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Casino licence checker
Pick the regulator named in a casino footer and get the official register, how to search it and what a valid entry looks like.
This casino licence checker connects the regulator named in a casino’s footer with that regulator’s official register. Choose the authority from the list, open its register and search for the operating company or the casino’s domain. The table below the selector explains, regulator by regulator, how to search and what a valid entry shows, and it says so where no public register exists.
Before you search, note three details from the casino footer or terms: the company name, the regulator and the licence number.
How it works
Find the regulator and licence number in the casino footer, open that regulator's official register from the list below and search for the company or domain. A valid entry names the same company and lists the casino's domain; a seal image alone proves nothing.
| Regulator | Official register | How to check |
|---|---|---|
| Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli | – | Find the ADM concession number in the casino footer (it should also show the ADM logo) and check it against the list of online gaming concessionaires ('Elenco concessionari') on adm.gov.it. ADM also publishes the list of blocked, unauthorised gaming sites. |
| Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis / Alberta iGaming Corporation | Open register | Search the AGLC 'Gaming Registrants' list, which can be filtered by the iGaming stream and the class 'iGaming - Operator'. Registered operators also carry the Alberta iGaming Corporation logo in their advertising. Since 13 July 2026 every operator must be registered with AGLC and have a commercial agreement with the Alberta iGaming Corporation. |
| Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario / iGaming Ontario | Open register | Check the 'List of iGaming Sites' on the iGaming Ontario website, which shows all sites offered by registered and approved operators; regulated sites also display the iGO logo. The AGCO's own page on registered internet gaming operators points to the same directory. |
| Alderney Gambling Control Commission | Open register | Use the licensee pages on gamblingcontrol.org (eGambling licensees, temporary eGambling licensees, associate and hosting certificates) to check the company name. The full register can also be inspected at the Commission's office in Alderney by appointment. |
| Anjouan Offshore Finance Authority (gaming licences) | Open register | Reportedly, licensees show a validator seal whose link should read 'VALID', and a register is published at anjouangaming.com. These are not government-hosted pages, and the government of the Comoros disputes the legitimacy of the licences, so a positive check carries limited weight. |
| Autorité de régulation des jeux de hasard et d'argent (Republic of the Congo) | – | No public register was found. Ask the operator for its ARJHA licence details and confirm them with the regulator. |
| Autorité de Régulation du Secteur des Jeux et Pratiques Assimilées (Guinea) | Open register | The ARSJPA site links to a page of approved platforms ('Plateformes agréées'), but it returned '403 Forbidden' during this research. A site relying only on a foreign licence (for example Curaçao or Malta) is not authorised in Guinea. |
| Belgian Gaming Commission (Kansspelcommissie / Commission des jeux de hasard) | Open register | Check the table of active A+ licences (online casino games) published by the Gaming Commission; only holders of one of the nine land-based casino A licences can hold an A+ licence. Sites without an A+ licence may not offer casino games to players in Belgium. |
| Coljuegos (Empresa Industrial y Comercial del Estado Administradora del Monopolio Rentístico de los Juegos de Suerte y Azar) | – | Coljuegos publishes and updates a list of online platforms that hold a valid operating contract; check that the casino appears on it before registering. The current official list URL could not be confirmed. |
| Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, Gaming Division | Open register | The DCP knowledge base lists the only legal forms of online gaming: online casino through DraftKings or FanDuel, sports wagering through DraftKings, FanDuel or Bet Fanatics. A legal site is the partner of one of the master wagering licensees: the Mohegan Tribe, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe or the Connecticut Lottery Corporation. Individual licences can be checked with DCP's 'Verify a License' tool. |
| Curaçao Gaming Authority | Open register | Search the operator in the CGA licence register (online gaming licences, certificates and an enforcement register), and click the digital stamp in the casino footer: green means an active B2C licence, blue an active B2B licence, grey suspended or withdrawn, black revoked. The CGA notes that its register overviews do not guarantee current validity, so treat the stamp and register together. |
