{
  "title": "What each online casino licence means",
  "publisher": "Casino Capybara Research",
  "url": "https://casinocapybara.com/data/licence-rules/",
  "version": "2026-10-03",
  "licence": {
    "name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  },
  "citation": "Casino Capybara Research (2026). What each online casino licence means [Data set]. Version 2026-10-03. https://casinocapybara.com/data/licence-rules/. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.",
  "methodology": "https://casinocapybara.com/research/methodology/",
  "columns": [
    {
      "key": "regulator_id",
      "description": "Stable identifier, also used in the regulator directory and the licence tracker."
    },
    {
      "key": "regulator",
      "description": "Name of the licensing body."
    },
    {
      "key": "coverage",
      "description": "verified (researched from official pages) or not-covered (see reason)."
    },
    {
      "key": "verify_url",
      "description": "The official register or directory a player can check a licence against."
    },
    {
      "key": "issuer",
      "description": "Issuing body and legal basis; empty if the official pages we opened do not state it."
    },
    {
      "key": "issuer_evidence",
      "description": "Verbatim quotes supporting issuer, as \"source label | url | quote\" entries separated by semicolons."
    },
    {
      "key": "verify",
      "description": "How to verify a licence; empty if the official pages we opened do not state it."
    },
    {
      "key": "verify_evidence",
      "description": "Verbatim quotes supporting verify, as \"source label | url | quote\" entries separated by semicolons."
    },
    {
      "key": "territory",
      "description": "Where it may be offered; empty if the official pages we opened do not state it."
    },
    {
      "key": "territory_evidence",
      "description": "Verbatim quotes supporting territory, as \"source label | url | quote\" entries separated by semicolons."
    },
    {
      "key": "kyc",
      "description": "KYC and AML duties; empty if the official pages we opened do not state it."
    },
    {
      "key": "kyc_evidence",
      "description": "Verbatim quotes supporting kyc, as \"source label | url | quote\" entries separated by semicolons."
    },
    {
      "key": "rg",
      "description": "Responsible-gambling tools; empty if the official pages we opened do not state it."
    },
    {
      "key": "rg_evidence",
      "description": "Verbatim quotes supporting rg, as \"source label | url | quote\" entries separated by semicolons."
    },
    {
      "key": "complaints",
      "description": "Complaints and dispute route; empty if the official pages we opened do not state it."
    },
    {
      "key": "complaints_evidence",
      "description": "Verbatim quotes supporting complaints, as \"source label | url | quote\" entries separated by semicolons."
    },
    {
      "key": "funds",
      "description": "Player-fund protection; empty if the official pages we opened do not state it."
    },
    {
      "key": "funds_evidence",
      "description": "Verbatim quotes supporting funds, as \"source label | url | quote\" entries separated by semicolons."
    },
    {
      "key": "reason",
      "description": "For a not-covered body, why nothing is stated."
    },
    {
      "key": "verified_on",
      "description": "Date the sources were last checked (YYYY-MM-DD)."
    }
  ],
  "records": [
    {
      "regulator_id": "agco-igaming-ontario",
      "regulator": "AGCO / iGaming Ontario",
      "coverage": "verified",
      "verify_url": "https://www.igamingontario.ca/en/operator/operators",
      "reason": null,
      "verified_on": "2026-10-03",
      "issuer": "In Ontario the AGCO's Registrar registers operators and sets the Standards under the Gaming Control Act, 1992. iGaming Ontario contracts with the registered operators.",
      "issuer_evidence": "AGCO: Registrar's Standards for Internet Gaming (print version, last updated 14 May 2026) | https://www.agco.ca/en/book/export/html/245361 | Under the Gaming Control Act, 1992 (GCA) the Registrar is authorized to establish risk-based standards to regulate Ontario's gaming sector.; iGaming Ontario: What sites are regulated (operator directory) | https://www.igamingontario.ca/en/operator/operators | all igaming sites offered by regulated Operators contracted by iGaming Ontario",
      "verify": "iGaming Ontario publishes a directory of every igaming site offered by a regulated operator. Regulated sites display the iGaming Ontario and BetGuard logos.",
      "verify_evidence": "iGaming Ontario: What sites are regulated (operator directory) | https://www.igamingontario.ca/en/operator/operators | Use this directory to see all igaming sites offered by regulated Operators contracted by iGaming Ontario; iGaming Ontario: Player FAQs | https://igamingontario.ca/en/player/player-faqs | will have iGaming Ontario and BetGuard logos displayed",
      "territory": "The regulated market is Ontario. Players can open or access an account elsewhere, but cannot place wagers on a regulated account while not physically in Ontario.",
      "territory_evidence": "iGaming Ontario: Player FAQs | https://igamingontario.ca/en/player/player-faqs | players cannot place wagers on any of those accounts while not physically located in Ontario",
      "kyc": "The Standards require registration data (name, date of birth, address and the information the federal Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act requires) to be validated before an account is created, minimum age 19 (18 only to buy a lottery ticket), and an anti-money-laundering programme aligned with that Act.",
      "kyc_evidence": "AGCO: Registrar's Standards for Internet Gaming (print version, last updated 14 May 2026) | https://www.agco.ca/en/book/export/html/245361 | shall be demonstrated to be complete, accurate and validated before a player account is created for the player; AGCO: Registrar's Standards for Internet Gaming (print version, last updated 14 May 2026) | https://www.agco.ca/en/book/export/html/245361 | An individual under 19 years of age except where the individual is at least 18 years of age and is accessing the gaming site solely for the purpose of purchasing a lottery ticket; AGCO: Registrar's Standards for Internet Gaming (print version, last updated 14 May 2026) | https://www.agco.ca/en/book/export/html/245361 | Anti-money laundering policies and procedures to support obligations under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) shall be implemented and enforced",
      "rg": "Operators must offer deposit and/or loss limits (including 24-hour, 7-day and one-month periods) from registration. iGaming Ontario runs a Centralized Self-Exclusion Program, and signing up to BetGuard opts a player out of all regulated igaming sites in Ontario.",
      "rg_evidence": "AGCO: Registrar's Standards for Internet Gaming (print version, last updated 14 May 2026) | https://www.agco.ca/en/book/export/html/245361 | Players shall be provided with the option to set loss and deposit limits during registration.; AGCO: Registrar's Standards for Internet Gaming (print version, last updated 14 May 2026) | https://www.agco.ca/en/book/export/html/245361 | The period or duration of the financial or time-based limits offered must include, 24 hours, 7 days and one month.; iGaming Ontario: Player FAQs | https://igamingontario.ca/en/player/player-faqs | If you decide to sign up for BetGuard, you are opting out of all regulated igaming websites in Ontario.",
      "complaints": "Players complain to the operator first. If the operator does not answer within 90 days or the answer is unsatisfactory, the dispute can go to iGaming Ontario, and then to the Ombudsman of Ontario.",
      "complaints_evidence": "iGaming Ontario: Complaints/Disputes Service Standards | https://igamingontario.ca/en/igaming-ontarios-complaintsdisputes-service-standards | the Operator did not respond in a timely manner (within 90 days of being made aware of a player dispute), or; iGaming Ontario: Complaints/Disputes Service Standards | https://igamingontario.ca/en/igaming-ontarios-complaintsdisputes-service-standards | this process does not affect your right to raise your concerns with the Ombudsman of Ontario",
      "funds": "The Standards only require player funds to be \"clearly and appropriately managed\". The text we checked does not state segregation or insolvency protection for funds held by an operator.",
      "funds_evidence": "AGCO: Registrar's Standards for Internet Gaming (print version, last updated 14 May 2026) | https://www.agco.ca/en/book/export/html/245361 | Player funds shall be clearly and appropriately managed."
