Role of the UKGC
The UK Gambling Commission is the regulator responsible for licensing and supervising gambling operators that offer services to customers in Great Britain. Its job is to keep gambling fair, safe and crime-free.
Operators must meet strict requirements on how they advertise, how they handle player funds and how they support people who may be at risk of gambling-related harm.
Key responsibilities
- Issuing and maintaining licences for operators and key personnel.
- Setting rules on how gambling products can be offered and promoted.
- Checking that under-18s are not allowed to gamble online.
- Requiring operators to provide safer-gambling tools and support.
Checking a licence
Every UK-licensed operator should clearly display its licence details on its own website, often in the footer. You can usually click through to the UKGC public register to confirm that licence and see more information about the company behind the brand.
Before you play, you should always check the current licence status directly on the operator’s site and, where possible, in the UKGC public register.