Use the regulator as the starting point
Open the Gambling Commission’s public-register page independently. Search the gambling business, rather than a similarly named personal licence or premises entry. A company’s trading name and its legal business name can differ, so keep both names visible while checking.
The register publishes licensed businesses and other regulatory information. Use the details shown there to compare the domain, legal entity, current status and relevant licensed activities. Do not rely solely on a copied number, badge or screenshot supplied by a website.
Match the domain, not just the brand
Read the address bar carefully. A small spelling change or extra word can identify a different site. Check the actual domain you intend to use against the register information. A licence associated with one business does not establish that every site using a similar name belongs to it.
If the register search does not produce an exact and understandable match, do not fill the gap with an affiliate review. Ask the regulator or business for clarification. Avoid submitting payments or identity documents while the identity of the counterparty is uncertain.
Record the scope of your check
Save the register URL, date, legal name, licence reference and the domain you matched. Record only what the entry actually says. If a licence is not active, do not describe it as active because an old review used that word.
An entry is a regulatory record, not a personal guarantee. It cannot tell you whether you are eligible for a particular offer, how a future withdrawal will proceed or whether gambling fits your circumstances. Those questions require different information.
Great Britain is a specific scope
ReelTerms is written for adult readers in England, Scotland and Wales. A reference to GB licensing should not be expanded into a claim about every jurisdiction. Other places can have different regulators and consumer routes.
If an advertisement and the register appear inconsistent, retain the advertisement and its destination URL with a date. The Commission publishes routes for reporting concerns. For a transaction complaint, follow the operator’s complaint process rather than assuming the register itself resolves disputes.
Sources & scope
Primary sources checked 9 November 2026. These explain the general framework. An individual offer or dispute depends on its own facts and current terms.
Prepared with AI assistance from public sources; no hands-on casino testing is claimed. Read our editorial method.