| Delaware State Lottery (iGaming) | Open register | The Delaware Lottery's iGaming page links to the only legal online casino sites, run for the state's three casinos (Delaware Park, Bally's Dover and Harrington) on platforms powered by BetRivers: delawarepark.betrivers.com, ballycasino.betrivers.com and harrington.betrivers.com. |
| Dirección General de Juegos de Azar (Ministry of Finance, Dominican Republic) | – | No public register of online licensees was verified. Ask the operator for its Dominican licence and confirm it with the gaming directorate of the Ministry of Finance; licensed online operators are reported to use .do domains. |
| Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego | Open register | Use the DGOJ 'Buscador de operadores' (operator search) to find the company and its licensed web domains; licence and approval decisions are also published under 'Resoluciones'. Licensed Spanish sites normally operate on .es domains. |
| Eidgenössische Spielbankenkommission (Swiss Federal Gaming Board) | – | Check the ESBK's list of licensed online casinos (linked from esbk.admin.ch); only Swiss land-based casinos with an approved online extension may offer online casino games, and there were ten as of March 2026. Sites on the ESBK blocking list are illegal in Switzerland. |
| Estonian Tax and Customs Board (Maksu- ja Tolliamet), gambling supervision | Open register | Check the EMTA list of legal gambling organisers, grouped by game type (online games, casinos, betting and others) with trade names and website addresses. Each entry links to the operator's record in the Economic Activities Register (MTR, mtr.ttja.ee), where gambling licences are registered. |
| Federal Ministry of Finance of Austria (Bundesministerium für Finanzen), gambling concessions under the GSpG | Open register | The BMF lists all concession holders on its page 'Konzessionäre und Ausspielbewilligte'. The only federal concession for lotteries including electronic lotteries (online gambling) is held by Österreichische Lotterien GmbH for win2day.at and video lottery terminal outlets, valid until 30 September 2027; Casinos Austria AG holds the land-based casino concessions. No other online casino holds an Austrian licence. |
| Financial Administration of the Republic of Slovenia (gambling supervision) | – | Online casino games may be offered only by Slovenian concession holders. A public FURS list of licensed online sites was not located during this research; check that the site belongs to a Slovenian concessionaire and transacts in euros. |
| Financial Services Regulatory Commission, Division of Gaming (Antigua and Barbuda) | Open register | Check the operator against the FSRC licensee list. A genuine licensee is expected to state on its website that it is licensed and regulated by the Antigua and Barbuda Financial Services Regulatory Commission, Division of Gaming. The FSRC website could not be reached during this research. |
| Financial Services Regulatory Commission, St Kitts Branch (internet gaming) | Open register | The FSRC website has an 'Internet Gaming' section under regulated gaming entities; no licensee names could be read from it during this research. Check whether a site claims a licence from the St Kitts FSRC or from the separate Nevis regulator, and ask the regulator to confirm it. |
| Gabonaise des Jeux | Open register | Check the 'Opérateurs agréés' register on the GDJ website, which shows each licensee's licence type, licence ID and validity date. As fetched it listed three active licensees, one of them (Bet241) with an online games ('Jeux en ligne') licence. |
| Gambling Board of Namibia (Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism) | – | No public register of licensed online operators was found. The ministry's Gaming Control Division page covers casino and gambling house licences only. |
| Gambling Commission | Open register | Search the business name or account number in the 'Gambling businesses' section of the Commission's public register; it lists licensed businesses and the domains and activities they are licensed for. Separate registers show regulatory actions and public statements against licensees. |
| Gambling Regulatory Authority (Kenya) | Open register | Check the GRA 'Licensed operators' page (2025/26 list: 187 numbered companies with trading names and domains, per gamblingmaps). It reflects licences issued under the repealed Act whose validity was extended to 24 September 2026, so a missing name is a reason to ask the GRA, not proof. Licensees must show their licence number in advertising and on their platform. |
| Gambling Regulatory Authority (Mauritius) | Open register | The GRA 'Licencees' page describes the licence categories (casino, limited payout machines, bookmakers including remote communication, lottery and others). Online licence applications are handled through https://gralicensing.gra.mu/. The GRA states that the Interactive Gambling part of its Act is not in operation. |
| Gambling Regulatory Authority (Úrad pre reguláciu hazardných hier) | Open register | Download the list of legal websites of internet gambling operators ('Zoznam legálnych webových sídiel', XLSX) from the ÚRHH 'Legálne webové stránky' page; the version found was updated on 14 January 2026. ÚRHH also keeps a central register of gambling operators. |
| Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland | – | GRAI publishes a register of licensees on grai.ie (linked from its homepage). As of October 2026 it covers betting licences only; no GRAI online casino (remote gaming) licences exist yet. |
| Games of Chance Administration (Uprava za igre na sreću), Ministry of Finance of Serbia | Open register | Check the 'Spisak priređivača' list of organisers; its section for special games of chance via electronic communication shows each online operator's company name and website (mostly .rs domains). The Administration advises checking this list before using any online offer. |
| Games of Chance Administration (Uprava za igre na sreću), Montenegro | Open register | Download the list of active online games organisers (XLS) from the Administration's 'Igre na sreću putem interneta' page on gov.me; the version found was dated 2 July 2025. Licensed sites use the .me domain. |
| Gaming Board for The Bahamas | Open register | Check the 'Licence Holder' page, which lists casinos, gaming houses (the operators allowed to offer gaming to residents), suppliers and testing laboratories, mostly with a website link. As fetched it listed 3 casinos and 7 gaming houses. |
| Gaming Board of Tanzania | Open register | Check the 'Licenced Operators' pages on the GBT website, split into sports betting, casino, slots/route operations, lotteries, virtual games and others. The GBT's licence types include Internet Casino, Internet Sport Betting and Online virtual games. Online and land-based listings were not fully parsed during this research. |
| Gaming Commission of Ghana | Open register | Check the Commission's 'Licensed Operators' page, which lists each operator with its licence category (for example Online Casino, Online Sports Betting, Remote Interactive Games), validity period and location. Licences shown run for one calendar year. |
| Gaming Control Authority under the Ministry of Finance (Lošimų priežiūros tarnyba) | – | Check the 'Permission list' of licensed gaming operators on lpt.lrv.lt (under Gaming operators); the authority also publishes a regularly updated list of illegal online gambling operators. |
| Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder | Open register | Check the official whitelist ('Übersicht erlaubter Anbieter'), which can be filtered by game type (for example virtual slot machines, online poker, online casino games) and by competent authority, and shows each operator's address, internet domains and permit dates. Licensed operators must state on their homepage that they hold a state permit and name the issuing authority (§ 6e(3) GlüStV 2021). |
| General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (United Arab Emirates) | Open register | Check the GCGRA 'Our Licensees' page, the only official register. It prints company names only, without licence numbers, brands or domains. As of 22 October 2026 it listed one internet gaming and sports wagering licensee, Coin Technology Projects LLC, whose site names its brand as Play971 (per gamblingmaps). |
| Gibraltar Gambling Commissioner / Licensing Authority | Open register | Check the 'Existing Remote Gambling Licence Holders' list on the Gambling Division website; each licence holder links to a PDF of its approved brands. Make sure the brand you play on appears in that PDF and that the licence type (for example Gaming Operator B2C) covers casino games. |
| Hellenic Gaming Commission | Open register | Check the HGC's official register of online licence holders, which lists licensed companies and their domains. The HGC also publishes a blacklist of unlicensed sites that Greek internet providers must block. |
| Independent Gambling Control Office (British Columbia; formerly Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch) | – | The IGCO publishes no public register of online casinos. According to the IGCO, BCLC's PlayNow.com is the only regulated online gambling website currently permitted in British Columbia; any other site is not regulated in B.C. |
| Instituto de Supervisão de Jogos | – | No public online register of licensed online operators was found. Ask the operator for its Angolan concession details and confirm them with the ISJ. Licensed platforms are expected to transact in kwanza (AOA). |
| Instituto Provincial de Lotería y Casinos de la Provincia de Buenos Aires | – | Licensed sites for the Province of Buenos Aires show the IPLyC logo and a licence number in the footer and use a .bet.ar domain; the IPLyC publishes the list of licensed operators on its official portal (direct URL not confirmed). |
| Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission | Open register | Open the gambling section of the GSC website and check the list of current licence holders for the operator's company name and domains. The GSC only investigates complaints about operators it licenses, so confirming the licence is the first step. |
