Are all casinos on GAMSTOP? What the rule does not cover
Every GB-licensed online casino must join GAMSTOP; land-based venues use other schemes. The two-step check, run on five licensees on 8 October 2026.
Licence Register
How to check a casino licence number on the UKGC register
The footer shows an account number, not the licence number. Search it on the Gambling Commission register and confirm three things: name, status, domain.
What 'Surrendered' Means on the Gambling Commission Register
Surrendered means the operator gave up its own licence. What the register shows, how long it stays, and how it differs from Suspended, Revoked and Lapsed.
UK casino licence suspended: what happens to my money?
Three Gambling Commission suspension notices, side by side: what each says about your account and withdrawals, and what a surrender days later means.
What White Label Means on the Gambling Commission Register
Each domain on the UKGC register is tagged Active, Inactive or White Label. What the flag proves, what it does not, on three licensees read 11 Sept 2026.
Jumpman Gaming vs Skill On Net: two ways to be the company behind a new casino
Two UKGC licensees, two opposite filing habits. In the Commission's register files of 3 September 2026, Jumpman Gaming Limited has no trading names recorded and 229 domain rows; Skill On Net Limited has 52 trading names and 61. Read side by side, with the register's Active, Inactive and White Label flags doing the work.
Two names come off the door: BresBet and Bet St George, suspended
The Gambling Commission suspended the operating licences of BresBet Ltd and Bet St George Ltd on 28 August 2026, citing suspected social responsibility and anti-money laundering failings, and has opened a section 116 review of both. What both public-register entries actually show, and what the status field does not mean.
Google's ad rules now want the licence number in the footer
Google's revised gambling certification took effect on 26 August 2026: a certified advertiser's destination site must carry a footer stating the licensee name, the licence number and a privacy policy naming the data controller. What that changes at a new casino's door, and what it does not.
44Aces vs BetAhoy: two new names, one new licence
Two unfamiliar names, read off the Gambling Commission's public register instead of a homepage. One sits on a licence dated December 2025 with a single trading name and a single domain; the other is one of 52 trading names on a Cyprus account licensed since 2014. A paperwork comparison, scored.
Conquer Casino's paperwork, read before its lobby
The brand reads new; the licence behind it has been active since 2014. What the Commission's entry for ProgressPlay Limited — 192 domain names, no trading names, one seven-figure sanction — tells you that no brand-level review can.
A new name at the door: Betty's UK licence, read off the register
Betty Gaming (Malta) Limited has held active remote casino and software licences since 1 April 2026, per the Commission's register. What the entry states, what the company has said separately, and which door checks are still outstanding.
The UKGC licence register, used properly
The Gambling Commission's public register is the first tool any player should point at a new casino. We review it like a product: what it proves, how to search it without getting lost, and where it lags.