Guides: casino ownership and licences explained

Short guides in plain English, built on our ownership data. Every number on them is the same number as on the owner and regulator pages.

Does self-exclusion cover sister sites?
Which national self-exclusion schemes cover sister sites: 10 schemes country by country, the 20 biggest owner groups, help lines.
How to check who owns an online casino and whether it is licensed: 6 checks
6 checks before you sign up: owner, licence, register, fines, self-exclusion scheme and complaints body, with links to the official registers.
The iGaming startup stack: platforms, licences, payments, markets and traffic
The five layers behind an online casino, from the data: 14 licensing jurisdictions and 4 entry routes, 17 payment providers and 11 payment rules, online GGR in 14 markets and 8 affiliate media groups, each figure with its source.
White-label casinos: who runs whose brand
What a white-label casino is; 15 platform companies run 255 white-label sites in our data, with examples and what it means for players.
What a casino licence means for players
National and offshore licences explained, with one short section for each of 16 regulators.
Finland gambling licences
Who applied for and who got a Finnish licence: 75 applications (22 September 2026), applicants with their owners, the timeline and what changes on 1 July 2027.
What changes for players in Finland on 1 July 2027
What Finland's new Gambling Act (10/2026) changes on 1 July 2027: licences, the 22% lottery tax, bonus and marketing rules, central self-exclusion, identification and help.
Who owns the sweepstakes casinos
91 US sweepstakes and social casino brands from 52 owner groups, by owner, with 58 US state actions against these groups and their sources.
Casino ownership changes
216 dated changes from 2006 to 2026: brand owner changes, group takeovers and licence starts and ends, each with its source.