A UKGC licensed casino is a gambling website run by a company that holds a licence from the Gambling Commission to provide casino games to people in Great Britain. This directory lists the brands we have checked against the Commission's public register on 9 November 2026. For each brand you can see the licence holder, the account number, the licensed activities and any sanctions recorded against the holder.
What UKGC licensed means
The Gambling Act 2005 makes it an offence to provide gambling facilities in Great Britain without the right permission. Section 36 treats remote gambling as used in Great Britain when the player is there, and s.33 makes providing unlicensed gambling an offence for the operator. A UKGC licence is the permission that lets a company lawfully serve those players.
In return, the holder accepts the Commission's licence conditions and codes of practice (LCCP). These cover how customer funds are handled, how games are tested, how age is verified, how advertising is run and how problem gambling is identified. Every licensee must also join GAMSTOP, the national self-exclusion service. The Commission can attach conditions, require payments or revoke a licence if the holder falls short. You will find examples on the UKGC fines and sanctions page.
The figure of 138
The register listed 138 active remote casino licence holders on 9 November 2026. It also held 2,629 businesses in total and 142 regulatory actions on that date. These numbers change as licences are granted, surrendered and revoked, so treat them as a snapshot.
The figure counts businesses, not brands. A single holder can run a dozen domains and a handful of trading names. That is why this directory has two layers: brand pages for what players recognise, and operator pages for the company behind them.
How brands on this site were chosen
The scope is casino-capable licensees. A brand is included when the holder had an active remote casino licence on 9 November 2026 and the brand's domain appears against that holder's account on the register. The current directory holds 40 brands run by 12 holders. Further brands are added over time.
Inclusion is not a verdict. The directory does not rank holders, does not compare games and carries no affiliate links. Where a holder has recorded sanctions, the brand page shows them next to the licence so you read the record in one place. Where it has none, the page says the register shows none on the date of the check, which is information about the register and not praise.
How to use the directory
- Find the brand you are checking, or search by the holder's name if you know it.
- Open the brand page and note the holder and account number.
- Read the activities. A remote casino activity is the one that covers online casino games. Other activities, such as bingo or betting, are listed separately. The licence types guide explains each of them, and the remote casino licence page covers the casino activity.
- Read the sanctions section, which gives the date, type, outcome and amount where one is recorded.
- Open the operator page to see every brand domain listed under the holder.
- Confirm the same details yourself on the Commission's register.
Checking the register yourself
The Commission's public register can be searched by business name, trading name, domain name or account number. The account number is the most reliable route, because brand names are sometimes shared by unrelated companies. Our guide to how to check a UKGC licence walks through each step and shows what a current entry should look like.
If a domain is not listed against a licence holder, it is not licensed to serve Great Britain. A licence badge in a footer proves nothing without a matching register entry.
GAMSTOP and protections at licensed sites
Playing at a UKGC licensed site brings a defined set of protections. Registering with GAMSTOP blocks you across every licensed operator for 6 months, 1 year or 5 years. Online slot stakes are capped at £5 per spin for players aged 25 and over, and £2 for ages 18 to 24. Wagering requirements attached to casino incentives are capped at 10x, under the rules that took effect on 19 January 2026. Credit cards cannot be used for gambling, and you can read about affordability checks and stake limits in our rules pages. If you have a complaint, the operator must handle it first, and then an approved ADR service can review it.
The other side of the market
Some casinos accept UK players without holding a UKGC licence. They are listed on a separate offshore casinos page for information only. These sites are not covered by GAMSTOP, and a UK player loses UK protections: self-exclusion, the Commission's complaint route and ADR, stake and wagering rules, and affordability checks. Playing at an unlicensed site is not an offence for the player, since the s.33 offence falls on the operator, but you give up the safeguards described above. Read that page as a warning, not as a suggestion.
Gambling help
Gambling is for adults aged 18 or over. If it is affecting your life, you can speak to the GamCare National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133, free and open 24 hours, or use https://www.gamcare.org.uk/get-support/talk-to-us/ . Self-exclude from licensed operators with GAMSTOP, and find advice at BeGambleAware.