What RTS 17 says about live dealer studios
RTS 17 is the Gambling Commission's remote technical standard for live dealer studios. We have not published its requirements, edition or start date, because we have not recorded them from the text on a named date. What we can state is where it sits, who holds a licence, and why a studio's name is not one.
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What RTS 17 is
The Gambling Commission publishes Remote Technical Standards (RTS) for remote gambling and software. RTS 17 is the one headed live dealer studios, and the Commission publishes it on its website: RTS 17, live dealer studios.
What we have not read, and why that matters
| Question | What we can state |
|---|---|
| What it is called | RTS 17, live dealer studios |
| Who publishes it | The Gambling Commission |
| Requirements, point by point | Not checked |
| Edition and start date | Not checked |
| Who it applies to | Not checked |
We could not confirm the requirements, so we do not list them. A summary from a secondary source would repeat someone else's reading, and that is what this site avoids.
Studio, licensee and operator are different things
- Studio or provider: the company that supplies the live game, such as the studios covered under studios and providers.
- Licensee: the company that holds the Gambling Commission licence, named on the register with an account number.
- Operator or brand: the name on the website you use, which may differ from the licensee.
A studio's presence in a lobby tells you who supplies the game. It does not tell you who holds the licence. See studio logos and licences.
A reminder from July 2026
On 23 July 2026 the Gambling Commission announced that Evolution Malta Holding Limited would pay £4.75m over games on six unlicensed sites. The register, not a studio, answers the licence question. Our note on the settlement gives the details we could confirm.
For the wider picture, read who regulates live blackjack in Great Britain and studio location and the licence.
Quick answers
- What is RTS 17?
It is the Gambling Commission's Remote Technical Standard on live dealer studios, one of the technical standards for remote gambling and software. The Commission publishes it on its site.
- Does RTS 17 make a studio a licensee?
We could not confirm that from the text, so we do not say so. What the register shows is the operator's licence, and a studio's name is not a licence.
- Does RTS 17 tell you a table is fair?
We make no claim about fairness from RTS 17. We have not published the standard's requirements, so this page gives no verdict on any table.
- Where is the text of RTS 17?
On the Gambling Commission's website, under its remote gambling and software technical standards, as RTS 17 on live dealer studios.
- Does the studio's location change a casino's licence?
Studio location is a separate question. Our page on studio location and the casino's British licence covers it.