Gambling law
Is online gambling legal in United Kingdom?
Great Britain runs a fully licensed online casino and betting market for players aged 18 and over.
Online casinos
licensed market
Sports betting
licensed market
Regulator
Licensing
Operators need a Gambling Commission licence to serve players in Great Britain. The Commission disrupts unlicensed sites by getting URLs removed from search results and cutting off their payments.
Minimum age
18+
Crypto payments
Not banned. The Commission reminds licensees that cryptoasset activity falls under the Money Laundering Regulations, supervised by the FCA. Credit cards are banned for gambling.
Crypto casinos that accept players from United Kingdom (1)
Their own restricted-countries lists don't include United Kingdom.
Not listed as restricted, but check first (1)
These casinos don't name United Kingdom, but say their list isn't complete.
Crypto casinos that restrict United Kingdom (39)
These casinos name United Kingdom in their own restricted-countries list.
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Sources
This is general information taken from regulators' and governments' own published pages, not legal advice. Gambling law changes; check the regulator's current rules before you play.
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