Live casino industry organizations
The below regulatory authorities and industry organizations
play a key role in the licensing, regulation or voluntary compliance testing of
live dealer platform providers and licensee casinos listed on this site.
Licensing jurisdictions and regulators:
 UK Gambling
Commission - Charged with regulation of both terrestrial and online
("remote") gambling operators located within the UK, in accordance with The
Gambling Act (UK) 2005 which includes provisions specifically related to remote
gambling. The Commission is responsible for compliance testing and
awarding of licenses to appropriate UK based remote gambling operators as
well as dispute resolution and problem gambling advisory services.
Licensees include:
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 Gibraltar
Regulatory Authority - Charged with licensing, regulating and taxing
online gambling operators pursuant to the provisions of the The Gambling Act
(Gibraltar) 2005. The GRA openly states on its website that it will
only consider the issue of licenses to blue chip gaming operators with a
proven track record in gaming and of good financial standing. As of
February 2009 only 20 operators satisfied the GRA's strict licensing
criteria, including:
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Gaming Authority - The LGA is the authority responsible for the
governance of all forms of gaming in Malta, including remote gambling
operator licensing and regulation. Enacted the Remote Gaming
Regulations (2004), in so doing becoming the first EU member state to put in
place a regulatory framework for online gambling service providers.
Licensees include:
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Supervision Commission - The Isle of Man Government's GSC was formed as a
gambling regulator in 1962. Following the enactment of the Online Gambling
Regulation Act 2001 ("the Act") the GSC's responsibilities extended in 2001 to
the licensing and regulation of online gambling operators.
Despite being one of the first European region licensing jurisdictions, their
list of license holders remains small. Licensees include:
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 Directorate of
Offshore Gaming - Charged with the oversight of all aspects of the
online gambling industry in the jurisdiction of Antigua and Barbuda.
The DOG is a department of Antigua Barbuda's Financial Services Regulatory
Commission and lays claim to being the first jurisdiction in the world to
provide a regulatory framework specifically designed to govern online
gambling. Antigua Barbuda and the DOG's licensing regime recently
gained a UK Gambling Commission 'White Listing Status' affording DOG
licensee casinos additional advertising freedoms in the UK.
 Kahnawake Gaming Commission - The Kahnawake Gaming Commission was
established in 1996 and governs all aspects of online gambling related
activity within the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawake, North America. The
list of licensees operating out of Kahnwwake is extensive and includes:
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 Alderney
Gambling Control Commission - Established in May 2000, the AGCC is the
authority responsible for eGaming licensing, regulation and player protection
considerations for Alderney based online gambling operators.
Alderney is
the third largest of the British Channel Islands and a self governing
dependency of the Crown. It is neither part of the United Kingdom nor the
European Union, and has established itself as an e-Commerce centre of excellence
and leading online gambling licensing jurisdiction. Licensees include:
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Other relevant industry organizations:
 eCOGRA
- 'e-Commerce and Online Gambling Regulation and Assurance' is a non profit
organization set up to provide the online casino industry with a best
practice operating standards framework. The framework includes
consideration of player protection, operation security, advertising
practices and return to player audits. Casinos complying with eCOGRA's
standards are able to display the eCOGRA Seal, which has become a
universally recognized sign of an operator of good standing.
Casinos/Software developers displaying the eCOGRA Seal include:
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 Interactive Gaming Council - The IGC's stated mission is to serve as a
collective voice for the interactive gaming industry and to ensure an
environment of fair and responsible gambling. Like eCOGRA, the IGC
offers a code of conduct that members should adhere to, which incorporates a
range of fair play criteria such as truth in advertising, transparent audit
trails, operation security and integrity.
Members include:
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Gambling Association - Based in London, the RGA was formed in 2005 following
a merger between the Association of Remote Gambling Operators and the
Interactive Gaming, Gambling and Betting Association. It provides a united
voice representing the interests of its members which include some of the worlds
largest (often publicly listed) online gambling operators. It also imposes
a strict code of conduct on members. Members include:
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 European
Gambling & Betting Association - The EGBA is a EU region gaming lobby group
whose principle mission is to promote fair competition for European online
gaming operators and freedom of choice for consumers throughout Europe.
They are vocal objectors to any EU Members' attempts to ban resident access to
online gambling services simply to protect local monopoly operators. They
also seek to support development of regulatory regimes and strict codes of
corporate and social responsibility amongst members.
Members include:
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