    },
    {
      "regulator_id": "curacao-gaming-authority",
      "regulator": "Curaçao Gaming Authority",
      "coverage": "verified",
      "verify_url": "https://www.cga.cw/en/133i348441001",
      "reason": null,
      "verified_on": "2026-10-03",
      "issuer": "Since 24 December 2024 online gaming licensing in Curaçao rests on the National Ordinance on Games of Chance (LOK, PB 2024 no. 157), with the Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA) as regulator. Older licences were issued under the former LBH ordinance, which stays relevant through the LOK's transitional provisions.",
      "issuer_evidence": "Curaçao Gaming Authority: Online Gaming Portal, General Information | https://cert.cga.cw/page/info | Under the LOK, the CGA serves as the regulatory body for the online gaming industry in Curaçao. The CGA is responsible for issuing licenses and supervising the sector.; Curaçao Gaming Authority: Online Gaming (regulation page) | https://www.cga.cw/regulation/online-gaming | Despite the introduction of the LOK, the LBH remains relevant based on the transitional provisions",
      "verify": "The CGA publishes an online gaming licence registry (a PDF, dated 2 October 2026 when we opened it). The CGA says its overviews do not guarantee current validity. It also reported on 2 October 2026 that its licensing portal was offline, a status it said does not affect existing licences.",
      "verify_evidence": "Curaçao Gaming Authority: License register | https://www.cga.cw/en/133i348441001 | these overviews do not guarantee the current validity of the licenses; Curaçao Gaming Authority: Online Gaming License Registry (PDF dated 2 October 2026) | https://gamingcontrol.spin-cdn.com/media/license_registry/20261002_20261002_ogl_registry.pdf | Curaçao Gaming Authority - Online Gaming License Registry",
      "territory": "A licence can go to a company incorporated under Curaçao law with its seat in Curaçao, and the player contract is governed by Curaçao law with disputes going to the Curaçao court. The texts checked contain no list of countries where players may be located.",
      "territory_evidence": "Landsverordening op de kansspelen, PB 2024 no. 157 (official text, in Dutch) | https://gamingcontrol.spin-cdn.com/media/online_gaming/20241230_landsverordening_op_de_kansspelen.pdf | naar het recht van Curaçao is opgericht en bovendien statutair in Curaçao is gevestigd; Landsverordening op de kansspelen, PB 2024 no. 157 (official text, in Dutch) | https://gamingcontrol.spin-cdn.com/media/online_gaming/20241230_landsverordening_op_de_kansspelen.pdf | wordt beheerst door het recht van Curaçao, en dat geschillen met betrekking tot die kansspelovereenkomst worden voorgelegd aan de rechter van Curaçao",
      "kyc": "The CGA's AML regulations apply to land-based and online casinos. For online casinos, deposits and withdrawals are the \"financial transactions\" that trigger customer due diligence once they reach NAf. 4,000 (linked transactions are added together), or earlier on suspicion. The LOK bars giving a minor the opportunity to take part in games of chance.",
      "kyc_evidence": "CGA: Regulations for combating money laundering and terrorist financing, January 2025 | https://gamingcontrol.spin-cdn.com/media/aml_cft/20250110_regulations_for_the_combating_of_money_laundering_and_financing_of_terrorism_version_january_10_2025.pdf | are applicable to Curaçao casinos (land-based and online) offering games of chance and other online games; CGA: Regulations for combating money laundering and terrorist financing, January 2025 | https://gamingcontrol.spin-cdn.com/media/aml_cft/20250110_regulations_for_the_combating_of_money_laundering_and_financing_of_terrorism_version_january_10_2025.pdf | players engage in financial transactions equal to or above Naf. 4,000; CGA: Regulations for combating money laundering and terrorist financing, January 2025 | https://gamingcontrol.spin-cdn.com/media/aml_cft/20250110_regulations_for_the_combating_of_money_laundering_and_financing_of_terrorism_version_january_10_2025.pdf | In online casinos, financial transactions are deposits and withdrawals; Landsverordening op de kansspelen, PB 2024 no. 157 (official text, in Dutch) | https://gamingcontrol.spin-cdn.com/media/online_gaming/20241230_landsverordening_op_de_kansspelen.pdf | een minderjarige de gelegenheid te geven om deel te nemen aan kansspelen",
      "rg": "Licence holders must run a policy to prevent vulnerable persons from playing, including how such players are identified and how players can self-exclude. A player who asks in writing to be excluded must be excluded for at least twelve months, and the request cannot be withdrawn during that time.",
      "rg_evidence": "Landsverordening op de kansspelen, PB 2024 no. 157 (official text, in Dutch) | https://gamingcontrol.spin-cdn.com/media/online_gaming/20241230_landsverordening_op_de_kansspelen.pdf | de mogelijkheden van spelers om zichzelf uit te sluiten van deelname aan kansspelen; Landsverordening op de kansspelen, PB 2024 no. 157 (official text, in Dutch) | https://gamingcontrol.spin-cdn.com/media/online_gaming/20241230_landsverordening_op_de_kansspelen.pdf | voor een termijn van ten minste twaalf maanden vanaf de dagtekening van het verzoek",
      "complaints": "Players can complain free of charge to the licence holder within six months, and the licence holder must offer alternative dispute resolution at its own cost. The CGA itself does not handle individual complaints or order compensation.",
      "complaints_evidence": "Landsverordening op de kansspelen, PB 2024 no. 157 (official text, in Dutch) | https://gamingcontrol.spin-cdn.com/media/online_gaming/20241230_landsverordening_op_de_kansspelen.pdf | kosteloos beklagen bij de vergunninghouder; Landsverordening op de kansspelen, PB 2024 no. 157 (official text, in Dutch) | https://gamingcontrol.spin-cdn.com/media/online_gaming/20241230_landsverordening_op_de_kansspelen.pdf | De alternatieve geschillenbeslechting, bedoeld in het zesde lid, wordt op kosten van de vergunninghouder aangeboden; Curaçao Gaming Authority: Online Gaming (regulation page) | https://www.cga.cw/regulation/online-gaming | the CGA does not handle individual complaints against gaming providers",
      "funds": "The LOK requires online licence holders to join a guarantee fund, paid for by premiums, that insures payout of player balances. It also lists segregation and reservation of player funds as a subject for further rules. We did not find the fund's operating status or those rules in the texts checked.",
      "funds_evidence": "Landsverordening op de kansspelen, PB 2024 no. 157 (official text, in Dutch) | https://gamingcontrol.spin-cdn.com/media/online_gaming/20241230_landsverordening_op_de_kansspelen.pdf | ter verzekering van uitbetaling van spelerstegoeden aan deelnemers van kansspelen op afstand; Landsverordening op de kansspelen, PB 2024 no. 157 (official text, in Dutch) | https://gamingcontrol.spin-cdn.com/media/online_gaming/20241230_landsverordening_op_de_kansspelen.pdf | de afscheiding en reservering van de tegoeden van de spelers of de verzekering van die tegoeden"
    },
    {
      "regulator_id": "kahnawake-gaming-commission",
      "regulator": "Kahnawake Gaming Commission",
      "coverage": "verified",
      "verify_url": "https://gamingcommission.ca/interactive-gaming/permit-holders/",
      "reason": null,
      "verified_on": "2026-10-03",
      "issuer": "The Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission licenses interactive gaming under its own Regulations concerning Interactive Gaming, made under section 35 of the Kahnawà:ke Gaming Law. Operators that want to offer games to players hold a Client Provider Authorization and must be hosted in Kahnawà:ke.",
