- How do I check a casino really holds a Great Britain licence?
- Search the Gambling Commission's public register by the trading name shown on the site, or by the licensee company named in the footer. The entry tells you which activities the licence covers and whether it is current. If a site is vague about the licensee, that vagueness is itself the answer.
- Does GAMSTOP cover every operator listed here?
- Yes. Registration with the scheme is a condition of holding a Great Britain licence, so a single GAMSTOP self-exclusion applies across all six brands on this page and to every other GB-licensed site. Choose a period of six months, one year or five years; it cannot be lifted early once it starts.
- Does Chip Route House take deposits or run any of the games?
- No, and it never will. This is a comparison site: we write, compare and link. Accounts, stakes, verification and anything to do with money are handled entirely by the operator, which is also who you contact if something goes wrong.
- What does a percentage match actually tell me?
- How closely a site matched our eight-point checklist, weighted towards player protection. It is a comparison between these six brands, not an industry-wide ranking, and a 77% is a small site doing the basics properly rather than a site to avoid.
- Why do welcome offers come with wagering requirements?
- Because a bonus is promotional credit, not cash, and the operator sets a turnover figure before it converts. A 35x requirement on a £50 bonus means £1,750 of qualifying play. Game weightings matter too — slots often count in full, table games far less — so read which titles count before starting.
- Can you help if an operator closes or restricts my account?
- Not directly. Raise it with the operator's complaints team first, in writing; if it stalls, GB licensees must give you access to an independent dispute resolution service, and the Gambling Commission's site explains how that route works.
