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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.
Read How to check an online casino licence against the Gambling Commission register, field by field
Work through a dated William Hill register example, distinguishing the business, trading name, domain and remote activity before reaching a limited conclusion.
Read How do you check an online casino licence? Match the domain and activity
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.
Read Is casino legit: the procedure, field by field, with a worked check
Separate a company record, a trading name and a Gambling Commission account before deciding what an online casino’s identity documents establish.
Read A casino company number is not evidence of a gambling licence
Build a dated status record that separates licence surrender, website closure and the unresolved account issue, without treating the register as a payment decision.
Read The casino licence is surrendered and your dispute is still open
If a site refers to the Malta Gaming Authority, use the MGA's official Licensee Register and URL Checker.
Read A foreign licence badge is a separate check
For a gambling business claiming a Gambling Commission licence, begin at the Commission's own business register.
Read Start with the Gambling Commission's registerCheck 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.
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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.
From Is casino legit: the procedure, field by field, with a worked check
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.
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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.
From Is casino legit: the procedure, field by field, with a worked check
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.
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