      "issuer_evidence": "Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission: Regulations | https://gamingcommission.ca/interactive-gaming/regulations/ | pursuant to the regulatory powers provided to it in section 35 of the Kahnawà:ke Gaming Law; Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission: Permit Holders | https://gamingcommission.ca/interactive-gaming/permit-holders/ | Issued to approved entities that want to provide interactive gaming services from the hosting facility in Kahnawà:ke.",
      "verify": "The Commission publishes a list of certified operators and URLs. That list is marked \"Updated September 28, 2023\" on the page we opened, so a site missing from it is not proof of anything, and a site on it may have changed. The Commission says its logo is linked to a Logo Certification Program that lets players verify a site is licensed.",
      "verify_evidence": "Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission: Permit Holders | https://gamingcommission.ca/interactive-gaming/permit-holders/ | The following list of Operators and their URLs have been certified by the Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission.; Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission: Permit Holders | https://gamingcommission.ca/interactive-gaming/permit-holders/ | Updated September 28, 2023.; Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission: Logo Certificate Program | https://gamingcommission.ca/interactive-gaming/logo-certificate-program/ | This logo is linked to a Logo Certification Program which will enable players to verify that a site bearing the Commission’s logo is properly licensed",
      "territory": "The Regulations govern gaming \"based in or offered from within\" Kahnawà:ke, not where players live. Operators themselves must follow the laws of comparable jurisdictions, and the Commission warns that not all listed URLs are accessible in all jurisdictions.",
      "territory_evidence": "Regulations concerning Interactive Gaming (March 2026 version) | https://gamingcommission.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Regulations-concerning-Interactive-Gaming_March-25-2026-2.pdf | Authorized Client Providers are responsible for ensuring that their operations conform to the applicable laws and regulations of comparable jurisdictions; Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission: Permit Holders | https://gamingcommission.ca/interactive-gaming/permit-holders/ | Please note that not all URLs are accessible in all jurisdictions.",
      "kyc": "Customer due diligence starts when an account is opened; identity must be verified from reliable independent documents, as soon as reasonably practicable after the first deposit, before any payment to the customer and within 30 days. The minimum age is 18, or the higher age set by the player's own country. No amount threshold was found in the texts checked.",
      "kyc_evidence": "Regulations concerning Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing (June 2021) | https://gamingcommission.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2021-06-30-RegulationsConcerningAMLandCTF.pdf | undertake customer due diligence (CDD) identification measures when a customer opens an account; Regulations concerning Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing (June 2021) | https://gamingcommission.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2021-06-30-RegulationsConcerningAMLandCTF.pdf | before any payment is made to the customer; and (iii) within 30 days; Regulations concerning Interactive Gaming (March 2026 version) | https://gamingcommission.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Regulations-concerning-Interactive-Gaming_March-25-2026-2.pdf | \"approved age\" means the greater of: (a) the full age of eighteen (18) years; or (b) the age that is required to participate in a game of chance under the laws of the jurisdiction in which a person is resident.",
      "rg": "A registered player can set a daily, weekly or monthly deposit limit by written notice (including zero). A player can also ask the Commission for permanent self-exclusion from all licensed sites.",
      "rg_evidence": "Regulations concerning Interactive Gaming (March 2026 version) | https://gamingcommission.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Regulations-concerning-Interactive-Gaming_March-25-2026-2.pdf | A registered player may, by submitting a written notice to an Authorized Client Provider, set a deposit limit per day, week or month; Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission: Player Protection | https://gamingcommission.ca/interactive-gaming/players/ | will take steps to have you permanently excluded from all interactive gaming sites that are licensed and regulat",
      "complaints": "Complaints go to the operator first, then to the Commission (complaints@gamingcommission.ca or its form), within six months of the issue first arising.",
      "complaints_evidence": "Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission: Dispute Resolution | https://gamingcommission.ca/interactive-gaming/complaints/ | Player complaints need to be submitted to the licence holder/website for review prior to being submitted to the KGC.; Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission: Dispute Resolution | https://gamingcommission.ca/interactive-gaming/complaints/ | Please send complaints by email to: complaints@gamingcommission.ca; Regulations concerning Interactive Gaming (March 2026 version) | https://gamingcommission.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Regulations-concerning-Interactive-Gaming_March-25-2026-2.pdf | Complaints must be submitted to the Commission in accordance with these Regulations not more than six (6) months after the date on which the subject matter of the complaint first arose.",
      "funds": "The Regulations require the operator's liability for player balances to be separately identifiable and player balances to be covered by liquid funds at all times. The texts we checked do not describe a trust, segregated account or insolvency ring-fence.",
      "funds_evidence": "Regulations concerning Interactive Gaming (March 2026 version) | https://gamingcommission.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Regulations-concerning-Interactive-Gaming_March-25-2026-2.pdf | the authorization holder's liability for player balances is separately identifiable at all times; and (b) player balances and prizes, bonuses and guaranteed amounts are covered by liquid funds at all times"
    },
    {
      "regulator_id": "malta-gaming-authority",
      "regulator": "Malta Gaming Authority",
      "coverage": "verified",
      "verify_url": "https://www.mga.org.mt/",
      "reason": null,
      "verified_on": "2026-10-03",
      "issuer": "The Malta Gaming Authority is set up and empowered by the Gaming Act, 2018 (Cap. 583 of the Laws of Malta).",
      "issuer_evidence": "Gaming Act, Cap. 583 (Malta), legislation.mt | https://legislation.mt/eli/cap/583/eng/pdf | for the governance and regulation of gaming services and products from and within Malta, together with all such activities and matters that are ancillary or incidental thereto or connected therewith, and for the establishment and functions of the Malta Gaming Authority",
      "verify": "The MGA publishes a Licensee Register that can be searched by licensee name, authorisation status, URL or gaming service.",
      "verify_evidence": "Malta Gaming Authority - home page | https://www.mga.org.mt/ | Interested parties can search by licensee name, authorisation status, URL or Gaming Service.",
      "territory": "The Act governs gaming services and products \"from and within Malta\". The MGA texts we checked name no list of countries where players may be located, so an MGA licence does not by itself show that a country allows the service.",
