How to check an online casino domain on the Gambling Commission register
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The register is more useful than a footer badge
The Gambling Commission public register can be searched by business name, trading name, domain name or account number. It can show licence status, licensed activities, domain or trading-name details and regulatory actions.
Use it to compare the website in front of you with official information. Do not rely only on a site’s own wording, a copied logo, a licence number in a footer, or a name that looks close to a known business.
A careful caveat
The Commission notes that some domain and trading-name information is supplied by third parties and is not guaranteed by the Commission. That makes exact comparison important, not optional.
Checklist table
What to compare before depositing
What to check What should make you pause
Exact domain The website address does not appear on the register entry, or only a similar-looking name appears.
Business or trading name The name shown on the site does not match the register entry, or the site hides who operates it.
Licence status The status is not current, is unclear, or the site asks you to rely on a badge instead of a public-register link.
Licensed activity The activity listed does not match what the website offers, such as casino gambling, betting or bingo.
Public-register link A GB-licensed business should make its licensed status and public-register link clear, not difficult to find.
Regulatory actions The register shows action or status details you do not understand. Read them before moving money.
Terms and customer funds The site does not clearly explain withdrawal terms, complaints, identity checks or how customer funds are protected.
A simple route
How to use the check without over-reading it
- Copy the exact domain from the browser address bar, not from an advert or email.
- Search the public register using the domain, then try the trading name and business name if needed.
- Compare the activity, status and public-register link with the website’s footer and terms.
- If the exact domain cannot be matched, do not assume GB protections apply.
Official reference points: the Gambling Commission public register; the Commission’s guide to making sure a gambling business is licensed; and its guidance on what to look at before you gamble.
What this check can do
- Help you confirm whether an exact domain appears on the public register.
- Show licence status, activities and public regulatory information.
- Reveal whether the website’s own claim matches official details.
What it cannot promise
- It does not guarantee that every term is fair or every dispute will be resolved in your favour.
- It does not turn a similar-looking name into a verified match.
- It does not replace reading payment, ID and withdrawal terms.
After the register check
Meaning Understand the warning phrase Use this if you are unsure why “not on GAMSTOP” changes the risk picture. Terms Read money and ID checks Look at age checks, payment restrictions, withdrawal wording and customer-fund protection. Problem Prepare evidence if something is wrong Use the complaint and suspicious-message route if a withdrawal, message or charge already worries you.
If you are checking because of self-exclusion
A register check should not become a search for a different route to gamble. If self-exclusion is in place, or gambling feels hard to control, use support and blocking options rather than testing more websites.