Whether a casino is legit is a five-field check on the Gambling Commission’s public register, not a verdict. Three real entries followed through on 21 September 2026: a domain resolved as White Label, a brand resolved through Trading names, and a company whose licences show Surrendered.
How to match a casino footer to the Gambling Commission register: legal name, account number, domain, activity and status, worked on a real white-label brand.
Build a dated status record that separates licence surrender, website closure and the unresolved account issue, without treating the register as a payment decision.
Check it, rather than verify it: search the account number or domain on the Gambling Commission’s public register and read Licence Status beside Casino (Remote), then Trading names and Domain names. On 21 September 2026 the domain wizardslots.com resolved to Jumpman Gaming Limited, 39175, Active.
What are the trusted sources to check online casino licences?
For Great Britain there is one record: the Gambling Commission’s public register, which lists Account name, Account number, Licence Status, Activities, Trading names, Domain names and Regulatory actions. A footer badge or a third-party seal is a claim, not a record.
The register entry itself, read field by field on a stated date; no document on the casino’s own site does. A company number confirms a company exists, not that it holds a gambling licence, which our separate note takes apart.
Where do I find the official licence number on an online casino website?
Usually in the footer, printed as an account number; search that number on the register rather than trusting the footer’s wording. If no number is shown, search the domain, as this dossier did for wizardslots.com on 21 September 2026.
Which regulatory bodies issue licences for online casinos in the UK?
For Great Britain, the Gambling Commission, under the Gambling Act 2005; Northern Ireland is a separate regime not covered by the register. Every entry on the register, Active or Surrendered, was issued by the Commission.