      "territory_evidence": "Gaming Act, Cap. 583 (Malta), legislation.mt | https://legislation.mt/eli/cap/583/eng/pdf | governance and regulation of gaming services and products from and within Malta",
      "kyc": "The MGA Directive lets a licensee take reasonably necessary time before paying out to verify the player's identity and carry out the customer due diligence that Malta's anti-money-laundering law (Cap. 373) requires. No ID or source-of-funds threshold is set in the MGA texts we checked.",
      "kyc_evidence": "MGA Directive 2 of 2018, Player Protection Directive | https://www.mga.org.mt/app/uploads/Directive-2-of-2018-Player-Protection-Directive.pdf | (a) verifying the player's identity; (b) conducting security and other internal procedures; MGA Directive 2 of 2018, Player Protection Directive | https://www.mga.org.mt/app/uploads/Directive-2-of-2018-Player-Protection-Directive.pdf | performing such other customer due diligence measures required in terms of AML legislation",
      "rg": "Licensees offering a remote service must let players set deposit and/or wagering limits, and must keep a self-exclusion procedure readily available at all times.",
      "rg_evidence": "MGA Directive 2 of 2018, Player Protection Directive | https://www.mga.org.mt/app/uploads/Directive-2-of-2018-Player-Protection-Directive.pdf | B2C licensees shall offer players the possibility to set the following limits: (a) Deposit limits; MGA Directive 2 of 2018, Player Protection Directive | https://www.mga.org.mt/app/uploads/Directive-2-of-2018-Player-Protection-Directive.pdf | B2C licensees shall make readily available to players, at all times, a procedure whereby players may exclude themselves from playing for a definite or indefinite period of time",
      "complaints": "Licensees must run a written dispute procedure that offers referral to an ADR entity. Players can also complain to the MGA, which recommends trying the operator first.",
      "complaints_evidence": "MGA Directive 5 of 2018, ADR Directive | https://www.mga.org.mt/app/uploads/Directive-5-of-2018-ADR-Directive-v2.pdf | offer players the possibility of referring any dispute to the ADR entity if the same player feels that the dispute was not resolved to his satisfaction; MGA Player Hub: Lodge a Complaint | https://www.mga.org.mt/player-hub/lodge-a-complaint/ | The below form is the formal channel enabling players to lodge a complaint against MGA-licensed operators.; MGA Player Hub: Lodge a Complaint | https://www.mga.org.mt/player-hub/lodge-a-complaint/ | It is strongly recommended that you actively seek to resolve your dispute directly with the operator's support and management prior to lodging your complaint",
      "funds": "Player funds must be segregated from other money and are treated as a separate patrimony; the operator's creditors have no claim on them in insolvency.",
      "funds_evidence": "Gaming Player Protection Regulations, S.L. 583.08, legislation.mt | https://legislation.mt/eli/sl/583.8/eng/pdf | An authorised person shall segregate player funds at all times from the funds of any other person; Gaming Player Protection Regulations, S.L. 583.08, legislation.mt | https://legislation.mt/eli/sl/583.8/eng/pdf | the creditors of an authorised person shall have no claim or right of action on or against the player; Gaming Player Protection Regulations, S.L. 583.08, legislation.mt | https://legislation.mt/eli/sl/583.8/eng/pdf | such funds shall be deemed to constitute a distinct patrimony"
    },
    {
      "regulator_id": "coljuegos",
      "regulator": "Coljuegos",
      "coverage": "verified",
      "verify_url": "https://www.coljuegos.gov.co/publicaciones/301841/juegosonline/",
      "reason": null,
      "verified_on": "2026-10-03",
      "issuer": "Coljuegos (Empresa Industrial y Comercial del Estado Administradora del Monopolio Rentístico de los Juegos de Suerte y Azar) is the Colombian state body that authorises online operators through concession contracts. The Coljuegos pages we opened do not cite the statute behind the monopoly.",
      "issuer_evidence": "Coljuegos: Operadores de Juegos Online Autorizados por Coljuegos | https://www.coljuegos.gov.co/publicaciones/301841/juegosonline/ | Empresa Industrial y Comercial del Estado Administradora del Monopolio Rentístico de los Juegos de Suerte y Azar; Coljuegos: Operadores de Juegos Online Autorizados por Coljuegos | https://www.coljuegos.gov.co/publicaciones/301841/juegosonline/ | el número y fecha del contrato de concesión que le autoriza para operar juegos por Internet",
      "verify": "Coljuegos publishes a list of authorised online operators with their contract numbers, and tells players to check that the operator's domain ends in .CO and that the contract number and dates on the operator's site match the Coljuegos table.",
      "verify_evidence": "Coljuegos: Operadores de Juegos Online Autorizados por Coljuegos | https://www.coljuegos.gov.co/publicaciones/301841/juegosonline/ | Si eres mayor de edad y vives en Colombia podrás registrarte en cualquier página autorizada por Coljuegos; Coljuegos: Operadores de Juegos Online Autorizados por Coljuegos | https://www.coljuegos.gov.co/publicaciones/301841/juegosonline/ | su dominio o URL termine en .CO; Coljuegos: Operadores de Juegos Online Autorizados por Coljuegos | https://www.coljuegos.gov.co/publicaciones/301841/juegosonline/ | En el sitio Web podrás verificar el número y fecha del contrato de concesión",
      "territory": "This is a licence for players in Colombia. The registered player must be of legal age and the address on the account must be in Colombian territory. Coljuegos says only operators with a current contract are authorised to operate in the country.",
      "territory_evidence": "Coljuegos: Operadores de Juegos Online Autorizados por Coljuegos | https://www.coljuegos.gov.co/publicaciones/301841/juegosonline/ | El domicilio del Jugador registrado en la cuenta de usuario debe encontrarse en territorio Colombiano.; Coljuegos: Boletín 005 on authorised online operators | https://www.coljuegos.gov.co/publicaciones/306824/es-usuario-de-apuestas-en-linea-conozca-los-15-operadores-autorizados-por-coljuegos/ | son las únicas autorizadas por Coljuegos para operar en el país",
      "kyc": "Players register with a user account and must always prove their identity. Coljuegos says personal data must be updated each year and an account is suspended after six months without play. The pages we opened set no amount thresholds.",
      "kyc_evidence": "Coljuegos: Operadores de Juegos Online Autorizados por Coljuegos | https://www.coljuegos.gov.co/publicaciones/301841/juegosonline/ | Ten en cuenta que siempre deberás demostrar tu identidad.; Coljuegos: Operadores de Juegos Online Autorizados por Coljuegos | https://www.coljuegos.gov.co/publicaciones/301841/juegosonline/ | debes actualizar tus datos personales cada año; Coljuegos: Operadores de Juegos Online Autorizados por Coljuegos | https://www.coljuegos.gov.co/publicaciones/301841/juegosonline/ | luego de seis meses sin participar en el juego tu cuenta será suspendida",
      "rg": "Resolution 22654 of 2024 sets responsible-gambling duties for operators, including a voluntary risk self-test and, for online games, a self-exclusion process that blocks the user. Coljuegos says each online operator has a self-exclusion space on its platform, which blocks profiles created with the requester's ID number.",
