• 10 UK casinoschecked against the register
  • BV Gaming (BetVictor)£2m settlement, February 2022
  • LeoVegas (BetMGM)£1.32m fine, August 2022
  • BoyleSportsnothing on record in 12 years
  • £142.15m paidin penalties since March 2021
  • MrQwithdrawals in 60 seconds or £10

Every UK casino, checked against the regulator's record

Casino Warnings names the gambling firms that Casino operator’s/brand’s gaming license is held by. It explains what the Gambling Commission has done in relation to the firm, and outlines the terms by which a claim is made. All figures have been sourced from files or records that can be inspected.

  • 10casinos checked against the Commission's register
  • 75Commission fines and settlements on file since March 2021
  • £142.15mpaid in those penalties
  • 137entries from the regulatory action register indexed
  • 0casinos listed without a Gambling Commission licence

The casino brand is not the company on the licence

The Gambling Commission deals with the licence holder, and in taking enforcement action against a licence holder, will announce the name of that licence holder.

Therefore, a search for a casino brand name may not result in a record for enforcement action. BetMGM, for example, is licensed to LeoVegas Gaming PLC, and the £1.32 million penalty LeoVegas Gaming PLC paid in 2022, would be attributed to BetMGM. Each of the casino groups within this article, has its relevant entry on the public register of the Gambling Commission, and our article “How to Check a Casino Licence” explains what to look out for.

UK casino reviews, sorted by the record

The Grouping is in the style of a Traffic Light System. The Review Score is expressed as a number out of 10.

Green: nothing on record

There are no findings against the firm, the Brand or its Directors.

Amber: clean company, brand history

Today's licence holder is clean. A previous company or its managers were not.

Red: action against today's holder

The situation was remedied by the firm paying a Financial Penalty.

A “red light” situation is not a Ban. Both operators hold a Gambling License. BetVictor, for example, holds its customer money protection at the “high” level. A full explanation of each situation is available on our page, “Casinos Without UKGC Fines.”

How a UK casino gets its light

Four checks are made in relation to each casino, before a review is written.

  1. 1Find the keeper

    The Commission has a public register which includes details of casinos operating in Great Britain. Using the casino’s web address, find the company and account number listed on the register, and submit a review of that casino. No review will be conducted until a license is issued.

  2. 2Read the whole record

    Review the Commission’s enforcement news and regulatory action notices. All notices will be reviewed.

  3. 3Set the light

    If there is no information recorded by the Commission, the status will be green. If there are records related to a different company or the director/s of that company, the status will be amber. If there are records related to the current company, the status will be red.

  4. 4Read the terms from Britain

    From a UK relationship, provide details of restrictions and payments (if any) made by the company, rules of bonuses if any, and complaints (if any), and take a screen shot of the evidence.

We review the records held by the Commission (the light) and factor in payments, the rules protecting the customer's money, and safer gambling. The review is based on our methods.

Seven rankings, each for one question

Each ranking assesses casinos separately and scores them according to the weights indicated.

Gambling Commission fines, year by year

Fines announced by the Commission since March 2021 for penalties of £50,000 and above.

  • 2021 (from 17 March)£19.27m
    12 penalties
  • 2022£46.01m
    18 penalties
  • 2023£41.48m
    16 penalties
  • 2024£6.65m
    2 penalties
  • 2025£22.21m
    21 penalties
  • 2026 (to 20 August)£6.53m
    5 penalties

Of the 58 penalties paid by online gambling businesses, the largest of £14,000,000 was agreed upon by LC International Limited in 2022. Other penalties were imposed on other gambling businesses.

The Commission’s decisions identified failures of “safer gambling” in 63 cases and money laundering in 60 cases.

Our article, List of the Gambling Commission Fines, provides more details, including the names of the companies and the casinos for which these fines were imposed.

When something goes wrong with a casino

Our article also includes links to rules of the Gambling Commission.

Rachel Doughty, editor of Casino Warnings

Written by Rachel Doughty

Editor, Casino Warnings · Bristol

Rachel writes every review, ranking and guide on the site. She starts with the regulator's record, reads each casino's terms from a British connection, and puts a screenshot of the source beside the figures that matter.

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