Locate the player
The applicable law depends on where the person is physically located, not only the site language or company address.
Domain · Company · Product · Status
Check a gambling site without trusting its appearance
Professional design, HTTPS or a regulator logo does not prove that an offer is authorised. Reliable verification starts with the official register and works back to the exact domain.
Technical reading
Break down an address before searching the register
This local tool extracts visible technical parts of the address. It sends nothing and never replaces an official-register search.
Domain to search
Connection
Path after the domain
Copy only this domain into the official register, then match the entity and permitted products.
Checklist
The seven-check method
Start with the authority
Open the regulator’s official website from a trusted source. Do not rely on a badge supplied by the operator as the only evidence.
Match the exact domain
Check the name, extension and every hyphen. A subdomain or spelling variant may belong to another entity.
Identify the company
The register holder must match the service’s legal notice and terms. A brand may change operator.
Check the product
Sports betting, poker, lotteries, bingo and casino games may require separate permissions. A partial licence does not cover everything.
Read status and date
Look for active status, expiry, restrictions and recent enforcement decisions.
Keep evidence
Record the date, official URL and matched details. Repeat the check before another deposit or after a domain change.
Warning signs that mean stop
- Domain absent from the register or different by one character.
- Company cannot be found, legal address is vague or holder differs.
- Licence shown without a number, official link or correct product.
- Pressure to deposit quickly, a “guaranteed” bonus or recovery promise.
- Payment requested in crypto, gift cards or to an individual.
- Identity documents requested before the operator is identified.
- Fabricated reviews, weak legal notices or support only through private messaging.
What useful evidence looks like
A current public-register record linking the legal entity, domain and product category is verifiable evidence. A padlock, app-store listing, sports sponsorship, customer review or logo screenshot is not.
If doubt remains
Do not register, send documents or pay. Use the competent regulator and official illegal-offer reporting route. If money has already been sent, contact your bank promptly and retain the transaction references.