| Junta de Control de Juegos (Ministry of Economy and Finance, Panama) | – | No public list of authorised online operators was found on the JCJ page. Legitimate operators are expected to state their JCJ licence in their website footer; confirm it directly with the JCJ. Online gaming rules are set out in Resolución No. 11 of 6 March 2020 on games of chance via the internet. |
| Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission | Open register | Compare the casino's URL with the Commission's published list of permit holders (Client Provider Authorizations) and their certified URLs. The Commission notes that not every listed URL is available in every country. |
| Kansspelautoriteit (Netherlands Gambling Authority) | Open register | Search the website, app or brand in the KSA's Kansspelwijzer, which shows whether a provider has a Dutch licence. Licensed operators must connect to the Cruks self-exclusion register. |
| Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority | Open register | Check the LSLGA list of licensed operators, which shows each licence category with start and end dates; an operator whose end date has passed is not currently authorised until it renews. A Lagos licence covers Lagos State only, not all of Nigeria. |
| Lotería de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (LOTBA S.E.) | – | Licensed sites for the City of Buenos Aires show the LOTBA logo in the footer and use a .bet.ar domain; LOTBA also publishes the list of authorised operators on its official portal (direct URL not confirmed). |
| Lotería Nacional de Beneficencia (El Salvador) | Open register | Check the LNB 'Operadores Autorizados' page, which lists authorised brands (13 on 22 October 2026, per gamblingmaps) with links to their sites; licensed sites use a .sv address. The page gives no licence numbers, and some listed brands also show foreign licences, so confirm the LNB authorisation itself. |
| Loterie Nationale du Bénin / Ministry of Economy and Finance | – | No public register of approved online operators was found. Check that an operator states a specific government approval ('agrément') or a partnership with the Loterie Nationale du Bénin, and ask for proof. |
| Loto-Québec (Société des loteries du Québec) / Québec Minister of Finance | – | There is no licence register: Loto-Québec describes lotoquebec.com as the only legal gaming website in Québec, and the province does not license private online casinos. A site other than lotoquebec.com that claims to be authorised in Québec should be treated with caution. |
| Lotteries and Gambling Supervisory Inspection (Izložu un azartspēļu uzraudzības inspekcija) | – | Check the list of licensed gambling organisers published by the Inspection on iaui.gov.lv (direct URL not verified); only licensed organisers may offer interactive gambling in Latvia. |
| Lotteritilsynet (Norwegian Gambling and Foundation Authority) | – | Norway publishes no licence register for online casinos because it uses an exclusive-rights model: Norsk Tipping AS is the only company that may legally offer online casino games and betting, and Norsk Rikstoto offers horse-race betting. Any other online casino accepting Norwegian players is not legal in Norway; since 1 January 2025 the authority can order DNS blocking, and blocked sites redirect to an internet provider notice page. |
| Malawi Gaming and Lotteries Authority | Open register | Check MAGLA's 'Licensed Operators' page, which lists licensees by category (sports betting with websites, land-based casinos, gaming machine operators, lotteries and others). As fetched, it contained no online casino category. |
| Malta Gaming Authority | Open register | Search the operator's company name or website in the MGA Licensee Register. A licence claim or logo on the casino's own site is not proof; the MGA has published warnings about sites that falsely claim to be MGA-licensed. |
| Michigan Gaming Control Board | Open register | Check the MGCB page 'Authorized Online Gaming and Sports Betting Platform Providers in Michigan', which lists each platform provider with its authorised activities (internet casino games, poker, sports betting). The Board also publishes an active licensee and vendor registration list. |
| Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo – Dirección General de Juegos de Casino y Máquinas Tragamonedas | – | Check the DGJCMT public registry of authorised remote gaming and sports betting platforms on the MINCETUR portal. Licensed sites must show their authorisation resolution number and system homologation seal and are reported to use a .pe domain. |
| Ministry of Economy of Armenia (licensing) / State Revenue Committee (supervision) | – | Licensed online operators must run on an Armenian '.am' domain and accept payments only through the player's own Armenian bank or card account in drams. A public register URL was not verified; confirm a licence with the Ministry of Economy. |
| Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic (gambling regulation) | – | The Ministry of Finance publishes lists of legal operators and their web addresses ('whitelist') and a public list of unpermitted internet games that providers must block. The whitelist page found during research was last updated in 2016, so confirm a current listing directly on mf.gov.cz. |
| Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Croatia (Tax Administration, Games of Chance Service) | – | The Tax Administration publishes the list of operators approved for online games with their web addresses (12 operators on 12 October 2026, per gamblingmaps). It separately publishes a list of gambling web addresses it has ordered blocked (https://porezna-uprava.gov.hr/hr/nedozvoljeno-obavljanje-gospodarske-aktivnosti-putem-interneta/3984). Online casino operators must also run at least one casino in Croatia. |
| Ministry of Taxes and Duties of the Republic of Belarus | – | Licensed operators must run their sites on a Belarusian domain. The ministry's site was reachable but its gambling register was not located during this research; confirm a licence directly with the ministry (nalog.gov.by). |
| Ministry of the Interior of Schleswig-Holstein (Ministerium für Inneres, Kommunales, Wohnen und Sport), online casino permits | Open register | The state lists permitted providers on schleswig-holstein.de (Glücksspielwesen > Anbieter), and the GGL whitelist shows Schleswig-Holstein permits under 'Online-Casinospiele' with the permitted domains and permit dates. According to the state page (updated 21 October 2026), four companies hold permits: Novoline.de GmbH, Merkur Bets Malta Limited, Skill On Net Limited and Tipico Karlsruhe Limited. The permits cover play in Schleswig-Holstein only. |
| Mpumalanga Economic Regulator | – | No MER register could be read (its website serves a browser check). Bookmakers licensed in Mpumalanga should name the provincial licensing authority and their licence or registration number on their site; the National Gambling Board's 'Verified Operators' list prints names, licence types and numbers (https://www.ngb.org.za/). |
| National Agency of Prospective Projects (Uzbekistan) | Open register | Check NAPP's licence registry for risk-based games. On 9 October 2026 it listed two companies, each with one website: Olimpbet (olimpbet.uz) and Aurum Vale (oltinbet.uz), per gamblingmaps. Sites not on the registry are unlicensed. |
| National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (Uganda) | Open register | Check the 'Licensed Companies' page on the NLGRB website. The Board also runs an e-licensing portal (licensing.lgrb.go.ug) and a machines register (machines.lgrb.go.ug). Its casino operating licence explicitly includes virtual or online platforms offering Board-approved games. |
| National Lottery Authority of Liberia | – | The NLA runs an online gaming licence portal (https://gaming.nla.gov.lr/). No public, searchable list of licensees was found; operator verification questions go to admin@gaming.nla.gov.lr. |
| National Police Board of Finland (Poliisihallitus), gambling supervision | – | Until the end of June 2027, Veikkaus Oy holds the exclusive right to offer gambling, including online casino games, in mainland Finland, so veikkaus.fi is the only legal online casino there and no public licence register exists. Licence applications under the new Gambling Act could be filed with the National Police Board from 1 March 2026, with licensed operators allowed to start on 1 July 2027; a public list of licence holders was not found. |
| National Revenue Agency (gambling supervision) | Open register | Check that the operator's name and website URL appear in the NRA's public register of licensed online gambling sites, and look for the NRA logo and licence number in the site footer. The NRA also keeps a list of blocked unlicensed sites. |
| New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement | Open register | Check the DGE list of Internet Gaming Authorized Sites; the DGE states that any site not on this list is not approved to offer internet gaming in New Jersey. A separate list shows Internet gaming permit holders, which are tied to Atlantic City casino licensees. |
| Oficiul Național pentru Jocuri de Noroc | Open register | Type onjn.gov.ro directly into the browser, open the list of Class I licensees and compare the legal company name of the casino operator (not just the brand). Class II covers suppliers only; working with a licensed supplier does not make a casino licensed. |
| Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board | Open register | Check the PGCB lists of licensed interactive gaming (online casino), online poker, online sports wagering and fantasy contest operators under 'PA Licensed Online Gaming Operators'. The PGCB advises verifying its official logo on licensed operators' sites. Individual licences can also be checked via the PGCB 'License Verifications' tool. |
| Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation | Open register | Check the 'PAGCOR Guarantee' page, launched in June 2025, which lists licensed online gaming platforms and lets players enter them directly from the page. Licences cover play by people in the Philippines only; offshore (POGO/IGL) licences no longer exist. |
