This site is an independent directory of casinos licensed by the UK Gambling Commission, with the offshore side set out as information. The licensed side comes first. Every licensed brand is checked against the Commission's public register, which on 9 November 2026 listed 2,629 businesses and 142 regulatory actions. There are no affiliate links, and no casino is scored or placed above another. The aim is to show what a licence is, who holds it and what a player gains or loses.
Two sides, licensed first
The first side is the UKGC licensed casinos. A brand is listed here because the company that runs it holds an active remote casino licence on the register. The licensed casinos directory shows the licence holder, account number, licence number, activities and any sanctions for each brand, and the operators section groups brands under the company that holds the licence.
The second side is the offshore side: casinos that hold no UKGC licence and are not covered by GAMSTOP. People search for them under names such as casinos not on GAMSTOP. The offshore casinos list and the pages around it say what each is, where it says it is licensed and what a UK player gives up. Playing at an unlicensed site is not an offence for the player, since the Gambling Act 2005 section 33 offence is the operator's, but the UK protections do not follow.
The market in numbers
The Gambling Commission's statistics put online gambling yield in Great Britain at £8.3bn in the year to March 2026. Casino made up £5.7bn of that, with slots at £4.8bn, betting at £2.4bn and bingo at £148m. There were 25.7 million active online gambling accounts in March 2026, and 2,154 operators across all sectors.
The Commission's survey found that 37% of adults had gambled online in the past four weeks, and 15% when lottery-only players are set aside. GAMSTOP says more than half a million people use its scheme. The Commission also counted 586 illegal gambling sites reachable from Great Britain for September 2026. The figures show why a licence check matters.
How to use the search
The search box on this page looks across every brand in the directory. Type a brand name or a domain, and the result shows the licence holder and whether the brand sits under an active licence on the register as we read it.
For a site that is not in the directory, the check a UKGC licence guide shows how to search the register itself, by business name, trading name, domain name or account number. It also explains the status values: Active is the only one that means a business is currently licensed. Where a result shows a sanction, the UKGC fines and sanctions page explains what the entry means.
How brands are chosen
Each licensed brand is matched by domain to a licence holder with an active remote casino licence. There were 138 such licensees on 9 November 2026, and the directory holds 40 brands so far, with an operator page for 12 holders. Brands are added from the register as it is read, and the order of the lists carries no meaning about quality.
Listing is never a judgement of quality, and no brand has paid or arranged to appear. The how we work page and the sources and method page describe the process, and the editorial policy says how corrections are made.
The protections a UK licence brings
A UKGC licence comes with conditions, and these are the reason the licensed side differs from the rest:
- Self-exclusion. Every licensee must join GAMSTOP, explained on the GAMSTOP page, and provides other tools too (see other self-exclusion).
- Stake limits. Online slots are capped at £5 a spin for players aged 25 and over and £2 for ages 18 to 24. See stake limits.
- Wagering rules. Wagering requirements have been capped at ten times since 19 January 2026 for licensed operators.
- Checks. Age, identity and affordability checks apply, and the age 18 plus page explains the minimum age.
- Payments. Credit cards have been banned for gambling since 14 April 2020. See the credit card ban and the payments hub.
- A complaint route. Operators must have a complaints procedure and an approved ADR provider. The trust and safety page lists where complaints go.
What to read next
The licence types pages explain what a remote casino licence covers compared with betting, bingo and software licences. The licence countries hub explains what licences from places such as Curaçao and Malta mean for a UK player. For help, the help lines page lists the support available.
Independent, with no affiliate links
The site has no commercial link to any casino. Where a casino is linked, it is to its own plain domain, and the link says nothing about quality. Nothing here is legal advice. The primary sources are the Gambling Commission's register and the other bodies linked on each page, and where a fact could not be confirmed we say so on the page.
Gambling help
Gambling is for adults aged 18 and over. If it is affecting you, call the GamCare National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133, free and open 24 hours, or use GamCare. You can block online accounts with GAMSTOP, and BeGambleAware has tools and advice.