UK Casino Blacklist — Blacklisted Casino Sites
Is there an official UK casino blacklist? No — the UK Gambling Commission doesn't publish one. Great Britain works the other way round: a whitelist. A casino is legal for GB players only if its operator appears on the UKGC public register — any gambling site that isn't on that register and still accepts players in Great Britain is operating illegally.
Below: the 37 brands on our evidence-led blacklist, why "not on GamStop" always means "not UK-licensed", and how to check any casino against the official register in seconds with the free Casino Licence Checker.
✓ Cross-checked against our UKGC register mirror: as of August 2026, not one brand on this blacklist appears on the UKGC register.
Blacklist last updated: August 2026.
The whitelist rule
Under the Gambling Act, an operator must hold a UKGC licence to offer real-money gambling to consumers in Great Britain. Legal means on the register — there is no third category. We mirror that register in the UKGC licensed-operator list, so you can check a name without leaving this site.
"Not on GamStop" = not licensed
Every UKGC licensee must integrate GamStop — it's a licence condition. So a casino marketing itself as "not on GamStop" is telling you, in its own advertising, that it holds no UK licence: no dispute route, no funds-protection rules, and it bypasses a self-exclusion you may have chosen for a reason.
What you lose off the register
No ombudsman or ADR route when a withdrawal stalls. No segregated-funds requirements protecting your balance. No affordability or responsible-gambling obligations. Complaints end at the operator's own support desk — the same desk that froze the account.
The blacklist — all 37 entries
Every entry failed at least one non-negotiable check: licence verification, payout reliability, or documented regulatory action. Each name links to its full evidence card on the main blacklist.
Already deposited on one of these?
- Stop depositing. No recovery route starts with another deposit.
- Document everything — deposits, chat logs, the exact clause they cite, screenshots with dates.
- Use your bank or card provider's dispute route. With an unlicensed site there is no ADR or ombudsman — the payment rail is usually the only lever left.
- Report the site. You can report an illegal gambling website to the Gambling Commission, and fraud to Action Fraud. Reports build the enforcement record even when they can't reverse a single payment.
UK casino blacklist — FAQs
Is there an official list of blacklisted casinos in the UK?
No. The UK Gambling Commission does not publish a blocklist of banned casino sites. It publishes the opposite: a public register of licensed operators, plus enforcement actions against licensees. Legality in Great Britain is defined by presence on that register — a whitelist, not a blacklist.
Are blacklisted casinos illegal in the UK?
Any gambling site that accepts players in Great Britain without a UKGC licence is operating illegally under the Gambling Act. Playing on one is not a criminal offence for you as the player — but you have effectively no protections: no dispute route, no funds-protection requirements, and no regulator that can compel the operator to pay you.
What about casinos "not on GamStop"?
GamStop integration is mandatory for every UKGC-licensed operator, so a casino advertising itself as "not on GamStop" is telling you it holds no UK licence. If you have self-excluded, these sites bypass the protection you chose. Treat the phrase as the warning it is.
Can I get my money back from an unlicensed casino?
Sometimes, but there is no ombudsman or ADR route for unlicensed sites. The practical options are a dispute through your bank or card provider — document every deposit, chat and refusal first — and reporting the site. Recovery is never guaranteed, which is why the licence check comes before the deposit.
How do I check whether a casino is legal in the UK?
Search the operator on the UKGC public register, or run the domain through the free TopCasinoScout licence checker — it cross-references our UKGC register mirror, 60+ other official registers, and this blacklist in a single search.
How is this blacklist compiled?
Every entry failed at least one non-negotiable check: licence verification against the official registers we mirror, payout reliability, or documented regulatory action. Each entry carries evidence tags and an audit date, and entries are only removed after documented, sustained corrective action — never by request or payment.