      "rg_evidence": "Coljuegos: Operadores deberán implementar programas para prevenir el juego sin control (Boletín 105, 28 Nov 2024) | https://www.coljuegos.gov.co/publicaciones/307057/operadores-deberan-implementar-programas-para-prevenir-el-juego-sin-control/ | Por medio de la Resolución 22654 de 2024, Coljuegos estableció los lineamientos en materia de juego responsable; Coljuegos: Operadores deberán implementar programas para prevenir el juego sin control (Boletín 105, 28 Nov 2024) | https://www.coljuegos.gov.co/publicaciones/307057/operadores-deberan-implementar-programas-para-prevenir-el-juego-sin-control/ | le estamos pidiendo a los operadores que pongan a disposición el proceso de autoexclusión; Coljuegos: Boletín 009 on self-exclusion from online gambling | https://www.coljuegos.gov.co/publicaciones/307271/mas-de-240000-personas-han-solicitado-ser-autoexcluidas-de-juegos-en-linea-para-frenar-conductas-de-riesgo-al-apostar/ | tiene dentro de sus plataformas un espacio destinado para que los apostadores soliciten la autoexclusión",
      "complaints": null,
      "complaints_evidence": "",
      "funds": null,
      "funds_evidence": ""
    },
    {
      "regulator_id": "aglc",
      "regulator": "AGLC",
      "coverage": "verified",
      "verify_url": "https://aglc.ca/gaming-registrants",
      "reason": null,
      "verified_on": "2026-10-03",
      "issuer": "The Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission (AGLC) registers iGaming operators under the Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Act and its Standards and Requirements for Internet Gaming. Operators must also sign a commercial agreement with the Alberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC), which handles commercial agreements and anti-money laundering reporting.",
      "issuer_evidence": "AGLC: iGaming | https://aglc.ca/igaming | AGLC is responsible for the regulatory oversight of the province's iGaming industry.; AGLC: iGaming | https://aglc.ca/igaming | all operators must be registered with AGLC and have signed a commercial agreement with the Alberta iGaming Corporate (AiGC); AGLC: iGaming | https://aglc.ca/igaming | Commercial agreements, anti-money laundering, financials and reporting income fall under; AGLC: Standards and Requirements for Internet Gaming (issued 14 January 2026; PDF dated June 2026) | https://aglc.ca/sites/aglc.ca/files/2026-06/26-06-18%20SRIG_0.pdf | regulate online provincial lotteries and iGaming Suppliers in a manner that maintains a clear commitment to social responsibility",
      "verify": "AGLC publishes a searchable Gaming Registrants list with the registered name, domain, stream (iGaming) and class of registration (\"iGaming - Operator\"), plus an expiry date. Check that the operator's domain appears in that list.",
      "verify_evidence": "AGLC: iGaming | https://aglc.ca/igaming | Search the full list of registered entities; AGLC: Gaming Registrants (searchable list of registered entities) | https://aglc.ca/gaming-registrants | Class of registration: iGaming - Operator; AGLC: Gaming Registrants (searchable list of registered entities) | https://aglc.ca/gaming-registrants | Expires on July 13, 2027",
      "territory": "This is a licence for players physically in Alberta. Operators must provide games only within Alberta (unless run with another province's government), block play when location cannot be verified, and detect location-evasion tools such as VPNs.",
      "territory_evidence": "AGLC: Standards and Requirements for Internet Gaming (issued 14 January 2026; PDF dated June 2026) | https://aglc.ca/sites/aglc.ca/files/2026-06/26-06-18%20SRIG_0.pdf | Registered Operators must ensure games are provided only within Alberta unless they are conducted in conjunction with the government of another province.; AGLC: Standards and Requirements for Internet Gaming (issued 14 January 2026; PDF dated June 2026) | https://aglc.ca/sites/aglc.ca/files/2026-06/26-06-18%20SRIG_0.pdf | ensure only players physically located in Alberta can participate and block play when location cannot be verified; AGLC: Standards and Requirements for Internet Gaming (issued 14 January 2026; PDF dated June 2026) | https://aglc.ca/sites/aglc.ca/files/2026-06/26-06-18%20SRIG_0.pdf | implement controls to detect and block location-evasion methods",
      "kyc": "At registration the operator must collect the player's full name and date of birth as shown on FINTRAC-compliant government ID, and a physical address. Operators must run an AML/terrorist-financing programme aligned with the federal Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, report suspicious transactions, and corroborate a player's source of funds at times set by risk assessment. We found no fixed amount thresholds in the Standards.",
      "kyc_evidence": "AGLC: Standards and Requirements for Internet Gaming (issued 14 January 2026; PDF dated June 2026) | https://aglc.ca/sites/aglc.ca/files/2026-06/26-06-18%20SRIG_0.pdf | full name as it appears exactly on FINTRAC compliant government issued identification; AGLC: Standards and Requirements for Internet Gaming (issued 14 January 2026; PDF dated June 2026) | https://aglc.ca/sites/aglc.ca/files/2026-06/26-06-18%20SRIG_0.pdf | comprehensive internal anti-money laundering and terrorist financing (AML/TF) program in compliance with the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act; AGLC: Standards and Requirements for Internet Gaming (issued 14 January 2026; PDF dated June 2026) | https://aglc.ca/sites/aglc.ca/files/2026-06/26-06-18%20SRIG_0.pdf | specify times and situations, based on the assessment of risk, where the Operator will ascertain and reasonably corroborate a player's source of funds",
      "rg": "Players must be able to set time, loss and deposit limits (offering at least 24-hour, 7-day and one-month periods) and take a one-day to three-month break. Operators must also integrate AGLC's centralized self-exclusion programme, which lets players exclude from all registered iGaming platforms, from land-based venues, or both. Under-18s may not play.",
      "rg_evidence": "AGLC: Standards and Requirements for Internet Gaming (issued 14 January 2026; PDF dated June 2026) | https://aglc.ca/sites/aglc.ca/files/2026-06/26-06-18%20SRIG_0.pdf | the period or duration of the financial or time-based limits offered must include: 24 hours, 7 days and one month; AGLC: Standards and Requirements for Internet Gaming (issued 14 January 2026; PDF dated June 2026) | https://aglc.ca/sites/aglc.ca/files/2026-06/26-06-18%20SRIG_0.pdf | Registered Operators must provide the option for players to take a one day, one week, one month, two month, or three month break.; AGLC: iGaming | https://aglc.ca/igaming | Exclude from all registered iGaming platforms; AGLC: Standards and Requirements for Internet Gaming (issued 14 January 2026; PDF dated June 2026) | https://aglc.ca/sites/aglc.ca/files/2026-06/26-06-18%20SRIG_0.pdf | an individual under 18 years of age",
      "complaints": "Complain to the operator first; a decision can take up to 90 days. AGLC says a complaint to it will not resolve your dispute or get your money back, but it can act on rule breaches with warnings, suspensions or penalties. Account and payment problems should go to the operator or your bank.",
      "complaints_evidence": "AGLC: iGaming disputes and complaints | https://aglc.ca/igaming/disputes | AGLC cannot get your money back or make a gaming site give you your money back.; AGLC: iGaming disputes and complaints | https://aglc.ca/igaming/disputes | This can take up to 90 days.; AGLC: iGaming disputes and complaints | https://aglc.ca/igaming/disputes | AGLC has tools to issue warnings, suspensions or monetary penalties to the operator",
      "funds": "The Standards say player funds must be \"clearly and appropriately managed\". They require an AGLC-designated account only for funds in lottery schemes run by AGLC itself. They do not state a segregation or compensation scheme for operator-held funds.",
      "funds_evidence": "AGLC: Standards and Requirements for Internet Gaming (issued 14 January 2026; PDF dated June 2026) | https://aglc.ca/sites/aglc.ca/files/2026-06/26-06-18%20SRIG_0.pdf | Player funds must be clearly and appropriately managed.; AGLC: Standards and Requirements for Internet Gaming (issued 14 January 2026; PDF dated June 2026) | https://aglc.ca/sites/aglc.ca/files/2026-06/26-06-18%20SRIG_0.pdf | must be held in an AGLC designated account"
