Safe & legal

Whatever the sport, the first safety question is the same: does the operator hold a licence to serve customers in Great Britain? This section asks it ahead of anything about odds or markets.

The ground covered includes legal and trusted betting sites, the security of apps and expressions such as “betting sites not on GAMSTOP”. Such expressions describe operators outside the Great Britain licence, which counts as a loss for a customer.

Licensed operators confirm name, address and date of birth before the first bet, take part in GAMSTOP and are answerable to the Commission. Serving Great Britain customers with no licence is an offence by the operator; none targeting the customer has been identified, though the customer loses protection.

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