Evergreen facts
UK online gambling: a few verified facts
Sourced from the UK Gambling Commission and established regulatory history — not bar-room lore.
- The Gambling Act 2005 established the UK Gambling Commission as the regulator for gambling in Great Britain.
- Remote casino operators must hold a specific Casino (Remote) licence permission — a sports-betting licence alone is not enough.
- GAMSTOP launched in 2018 as a multi-operator self-exclusion scheme covering UK-licensed online gambling.
- Licensed operators must display their licence information and link to safer-gambling resources.
- The Commission publishes a public register listing licence holders, account numbers and authorised domains.
Sources: gamblingcommission.gov.uk, gamstop.co.uk. Checked 19 August 2026.