Regulation and licensing
Who regulates online gambling in our covered markets
An explainer covering the regulators, their remit and what a licence obliges an operator to do.
Eleanor Hart · Editor, casino and regulation · updated 2026-07-25 · 8 min read
Licensing is market by market
A licence in one jurisdiction does not permit an operator to advertise in another. This is why our listings are filtered by country.
What a licence requires
Typical obligations include player fund protection, advertising standards, affordability and safer gambling tooling, and complaint escalation to an approved body.
Our position
We only promote appropriately licensed brands in permitted markets, and we never suggest ways around local restrictions, KYC or self-exclusion.
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