Read the licence number
Every licensed casino prints its number in the footer. If there is no number and no regulator named, that is your answer already.
Independent casino checks
Find out who is behind a casino before you deposit
We take the licence number a casino prints in its footer, match it to the official register, and tell you what the licence covers and what it does not. No bonuses invented, no placements dressed up as reviews.
- UKGC
- MGA
- Ksa
- GGL
- AGCO
- Method reviewed 2 November 2026
Start with the licence number
You will find it in the casino's footer, usually next to the regulator's name.
This form does not send anything anywhere. It tells you which register to open, and what to look for once you are there.
A licence you can check yourself is worth more than a bonus you cannot.
Most best casino lists are paid placements wearing a review costume
A ranking that changes when an affiliate deal changes is not a ranking. The licence is the one thing on a casino site that a regulator, not the marketing department, is accountable for. So that is where we start.
What a list usually gives you
- A welcome offer quoted at the highest possible value
- Terms that live on a page nobody opens
- A ranking that tracks commission, not safety
- No legal entity named, no register, no status
What we show instead
- The legal entity behind the brand
- The regulator and the licence status, from the register
- Which domains the licence covers
- What the licence does not settle: withdrawals, limits, complaints
Three steps, about a minute
The whole check runs on public information. You do not need an account and you do not need us.
Match it to the register
Search the regulator's own register. It lists the legal entity, the trading names, the domains, and whether the licence is active today.
Read what the licence leaves open
A licence sets conduct rules. Withdrawal speed, bonus conditions and complaint handling are contract terms, and you have to read them yourself.
What we look at, in this order
Four things decide whether a casino is worth your money. Only the first one is verifiable in a register.
Licence and jurisdiction
Which entity, which regulator, which countries it may accept players from, and whether the licence is active or suspended.
Withdrawal terms
Processing time, identity checks, minimum and maximum amounts, and whether the terms can change while a payment is pending.
Complaints and enforcement
Regulator notices, penalties and published complaint outcomes. A casino with a clean register and a long complaint list is not a clean casino.
Bonus conditions
Wagering requirements, game weighting, maximum bet while a bonus is active, and the expiry date nobody reads until it is too late.
Open the register yourself
These are the official registers we use. Each one is run by the regulator that issued the licence, so it is the only source that cannot be edited by the operator.
Regulator
Market
What you can look up
Register
Regulators move pages and rename registers. If a link stops working, the regulator's own site search is the authority, not this table.
This page is for adults, and gambling is not a plan
Nothing here is advice to gamble. A licence reduces the risk that you are dealing with a fraud, and nothing more than that. If gambling is costing you money you need, stop and use the services below rather than a comparison page.
Free and confidential support
- BeGambleAware — information and support, UK
- Gambling Therapy — multilingual support worldwide
- GAMSTOP — block yourself from UK licensed sites
- Gamblers Anonymous — meetings in many countries
Questions people actually ask
Is this page an advertisement?
No operator pays for a place on this page today. If that changes, the placement is marked as an advert and the payment is stated next to it, in the same size type as the claim.
What does a gambling licence actually prove?
That one legal entity is authorised by one regulator to offer gambling in one jurisdiction, and that the regulator can act against it. It says nothing about withdrawal speed, bonus fairness or how a casino treats a complaint. Those are contract terms, and the register will not help you with them.
Do you publish casino bonuses?
No. We link to the operator's own terms. A bonus figure copied into a list is stale within a week and wrong more often than it is right.
Why not in Dutch or French?
Belgium bans gambling advertising aimed at consumers, and the Netherlands requires a licence for any offer directed at Dutch players, affiliates included. This page is in English and aimed at markets where the offer can be advertised and the licence can be checked before you sign up.
How often is this page updated?
The method was reviewed on 2 November 2026, and the register links were checked the same day. Regulators rename and move pages without warning, so we re check them each time this page changes.
Can I ask you to check a specific casino?
Yes. Send the casino name, the country you would play from, and the licence details from its footer. We reply with what the register says, including when the answer is that we cannot find a licence.
What if the casino is licensed somewhere else?
That licence covers the market that issued it. If you play from a country the operator is not licensed for, you usually lose the complaints route as well as the protection, and that is true even when the site accepts your deposit.
How do you earn money?
The plan is affiliate commission from operators, paid after a review is published on its own merits. No commission buys a place and none changes a finding. If that ever stops being true, the page will say so at the top rather than in a footnote.
Start with the register, not the bonus
One licence number is enough to tell the difference between a regulated operator and a page that will not answer an email.