About the register

What IRLG is

The International Register of Licensed Gambling (IRLG) brings together, in one place, the online gambling brands that national and regional regulators have licensed. It is a reference service for players, journalists, payment providers, advertisers, affiliates and compliance teams.

What the register provides

• A country page for each jurisdiction, covering the regulator, the legal framework, licence types, requirements, key laws and the minimum age.
• A list of licensed brands for each country, which you can filter by activity and search by brand, company or website.
• A page for each brand showing its website, licence number, licensed company and a link to the official source.
• A page for each licence holder showing its account or company number, address, licensed activities and every brand on its licence.
• A search across all licensed operators in every country.

Where records come from

Wherever possible, records come directly from official public registers and whitelists published by regulators, such as the UK Gambling Commission, Spelinspektionen, the Dutch Kansspelautoriteit, PAGCOR, the GCGRA and many others. Each record links to the source it came from.

Some regulators publish no usable list. In those cases, records are built from other official publications, the operators' own licence statements, or reliable secondary sources. The country page says so clearly, and those records should be treated as needing checking.

What is included and left out

Included:

• Consumer-facing online brands: betting, casino, bingo, pool betting, poker and lottery websites.
• Brands on licences that are active on the regulator's register.
• Websites the regulator lists as active or operating, including white-label sites.

Left out:

• Suspended, expired, revoked or surrendered licences.
• Websites the regulator marks as inactive, closed or not yet trading.
• Land-based-only casinos, betting shops and gaming venues.
• Suppliers, software providers and other business-to-business licence holders.

How to read a record

Brand

The trading name or website the public sees.

Licence holder

The legal company that holds the licence and is responsible for the brand.

Licence number

The number the regulator issued. Where none is published, a description of the licence is shown instead.

Account or company number

The regulator's account reference or the company's official registration number.

Licensed activities

The types of gambling the licence allows.

Source

A link to the official register or publication the record came from.

Licensed activities

Regulators use different names for the same activity. IRLG groups them into five plain categories so countries can be compared:

• Betting — fixed-odds sports and event betting.
• Casino — slots, table games, live casino and, in most countries, poker.
• Bingo — online bingo.
• Pool betting — pooled or totalisator betting, such as football pools and horse-racing tote.
• Lotteries — national, state and licensed lotteries.

Many regulators license activities for a company rather than for each website. A brand may therefore be covered for an activity it does not actually offer.

How records are checked

• Records are taken from the regulator's list and matched to the licence holder.
• Duplicate entries, such as mobile versions of the same site, are removed.
• Licence status and website status are checked against the source.
• Where a regulator publishes no website, addresses are checked to confirm the site exists and is operating.
• Any gaps, such as missing licence numbers or addresses, are noted on the country page.

Updates and review dates

Each country page shows the date it was last reviewed, and each record shows when it was last checked. Regulators change their registers often, so a licence can be granted, suspended or withdrawn between reviews.

Before you rely on a record

• Open the official source link on the brand or country page.
• Check that the legal company, trading name, website address and licence number all match.
• Check the website's own footer for the same licence details.
• Contact the regulator directly if anything does not match.

Information for players

• Only use operators licensed in the country where you live. In many countries, playing with an unlicensed operator is itself illegal.
• Licensed operators must verify your age and identity, protect your funds and offer tools such as deposit limits and self-exclusion.
• Complaints about an operator go to the operator first, then to the regulator or its approved dispute service, not to IRLG.
• If gambling is causing you harm, contact a support service in your country.

Information for operators

IRLG lists brands only from what regulators publish. There is no application or fee to be listed. If your licensed brand is missing or shown incorrectly, make sure the regulator's register is up to date, then contact us with a link to the official record.

Corrections

To report an error, send the brand name, the country, the correct details and a link to the official source. Corrections are made only when they can be confirmed against an official record.

Disclaimer

Information is provided in good faith for reference only. IRLG makes no warranty that any record is complete, accurate or current, and accepts no liability for decisions made using it. Always confirm licensing details with the relevant regulator. Records marked as demonstration entries are illustrative only and are not evidence of a real licence.