Register lookup for a casino licence, one step at a time
Checking a casino in the Gambling Commission register takes seven steps and a brand name or a web address; start at the register of gambling businesses. This helper turns your entry into links to the right register pages and a reminder of what to read on each. It gives no verdict, stores nothing and never asks you to play.
Look up a casino
Enter a brand name or the web address you see in your browser. The helper builds links for the register search and for each of its pages. If the helper does not load, use the seven steps below.
| Step | Where | What to read |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Search page | Search by business name, trading name, domain name or account number |
| 2 | Business entry | Account number and account name of the licensee |
| 3 | Business entry | Licence status: Active, or another value |
| 4 | Business entry | Activity: Casino Remote for online casino games, and the From and To dates |
| 5 | Domain names page | The casino's web address and its domain status: Active, Inactive or White Label |
| 6 | Trading names page | The brand name as it appears to players |
| 7 | Regulatory actions page | Any action recorded against the licensee, with its date |
Two worked examples
The examples show what to enter and what to read. They record no result, because a result is true only on the day it is read.
| You enter | The helper links to | You then read |
|---|---|---|
| A brand name, for example bet365 | The register search for that name | Whether any entry lists the name, and under which licensee; then steps 2 to 7 on each entry found |
| A web address copied from the browser bar | The register of gambling businesses, searched by domain name | Whether the address appears on a domain names page, and its status; if it does not appear, stop and say so |
Status memo
Active is the only licence status that shows an entry in force. The other eight values are Suspended, Surrendered, Revoked, Revoked (Non payment of fee), Lapsed, Expired, Forfeited and Pending. For each, read the date before drawing a conclusion.
A White Label domain means the site runs under another business's licence. Name the actual operator and read that operator's entry as well. An Inactive domain means the site you are on is not covered by that entry.
What the helper does not do
It does not rate a casino, judge a table or suggest where to play.
It cannot tell whether a brand is the one you think it is; compare the licensee name with the one in the casino's footer, as described in what the licence statement must show.
The full walk-through, with the common mistakes, is on how to check a casino licence. Our own readings of candidates are on the register snapshot.
Quick answers
- Does the helper tell me whether a casino is licensed?
No. It builds links to the register and lists what to read there. The decision comes from the register entry, which you read yourself.
- Is what I type stored?
No. The name or address stays in your browser for the moment it takes to build the links, and the page keeps no record of it.
- What if the register finds nothing under the brand name?
Try the web address and the trading names, since the licensee can trade under a different company name. If the register still finds nothing, treat the casino as not found on that date.
- Can I trust the domain list in the register?
Treat it with care. Domain and trading names are supplied by the business, so the register does not guarantee them. Compare them with the address in your browser.