| Revenue Service of Georgia (Ministry of Finance) | Open register | Match the company name and permit number shown on the site (which must be displayed in Georgian with the operator's address and phone number) against the Revenue Service gambling register. The register lists company names, permit types and permit numbers, but no websites or brands. |
| Rhode Island Lottery (Division of Lotteries) | – | Rhode Island has a single legal online casino, Bally Casino RI, operated in partnership with the Rhode Island Lottery, and a single legal sportsbook, Sportsbook Rhode Island (per gamblingmaps). No separate public register page was found on rilot.com; any other online casino brand is not authorised in the state. |
| Rwanda Development Board (gaming regulation) | – | No public online register of gambling licensees was found. Licensed operators are expected to display their Rwandan licensing status; ask the operator for its RDB licence and confirm it with the RDB. |
| Secretaría de Gobernación – Dirección General de Juegos y Sorteos | – | Mexico has no open public registry of licensed online platforms; legal sites operate under a SEGOB gaming permit held by a land-based permit holder and usually state the permit number. Checking currently means consulting scattered official sources or asking SEGOB directly. |
| Secretaria de Prêmios e Apostas (Ministry of Finance) | Open register | Under the Law 14.790 regime, authorised brands appeared on the SPA's 'Empresas Autorizadas' list and used a '.bet.br' domain. Since Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, no operator may legally offer betting or online casino games in Brazil, so the list currently shows companies being wound down, not sites that are open for play. |
| Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (Turismo de Portugal) | Open register | Check the SRIJ list of licensed online entities, which shows each brand, its website, the operating company, the game types it may offer and its licence numbers (with licence PDFs). Confirm that the licence covers casino games and is not marked as suspended. |
| Société Nationale de Loterie (SONAL) / Ministry of Finance (DR Congo) | – | There is no central public register of licensees. Check the operator's website for a stated partnership with SONAL and ask for proof. |
| Spelinspektionen (Swedish Gambling Authority) | Open register | Check the Licensregister, which lists every operator with a valid licence and the web addresses of their gaming sites; it can be downloaded as an Excel file. A site whose address is not in the register is not licensed in Sweden. |
| Spillemyndigheden (Danish Gambling Authority) | Open register | Look the operator up in the 'Spiludbydere med tilladelse' overview, which shows which providers hold a licence to offer games in Denmark. Slot-machine licence holders and game suppliers are listed separately. |
| State Agency of Ukraine PlayCity | Open register | Look up the operator in the licence registers published on PlayCity's open-data page. PlayCity lists warning signs of illegal sites: a claimed Curaçao or Anjouan licence, a domain that does not end in .ua, Russian or other foreign-language-only sites, crypto or personal-card deposits, and no identity check before betting. |
| Supervisory Authority for Regulated Activities (Szabályozott Tevékenységek Felügyeleti Hatósága) | Open register | Check the SZTFH public register of licences ('Engedélyek (közhiteles)'). Online casino games may be organised only by the concession companies that run a land-based casino in Hungary, so any other online casino is unlicensed. SZTFH also publishes lists of blocked gambling websites, blocked advertising sites and prohibited payment accounts. |
| Tobique Gaming Commission | Open register | Check the Tobique seal in the casino footer: a genuine seal links to validate.thetgc.ca. The commission also lists licence holders at thetgc.ca/license-holders/. |
| Vanuatu Gaming Authority / Department of Customs and Inland Revenue (interactive gaming) | – | No public, searchable list of Vanuatu interactive gaming licensees was found. Ask the operator for its Vanuatu interactive gaming licence details. A company registration with the Vanuatu Financial Services Commission is not a gambling licence. |
| West Virginia Lottery Commission | – | A legal online casino must show its partnership with one of the five licensed West Virginia casinos (Hollywood Casino at Charles Town, The Greenbrier, Mardi Gras, Mountaineer and Wheeling Island) and display the West Virginia Lottery Commission seal (per gamblingmaps). No public list of interactive wagering licensees was found on wvlottery.com. |
| Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board | Open register | Check the WCGRB 'Licence Holders' page, which lists licensed bookmakers, manufacturers and totalisators (no licence numbers). Western Cape bookmakers must show on every website page the operator's name and registration number, confirmation of WCGRB licensing, an under-18 warning and a reference to the National Responsible Gambling Programme. |
How to use the casino licence checker
A casino licence check takes three steps: read the licence details, open the named regulator’s official register, and compare the entry with the website you are on.