    },
    {
      "regulator_id": "mincetur",
      "regulator": "Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo (MINCETUR)",
      "coverage": "verified",
      "verify_url": "https://apuestasdeportivas.mincetur.gob.pe/",
      "reason": null,
      "verified_on": "2026-10-03",
      "issuer": "Peru's Law 31557 of 13 August 2022 (amended by Law 31806) regulates remote games and remote sports betting. MINCETUR, through its General Directorate of Casino Games and Slot Machines (DGJCMT), authorises, supervises and sanctions operators. The regulation is Supreme Decree 005-2023-MINCETUR.",
      "issuer_evidence": "Ley N° 31557, El Peruano, 13 August 2022 (copy hosted by MINCETUR) | https://consultasenlinea.mincetur.gob.pe/casinos/archivos/2022LEY31557.pdf | El MINCETUR es la autoridad administrativa a nivel nacional que regula, autoriza, revoca, fiscaliza y sanciona la explotación de los juegos a distancia y apuestas deportivas a distancia.; MINCETUR: Juegos online y apuestas deportivas (DGJCMT) | https://apuestasdeportivas.mincetur.gob.pe/ | D.S Nº 005-2023-MINCETUR; MINCETUR: Juegos online y apuestas deportivas (DGJCMT) | https://apuestasdeportivas.mincetur.gob.pe/ | modificada por la Ley N° 31806, del 28 de junio de 2023",
      "verify": "MINCETUR's remote-gaming site has a register section listing holders of operating authorisations (\"Titulares de autorización de explotación\") and their technology platforms. Check that the operator and its platform appear there.",
      "verify_evidence": "MINCETUR: Juegos online y apuestas deportivas (DGJCMT) | https://apuestasdeportivas.mincetur.gob.pe/ | TITULARES DE AUTORIZACIÓN DE EXPLOTACIÓN; MINCETUR: Juegos online y apuestas deportivas (DGJCMT) | https://apuestasdeportivas.mincetur.gob.pe/ | PLATAFORMAS TECNOLÓGICAS",
      "territory": null,
      "territory_evidence": "",
      "kyc": "The operator must verify each player's identity, age and nationality or migration status when the player registers. Payments must identify the player and may not use cryptocurrencies. Operators must also follow the AML rules; the law lists preventing money-laundering use as one of its aims. We found no amount thresholds in the documents we opened.",
      "kyc_evidence": "Ley N° 31557, El Peruano, 13 August 2022 (copy hosted by MINCETUR) | https://consultasenlinea.mincetur.gob.pe/casinos/archivos/2022LEY31557.pdf | La identidad, edad, nacionalidad o calidad migratoria de los jugadores/as, es verificada por el titular de la autorización; Ley N° 31557, El Peruano, 13 August 2022 (copy hosted by MINCETUR) | https://consultasenlinea.mincetur.gob.pe/casinos/archivos/2022LEY31557.pdf | con excepción de las criptomonedas; Ley N° 31557, El Peruano, 13 August 2022 (copy hosted by MINCETUR) | https://consultasenlinea.mincetur.gob.pe/casinos/archivos/2022LEY31557.pdf | Evitar que la explotación de los juegos a distancia y apuestas deportivas a distancia sea empleada para la comisión de delitos relacionados con el lavado de activos",
      "rg": "The law aims to protect minors and vulnerable groups through access controls and responsible-gambling policies. MINCETUR keeps a register of people prohibited from access (self-excluded), and operators must verify a player's excluded status.",
      "rg_evidence": "Ley N° 31557, El Peruano, 13 August 2022 (copy hosted by MINCETUR) | https://consultasenlinea.mincetur.gob.pe/casinos/archivos/2022LEY31557.pdf | Proteger a los sectores vulnerables de la población mediante controles de acceso de menores de edad y ejecución de políticas de juego responsable; MINCETUR: Preguntas frecuentes, Ley N° 31557 (v.2, 2024) | https://apuestasdeportivas.mincetur.gob.pe/PDF/PREGUNTAS_FRECUENTES_v2.pdf | REGISTRO DE PERSONAS PROHIBIDAS A ACCEDER (AUTOEXCLUIDAS); MINCETUR: Preguntas frecuentes, Ley N° 31557 (v.2, 2024) | https://apuestasdeportivas.mincetur.gob.pe/PDF/PREGUNTAS_FRECUENTES_v2.pdf | La identidad y condición del jugador (autoexcluido)",
      "complaints": null,
      "complaints_evidence": "",
      "funds": "Operators post a guarantee in favour of MINCETUR to back their obligations and sanctions under the law. The text does not say whether it covers player balances. The documents we opened say nothing on segregating player funds.",
      "funds_evidence": "Ley N° 31557, El Peruano, 13 August 2022 (copy hosted by MINCETUR) | https://consultasenlinea.mincetur.gob.pe/casinos/archivos/2022LEY31557.pdf | otorgan una garantía a favor del MINCETUR, en respaldo de las obligaciones y sanciones derivadas de la aplicación de la presente Ley"
    },
    {
      "regulator_id": "anjouan-igaming",
      "regulator": "Anjouan iGaming",
      "coverage": "verified",
      "verify_url": "https://anjouangaming.com/public-register/verify-a-licence/",
      "reason": null,
      "verified_on": "2026-10-03",
      "issuer": "The Anjouan Gaming Authority administers Internet Gaming Licences issued under the laws of the Autonomous Island of Anjouan (Union of the Comoros). It says the framework rests on 2005 legislation including the Anjouan Computer Gaming Licensing Act.",
      "issuer_evidence": "Anjouan Gaming: Overview (jurisdiction and legal basis) | https://anjouangaming.com/about-the-authority/overview/ | The internet gaming regulatory framework is founded on legislation adopted in 2005, including the Anjouan Computer Gaming Licensing Act; Anjouan Gaming: Overview (jurisdiction and legal basis) | https://anjouangaming.com/about-the-authority/overview/ | The Anjouan Gaming Authority is responsible for the administration and supervision of Internet Gaming Licences issued under the regulatory framework of the Autonomous Island of Anjouan.",
      "verify": "The Authority's public register can be searched by licence number, company name or operational domain, and returns the holder, number, type (B2C or B2B) and status. The register is updated periodically and a listed domain confirms only that it was notified to the Authority.",
      "verify_evidence": "Anjouan Gaming: Verify a Licence | https://anjouangaming.com/public-register/verify-a-licence/ | Search by licence number, company name, or operational domain.; Anjouan Gaming: Registry Disclaimer | https://anjouangaming.com/public-register/registry-disclaimer/ | the register is updated periodically and may not reflect changes that have occurred since the most recent update; Anjouan Gaming: Registry Disclaimer | https://anjouangaming.com/public-register/registry-disclaimer/ | Inclusion of a domain in the register confirms only that the domain has been notified to the Authority as associated with licensed activities.",
      "territory": "Licences are issued by the Anjouan authority. Its complaint page refers to \"players in excluded territories\", but none of the Authority pages we opened publishes a list of excluded or permitted countries.",
      "territory_evidence": "Anjouan Gaming: Player Complaint Process | https://anjouangaming.com/regulatory-framework/third-party-complaint-policy/ | Complaints from players in excluded territories",
      "kyc": "Licensed operators must run customer due diligence, ongoing transaction monitoring, suspicious-activity reporting and record-keeping, appoint a compliance officer, and use age verification. The pages we opened set no ID or source-of-funds thresholds.",
      "kyc_evidence": "Anjouan Gaming: Regulatory Standards | https://anjouangaming.com/regulatory-framework/regulatory-standards/ | Customer due diligence procedures; Anjouan Gaming: Regulatory Standards | https://anjouangaming.com/regulatory-framework/regulatory-standards/ | Operators must appoint a designated compliance officer responsible for AML/CTF oversight; Anjouan Gaming: Regulatory Standards | https://anjouangaming.com/regulatory-framework/regulatory-standards/ | Age verification procedures",
