Safe & legal

A small bookmaker can be perfectly legal and a famous one can be unlicensed in Great Britain; size and fame prove nothing, and a licence is the dividing line.

Trusted and legal sites, secure apps and phrases built on “not on GAMSTOP” are weighed here. Such phrases describe operators outside the Great Britain licence and are not a selling point.

With a licensed operator, GAMSTOP applies, the Commission takes complaints, and name, address and date of birth are verified ahead of the first bet. For the operator, offering betting in Great Britain with no licence is an offence. A customer who bets commits no offence that has been identified, but the protections above are lost.

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