- Find the licence statement. Licensed casinos usually name the operating company, its address, the regulator and a licence number in the footer or the terms and conditions.
- Select that regulator in the checker and open the register link. Where a regulator publishes no searchable register, the table explains what you can check instead.
- Search by company name, licence number or domain, whichever the register supports. The UK Gambling Commission’s register, for example, can be searched by business name, trading name, domain name or account number.
What a valid casino licence entry looks like
A valid entry names the same legal company that appears in the casino’s terms, shows an active status, covers online casino games and, where the register lists domains, includes the exact domain you are playing on.
The UK Gambling Commission advises players to check that the licence details, including activities and website domain names, match its public register. Its register shows a status of Active, Expired, Pending, Revoked or Suspended, so finding the company is not enough: the status must be active.
Fake seals and copied licence numbers
A regulator’s logo or seal on a casino website proves nothing on its own, because images and licence numbers can be copied. Only the regulator’s own register confirms a licence.
The Malta Gaming Authority published a notice on 16 July 2026 about websites impersonating MGA-licensed operators and told consumers to confirm in its Licensee Register that a provider is authorised before using it. Curaçao uses live seals instead of static logos: according to the Curaçao Gaming Authority’s portal documentation of 20 January 2026, green means an active B2C licence, blue an active B2B licence that does not allow player-facing gambling, grey a suspended or withdrawn licence and black a revoked one; the orange seal is no longer in use.
Warning signs include a seal that is not clickable or opens a page on the casino’s own domain, a licence number registered to another company, and a domain missing from the licensee’s entry. Casinos whose licence cannot be verified are listed on our casino blacklist.
White-label casinos and register names
A white-label casino is a brand run under another company’s licence, so the name in the register often differs from the brand name on the site. That is legitimate when the register lists the brand’s domain under the licence holder.
The UK Gambling Commission’s register gives each declared domain a status of Active, Inactive or White label. If a brand’s domain does not appear under the licensee at all, treat the licence claim as unverified. The terms should name the licensee as the company you contract with, which matters if you later need to file a complaint.
What a licence does and does not tell you
A verified licence tells you which authority supervises the casino and where you can escalate a dispute; it does not guarantee fair bonus terms or fast withdrawals. Our licence overview compares regulators, and the guide to checking a casino licence covers the process in more depth. A licence from one country also says nothing about legality where you live; check the legal status in your country before you play. Licensed casinos usually offer limits and self-exclusion; set them up before your first deposit.
Frequently asked questions
How do I check if an online casino is licensed?
Open the official register of the regulator named in the casino footer and search for the company or domain. A genuine licence shows the same company, an active status, casino games among the licensed activities and, where domains are listed, the exact website you are using.
Can a casino licence be fake?
Yes. Logos, seals and licence numbers can be copied onto any website, and the Malta Gaming Authority, among others, has published notices about sites impersonating licensed operators. Only an entry in the regulator’s own register counts as proof, so never rely on a footer badge alone.
Why does the register show a different company name?
Many casino brands are run by a company with a different legal name, and white-label brands run under another firm’s licence. That is normal as long as the register lists the brand’s domain under that company. If the domain is missing, the licence claim is not verified for that site.
What should I do if a casino is not in the register?
Do not deposit. Check that you searched the right regulator and spelled the company or domain correctly, then try the licence number. If there is still no match, treat the casino as unlicensed: you would have no regulator to escalate a dispute to if a withdrawal is refused.
Sources: Gambling Commission: what to look at before you gamble, Gambling Commission: public register of businesses, Malta Gaming Authority: notice on websites impersonating licensed operators, Curaçao Gaming Authority: portal documentation and seals