      "rg": "As a licence condition, operators must provide self-exclusion, player controls for deposit, wager, loss and session limits, age verification, and responsible-gaming information. Players ask the operator to self-exclude, not the Authority.",
      "rg_evidence": "Anjouan Gaming: Responsible Gaming | https://anjouangaming.com/resources/responsible-gaming/ | Player controls for setting limits on deposits, wagers, losses, and session duration; Anjouan Gaming: Responsible Gaming | https://anjouangaming.com/resources/responsible-gaming/ | Self-exclusion mechanisms allowing players to restrict or close access to gaming services; Anjouan Gaming: Responsible Gaming | https://anjouangaming.com/resources/responsible-gaming/ | The Authority does not process individual self-exclusion requests.",
      "complaints": "Complaints go to the operator first, which must respond within 30 calendar days. Unresolved complaints can go to an approved independent ADR provider at the operator's cost. The Authority says it does not handle, mediate or adjudicate player complaints.",
      "complaints_evidence": "Anjouan Gaming: Player Complaint Process | https://anjouangaming.com/regulatory-framework/third-party-complaint-policy/ | The Authority does not handle, mediate, or adjudicate player complaints.; Anjouan Gaming: Player Complaint Process | https://anjouangaming.com/regulatory-framework/third-party-complaint-policy/ | Operators are required to investigate and respond within 30 calendar days.; Anjouan Gaming: Player Complaint Process | https://anjouangaming.com/regulatory-framework/third-party-complaint-policy/ | The operator bears the cost of ADR proceedings.",
      "funds": "The Regulatory Standards and Code of Conduct require operators to segregate player funds from operational funds. The pages we opened say nothing on insolvency protection or a compensation scheme.",
      "funds_evidence": "Anjouan Gaming: Regulatory Standards | https://anjouangaming.com/regulatory-framework/regulatory-standards/ | Operators must maintain adequate financial resources and segregate player funds from operational funds.; Anjouan Gaming: Code of Conduct for Licensed Operators | https://anjouangaming.com/regulatory-framework/code-of-conduct-for-licensed-operators/ | including the segregation of player balances from operational funds"
    },
    {
      "regulator_id": "emta",
      "regulator": "Estonian Tax and Customs Board (EMTA)",
      "coverage": "verified",
      "verify_url": "https://www.emta.ee/en/business-client/registration-business/gambling-operators/list-legal-gambling-operators",
      "reason": null,
      "verified_on": "2026-10-03",
      "issuer": "The Estonian Tax and Customs Board (EMTA) grants the activity licences and operating permits required under the Estonian Gambling Act. An operator needs both before offering gambling, including remote (online) games of chance.",
      "issuer_evidence": "Estonian Tax and Customs Board (EMTA): For gambling operators | https://www.emta.ee/en/business-client/registration-business/gambling-operators | In Estonia, it is allowed to organise gambling that complies with the requirements of the Gambling Act.; EMTA: List of legal gambling operators | https://www.emta.ee/en/business-client/registration-business/gambling-operators/list-legal-gambling-operators | which is issued by the Estonian Tax and Customs Board and is registered in the Register of Economic Activities; Estonian Tax and Customs Board (EMTA): For gambling operators | https://www.emta.ee/en/business-client/registration-business/gambling-operators | Games of chance can be organized in a land-based casino, aboard ships and online, i.e. as remote gambling.",
      "verify": "EMTA publishes a list of legal gambling operators with brands, websites and a link to each operator's entry in the Register of Economic Activities (MTR). Check that the operator's domain appears on that list.",
      "verify_evidence": "EMTA: List of legal gambling operators | https://www.emta.ee/en/business-client/registration-business/gambling-operators/list-legal-gambling-operators | This page lists operators that hold a licence for organising gambling in Estonia.; EMTA: List of legal gambling operators | https://www.emta.ee/en/business-client/registration-business/gambling-operators/list-legal-gambling-operators | Link to the MTR",
      "territory": "This is an Estonia-specific licence. EMTA says a licence from another EEA country does not give the right to offer gambling in Estonia. It blocks access to operators serving Estonia without Estonian permits and says it cannot help players of such sites if problems occur.",
      "territory_evidence": "EMTA: Applying for permits | https://www.emta.ee/en/business-client/registration-business/gambling-operators/applying-permits | an activity licence obtained from another European Economic Area country does not give you the right to offer gambling in Estonia; EMTA: Blocked gambling websites | https://www.emta.ee/en/business-client/registration-business/gambling-operators/blocked-gambling-websites | blocks access to the websites of gambling operators whose services are available in Estonia but who do not have the activity licences and operating permits; EMTA: Blocked gambling websites | https://www.emta.ee/en/business-client/registration-business/gambling-operators/blocked-gambling-websites | there is no way to help players when problems occur",
      "kyc": null,
      "kyc_evidence": "",
      "rg": null,
      "rg_evidence": "",
      "complaints": null,
      "complaints_evidence": "",
      "funds": null,
      "funds_evidence": ""
    },
    {
      "regulator_id": "ukgc",
      "regulator": "Gambling Commission (Great Britain)",
      "coverage": "verified",
      "verify_url": "https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register",
      "reason": null,
      "verified_on": "2026-10-03",
      "issuer": "The Gambling Commission sets the Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP), which every licensee must meet. Remote operators must display a statement that they are licensed and regulated by the Commission, their account number, and a link to their licensed status on the Commission's website. The pages we opened do not cite the Gambling Act 2005 itself.",
      "issuer_evidence": "Gambling Commission: Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (version effective 29 July 2026) | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/lccp | The Licence conditions and codes of practice set out the requirements all licensees must; LCCP condition 8.1.1: Display of licensed status (remote operators) | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/lccp/condition/8-1-1-display-of-licensed-status-remote-operators | a statement that they are licensed and regulated by the Gambling Commission",
      "verify": "The Gambling Commission publishes a public register where gambling businesses can be searched and downloaded. An operator's site must display its account number and a link to its current licensed status on the Commission's website.",
      "verify_evidence": "Gambling Commission: Public registers and datasets | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register | Search and download information about gambling businesses.; LCCP condition 8.1.1: Display of licensed status (remote operators) | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/lccp/condition/8-1-1-display-of-licensed-status-remote-operators | a link (which will be supplied by the Commission) to their current licensed status as recorded on the Commission",
      "territory": "A Gambling Commission licence is the permission under which operators provide gambling to people in Great Britain. The Commission lets operators also show licences from other regulators, provided the screen makes plain that service to persons in Great Britain relies on the Commission licence.",
