UK Gambling Commission
Before playing for real money, learn how to check a UK operator’s licence. This page explains what the register shows and how to confirm a site is permitted to serve British players.
Real money access isn’t down to the game itself – it’s the casino hosting it that decides. Any site offering real-money play to British users has to hold a UK gambling licence, and the good news is that licence sits in public view, easy enough to check. That’s the check we steer players toward first, because it’s what settles whether an operator is even allowed to serve you.
Why the licence matters
A licensed operator plays by rules an unlicensed one simply ignores – fairness, fund protection, responsible gambling, the lot. Our game can turn up across plenty of casinos, each one run by a different company, so the protections you actually get hang on the operator holding itself to those standards. We can’t confirm availability for you. That’s precisely why the register is worth a look of your own.
How to check an operator
The Commission keeps a public register anyone can search in a few minutes. Before depositing, we suggest you:
- search the operator’s company or trading name on the official register;
- confirm the licence status shows as active rather than lapsed or revoked;
- check that the trading name on the site matches the one listed;
- note the activities the licence covers, since not every permission is the same.
Finding our game at a licensed site
Once an operator checks out, look for our game in its lobby by name or by filtering for the provider. A title can be listed at one licensed casino and missing from another, so presence on a single site tells you nothing about the rest. We keep our own pages up to date, but the operator’s lobby is always the final word on whether the game is live there.
If a site is not licensed
Where a casino does not appear on the register, its player protections differ from those of a licensed UK site, and we would not treat it as a safe place to deposit. The check costs nothing and takes a moment, so we always recommend it before real-money play rather than after. For the register itself and full guidance, the official Commission site is the place to go.
