Every status on this site comes from a dated check that anyone could repeat. We look at the casino’s own domain, the licence registers of the regulators it names, and the public lists that regulators publish. We record what we found, where and when, and we use the same plain wording for every brand.
Where our evidence comes from
- The casino’s own website: whether the domain resolves, what page loads, closure notices, terms and conditions, licence seals.
- Licence registers: the UK Gambling Commission public register, the Malta Gaming Authority licensee register, the Curaçao Gaming Authority’s published registers, the Anjouan public register and seals, the Tobique validator and the Kahnawake permit list.
- Regulator lists and decisions: ACMA’s blocked websites list in Australia, sanction decisions of the Dutch Kansspelautoriteit, bans published by Spelinspektionen in Sweden, the German GGL whitelist, and Gambling Commission reports.
- Public records: domain registration data, archived copies of terms, and company registers.
We do not rely on forum posts or anonymous reviews for a status. They can point us to something worth checking; the status itself rests on the primary record.
How we test a domain
We query DNS and request the site over HTTPS from a server outside the player’s country, so that a national block does not look like a closure. We read the page that loads and save the result with the date. A failed request on one day is never enough: a status of “closed” or “website no longer active” needs the same result on two dates, or direct evidence such as a closure notice or a broker’s for-sale page.
Status definitions
| Status | Evidence required |
|---|---|
| Closed | A closure notice on the casino’s domain, the domain listed for sale or registered to someone else, or the domain now used for an unrelated website |
| Website no longer active | No DNS record, a parked page or no response, on two dates |
| Licence not found | The licence number or company is absent from the regulator’s own register on the date checked |
| Blocked or sanctioned | The domain or company appears on a regulator’s list or decision, with the decision date |
Our wording rules
We describe what we found, not what we think of an operator. We write “closed”, “licence not found on the register on 15 October 2026” or “on ACMA’s blocked list”, and we date every status. We do not call a named operator a scam or a fraud unless a regulator or court has said so, and then we quote the decision and link to it.
Rechecks and corrections
We re-test every listed domain at least once a month. Changes go into the monthly status log. Operators and readers can send evidence that a status is out of date or wrong; our editorial policy explains how we handle corrections and replies, and you can reach us through the contact page.