      "territory_evidence": "LCCP condition 8.1.1: Display of licensed status (remote operators) | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/lccp/condition/8-1-1-display-of-licensed-status-remote-operators | it is made plain on those screens that the licensee provides facilities for gambling to persons in Great Britain in reliance on their Gambling Commission licence(s)",
      "kyc": "Operators must obtain and verify the customer's name, address and date of birth before the customer may gamble, and verify age before any deposit. A withdrawal request must not trigger extra information requests that could reasonably have been made earlier. Operators must assess money-laundering risk (reviewed at least annually) and keep controls to match. The pages we opened set no amount thresholds.",
      "kyc_evidence": "LCCP condition 17.1.1: Customer identity verification | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/lccp/condition/17-1-1-customer-identity-verification | Licensees must obtain and verify information in order to establish the identity of a customer before that customer is permitted to gamble.; LCCP condition 17.1.1: Customer identity verification | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/lccp/condition/17-1-1-customer-identity-verification | must not result in a requirement for additional information to be supplied as a condition of withdrawal if the licensee could have reasonably requested that information earlier; LCCP code 3.2.11: Remote SR code (age verification) | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/lccp/condition/3-2-11-remote-sr-code | Verifying the age of a customer before the customer is able to:; LCCP condition 12.1.1: Anti-money laundering | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/lccp/condition/12-1-1-anti-money-laundering-prevention-of-money-laundering-and-terrorist | in any event reviewed at least annually",
      "rg": "Remote operators must offer a time-out of 24 hours, one week or one month (or another period up to six weeks), must have self-exclusion procedures that close the account and return funds, and must take part in the national multi-operator self-exclusion scheme.",
      "rg_evidence": "LCCP code 3.3.4: Remote time-out facility | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/lccp/condition/3-3-4-remote-time-out-facility | Licensees must offer a 'time out' facility for customers for the following durations:; LCCP code 3.5.3: Self-exclusion, remote SR code | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/lccp/condition/3-5-3-remote-sr-code | Licensees must close any customer accounts of an individual who has entered a self- exclusion agreement and return any funds held in the customer account.; LCCP code 3.5.5: Remote multi-operator SR code | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/lccp/condition/3-5-5-remote-multi-operator-sr-code | Licensees must participate in the national multi-operator self-exclusion scheme.",
      "complaints": "Complain to the operator first. If it is not resolved within eight weeks, the operator must let you refer the dispute to an accredited ADR provider, free of charge. The Commission says it does not resolve or decide complaints about gambling transactions.",
      "complaints_evidence": "Gambling Commission: Complain about a gambling business | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-and-players/guide/complain-about-a-gambling-business | We do not resolve or make decisions on complaints regarding gambling-related transactions.; LCCP code 6.1.1: Complaints and disputes | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/lccp/condition/6-1-1-complaints-and-disputes | if not resolved to the customer's satisfaction by use of their complaints procedure within eight weeks of receiving the complaint; LCCP code 6.1.1: Complaints and disputes | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/lccp/condition/6-1-1-complaints-and-disputes | The services of any such ADR entity must be free of charge to the customer.",
      "funds": "Remote operators holding customer funds must keep them in a separate client bank account. They must also tell customers in their terms whether and how funds are protected if the operator becomes insolvent, and give a \"not protected\" warning every six months where that applies. The Commission's rules do not guarantee that funds are protected in an insolvency.",
      "funds_evidence": "LCCP condition 4.1.1: Segregation of funds | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/lccp/condition/4-1-1-segregation-of-funds | must ensure that these are held in a separate client bank account or accounts; LCCP condition 4.2.1: Disclosure to customers | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/lccp/condition/4-2-1-disclosure-to-customers | whether customer funds are protected in the event of insolvency, the level of such protection and the method by which this is achieved; LCCP condition 4.2.1: Disclosure to customers | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/lccp/condition/4-2-1-disclosure-to-customers | Where the licensee has selected a 'not protected' rating"
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      "verify_url": null,
      "reason": "The SEGOB gaming directorate site and the law and regulation texts (Chamber of Deputies, Orden Jurídico) did not respond from our network on 3 October 2026, and we did not try to get around that. Nothing is stated for Mexico rather than guessed.",
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      "verify_evidence": "",
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      "verify_url": null,
      "reason": "Not researched in this pass. Two of the casinos we review cite a Gibraltar licence.",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-03",
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      "verify": null,
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      "coverage": "not-covered",
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      "reason": "Argentina is regulated province by province. Not researched in this pass.",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-03",
      "issuer": null,
      "issuer_evidence": "",
      "verify": null,
      "verify_evidence": "",
      "territory": null,
      "territory_evidence": "",
      "kyc": null,
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      "rg": null,
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      "complaints": null,
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      "verify_url": null,
      "reason": "Argentina is regulated province by province. Not researched in this pass.",
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      "issuer": null,
      "issuer_evidence": "",
      "verify": null,
      "verify_evidence": "",
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      "territory_evidence": "",
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      "rg": null,
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      "reason": "Argentina is regulated province by province. Not researched in this pass.",
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      "issuer": null,
      "issuer_evidence": "",
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      "verify_evidence": "",
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      "coverage": "not-covered",
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      "reason": "Argentina is regulated province by province. Not researched in this pass.",
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      "issuer_evidence": "",
      "verify": null,
      "verify_evidence": "",
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      "kyc_evidence": "",
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