An online casino is licensed only if the regulator's own records say so. This guide shows how to check if an online casino is licensed in six steps, with the register, URL checker or certificate of each regulator and the date each tool was last updated.
A Curaçao licence is now issued directly by the Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA), and the old master licences and sub-licences have ended. This guide shows how to check the licence certificate for a specific domain, what the CGA registers do not prove, and what the licence does not cover.
Gambling laws by country differ in law, regulator and minimum age. This guide compares 24 rows of jurisdictions, from Great Britain and Ontario to Ireland, New Zealand, Australia and Brazil, with the date each was checked.
Are gambling winnings taxable? It depends on where you are tax resident and, in Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands, on who licensed the operator. This guide sorts eleven countries by what decides the answer, with a source and a date for each.
An offshore gambling licence names the authority that supervises an operator. It does not say whether a local licence is needed where you live, or where a complaint can go. This guide checks Kahnawà:ke, Malta, Curaçao, Anjouan and Costa Rica against the same three questions, with sources and dates.
Where can you lodge online casino complaints? It starts with the operator, in writing, then depends on who licensed it. This guide maps the official routes by jurisdiction, what each body does and where its help ends, checked on 5 October 2026.
Online casino scams tend to follow a few patterns: copied seals, cloned sites, fees demanded before a withdrawal and offers to recover lost money. This guide shows the warning signs, how a scam differs from a dispute with a licensed operator, and where to check and report.
A casino asking for a bank statement is usually running an identity or money-source check. This guide explains which document answers which question, when the request arrives, how to tell it from a scam, and what to do if a document is rejected.
Online casino not paying out? This guide explains how to find the reason, answer a request for documents, complain to the operator in writing and use the route that the licence allows, with sources checked on 5 October 2026.
Crypto casino risks come down to three things: the value can change, the payment usually cannot be reversed and protection is limited. This guide sets out what regulators have said, what they require of licensed operators and which checks to make before depositing.
Fake casino sites often show a copied licence seal. This guide uses 2026 warnings from Curaçao, Malta and Gibraltar to explain how to check a domain against the regulator's own register.
Someone offers to recover money you lost at an online casino, for a fee. This guide explains how a gambling recovery scam works, the warning signs, and where to report it in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, the US, Australia and Canada.
Can you get money back from an online casino with a chargeback? Only in two cases, a payment you did not authorise or a payment for something you did not receive. This guide explains the steps, the limits by country and the risks.
Is there one register that blocks every gambling site? No. This guide compares nine live self-exclusion schemes (eight national and one provincial) and Ireland's planned register, explains what each blocks, and covers the places where no national online register exists.
Gambling blocking software stops a device from opening the gambling websites and apps on its block list. This guide explains how to set it up step by step, what it does not block and how to combine it with self-exclusion and a bank block.
Whether a deposit limit is optional, compulsory or fixed by law depends on the licence. This guide compares ten jurisdictions, explains stake limits on online slots and shows what is left to you on offshore licences.
Gambling harm statistics are only useful with a source, a year and a base. This guide sets out what WHO, the Lancet Public Health Commission and national sources in seven countries report, and what each figure does and does not show.
Which gambling helpline can you contact from where you live? A checked list of national gambling helpline numbers by country, plus Gambling Therapy, an online service open to anyone, wherever they live.
Gamstop is the national online self-exclusion scheme in Great Britain. This guide explains which gambling companies it covers, how long an exclusion lasts, what the scheme leaves open and which other tools and support services can fill the gaps.
