Clicking the number will take you to their individual licence. In the table at the top of this page we list all the licence numbers for bookmakers reviewed on our site.

You will either see a reference for the licence or the full licence number, either can be searched on the commission’s website. Operators must also display their licence details properly on their website or premises. You can check if an operator has a licence by visiting their site. The Gambling Commission was set up to issue and administer licences. To apply for a licence companies are required to demonstrate they have several protections in place for the prevention of crime and protection of customers. This came in to force under the Gambling Act of 2005 and stipulates that anyone wishing to commercially advertise to or transact with customers for the purposes of gambling must carry a licence. This is a licence that all gambling providers who are based in or operate in the UK are required to have. Never gamble with a betting website from within the UK that doesn’t have a licence, if you do your funds will have no protection under the law. You can also search for licences of operators not in the table. If you gamble with an agent that does not possess a licence they are operating illegally and you risk losing your funds.Ĭlicking on the licence numbers in the table above and this will take you to that operator’s specific gambling commission issued licence. It may surprise many that up until 2005 the industry was unregulated online and until 2014 operators based outside the UK didn’t have to have a UK licence. The simple answer is yes but only under licence.

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