Open Casino in the UK
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About This Site

Open Casino in the UK is an independent editorial guide to opening and operating an online casino or sportsbook in the UK — covering Gambling Commission licensing, tax and levy obligations, advertising rules, payment methods, and how six iGaming technology platforms compare on disclosed, sourced facts.

The site does not sell licensing services, does not process gambling transactions, and is not itself a gambling operator. It exists as a reference guide for people evaluating a UK-facing casino or sportsbook launch.

How We Source Information

Content is compiled from primary regulatory and legal sources on the UK (Gambling Commission publications, HMRC guidance, and legal/industry commentary on the 2023 White Paper reforms), each named company's own published materials, and named third-party industry sources — all cited per page and listed in full below. No platform compared on this site was independently hands-on tested; where a fact isn't publicly available, we say so instead of estimating it. Platform comparisons on this site are not rankings — see the "not a ranking" framing on the homepage Decision Matrix and Platform Reviews pages.

Editorial Team

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Open Casino UK Editorial Team

This guide is researched and written by the Open Casino UK editorial team. Content is compiled from each named company's own published materials, independent industry trackers, and primary regulatory/legal sources on the UK, all cited per page. No platform on this site was independently hands-on tested; where a fact isn't publicly available we say so instead of estimating it.

Sources

Every comparative claim about a named competitor on this site is sourced from that competitor's own published materials or a named third-party industry source, listed in full below.

  1. UK Gambling Licence (UKGC) — MyGamingLicense
  2. UKGC Licence Requirements 2026: LCCP, RTS, Fees & RGD — gamingcompliance.io
  3. UK sector hit with 40% remote gaming duty, new remote betting tax from 2027 — iGaming Business
  4. The White Paper: History and Status Update — Legal 500
  5. Gambling advertising in 2026: UK, EU & platform rules — European Gaming
  6. What is GamStop? UK self-exclusion scheme explained — European Gaming
  7. Safest Casino Payment Methods UK: PayPal, Cards & E-Wallets Guide — trustedcasino-uk.com
  8. Gambling Commission to consider allowing cryptoasset payments — iGaming Business
  9. UK gambling industry GGY rises to $6.01 billion in Q4 as online betting dominates, regulator says — Yogonet
  10. EveryMatrix — History
  11. BetConstruct — iGaming Express brand profile
  12. Altenar — About
  13. OpenBet — Wikipedia
  14. Kambi — About Kambi
  15. About PlayWinPlay (PWP) — PWP.BET