Every online casino must have a license that can be verified. In most cases, in the footer of the site there will be a sign of the relevant jurisdiction, for example, Curacao, United Kingdom, Malta. This sign should lead to the license confirmation page.
Next, we will consider in more detail the three most popular jurisdictions, which site the jurisdiction mark should link to and how to check for a license if there is no link on the casino site.
If you think that all licensed online casinos are good, and only those who operate without a license are bad, then you are deeply mistaken. Much depends on where the license is obtained, so to check the casino for honesty, it is not enough just to find a confirmation of the license.
The Curacao license has the least value. The online gambling business is completely uncontrolled in this territory, and due to poor control, many scammers have arrived there. But there are also decent casinos. This is the most popular jurisdiction, as a work permit is relatively inexpensive and there are few requirements. There are four companies that have been authorized by the Department of Justice to issue licenses to casino operators.
Next in terms of reliability is the license of Malta. The Malta Gaming Authority is a regulator that is already monitoring casino sites more closely and making efforts to ensure fair and safe gaming. Some mega popular casinos are licensed in this jurisdiction, such as VideoSlots.
But the most reliable of the most popular is the UK license. The UK Gambling Commission regulates this area. This organization is very closely following what is happening and faithfully protects the interests of the players. The UK Gambling Commission regularly fines operators who break the rules and treat players unfairly.
VideoSlots Casino is registered in all three of the most popular jurisdictions, so this operator will be used in the examples. Go down to the footer, find the Curacao license icon and click on it. You will be sent to validator.curacao-egaming.com, which should include the operator and license status.
Please note that when checking the license of an online casino in Curacao, you may be redirected to fake pages of validators. So be sure to check the address.
The above is an example of how to check the Curacao eGaming license from the link. This is one of the holders of the Curacao master license. There are four such companies in total, so you may encounter other verification methods. Read more about how the licensing system works in Curacao here.
Another popular Curacao license is issued by Antillephone. You can check the casino for a license as in the previous case. Only there will be a different icon and address of the validator: validator.antillephone.com. For a third company, Gaming Curacao, the verification takes place here: gaming-curacao.com/validation.
Problems arise only with how to check the online casino license from e-Management Group. On casino sites, there is usually no icon in the footer, symbolizing the presence of a license. And if there is, then without a link to the validator. There is no separate site where you can check the license either. It turns out that the players either take their word for it or do not believe the casino.
We also go down to the footer of the casino site, there will be the Gambling Commission logo. We click on it, and the link takes us to the site secure.gamblingcommission.gov.uk. The license information will be provided there, so you can check the casino for fairness.
It may be that you will not find links in the footer, but information about the availability of the license is provided. Then, to check the casino, go to the regulator's website: secure.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PublicRegister/Search. There we enter the name of the operator and press the Search button. The results will appear in a list. You will need to click on View to go to the license status page.
We are looking for the MGA logo in the footer of the site. We follow the link and get to the site authorisation.mga.org.mt. There we look at the status of the license, registered sites.
If you check manually, then you will need to go to the site mga.org.mt/mgalicenseeregister/ and enter the name of the casino or its link. Conveniently, in both cases, complete lists of licensed operators are released, so you can not enter, but simply select.
If nothing is found by the name of the casino, then do not rush to conclusions. Try typing the website address in the URL box. There may be a result. The fact is that casino brands can be registered to companies with a completely different name.
For example, PlayOJO cannot be found by name. But if you enter a domain, then there is a transition to the SkillOnNet license. And through it, you can already go to check the license of Titanium Brace Marketing Ltd, which manages PlayOJO.
Conclusion
Even if you need to check some other casino license, you know how to do it. In most cases, it is enough just to look at the footer (scroll to the bottom of the page) and there will be a regulator logo. Click on it and you should be sent to a site confirming the status of the license. If not, then the easiest way is to contact support and ask them for a link.
