register is at gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register/businesses.
Quick answers
- What does status Active mean in the register?
Active means the licence is in force on the date you read the entry. Other statuses include Suspended, Surrendered, Revoked, Lapsed, Expired, Forfeited and Pending, so read the status, not just the name.
- What is Casino Remote?
It is the licence activity for online casino games. A live blackjack table at an online casino should sit under an entry that shows Casino Remote as an activity.
- Why check the domain as well as the brand name?
The register lists domains for each licensee with a status of Active, Inactive or White Label. A brand name alone can point to the wrong company.
- Can I trust a licence number printed in a casino footer?
Treat it as a lead, not proof. Search the number in the register and confirm the licensee, the status and the domain.