Jurisdiction
Where each operator is licensed, who can play, and what the legal framing is by region.
Where each operator is licensed, who can play, and what the legal framing is by region.
Real-money casino regulated by the UK Gambling Commission. All operators on our UK list hold UKGC licences. Players must be 18+. Self-exclusion is centralised through GAMSTOP. Brands covered: bet365 Casino, Grosvenor Casinos, Betway Casino.
Crypto-friendly offshore operators licensed by Curacao eGaming, Anjouan, or similar jurisdictions. Availability and legality vary by country; players are responsible for checking local law. Brands covered: Stake.com, Bitstarz, Shuffle.com, Roobet, BC.Game, Cloudbet.
Sweepstakes social casinos (not real-money). Players use a dual-currency system of Gold Coins (free play, no value) and Sweeps Coins (received as a free promotional bonus and redeemable for prizes). Must be 21+. Not available in all states. Brands covered: Stake.us, Legendz.com.
Sweepstakes social casinos operate under the federal sweepstakes laws and individual state interpretations, not under state gambling licences. Several states have blocked sweepstakes casinos entirely: WA, ID, NV, MI, IA, MT, LA, CT. The list changes; check your state's most recent attorney-general position before signing up.
The legal framing of "casino" varies dramatically by region. We present whatever is locally legal and useful: UKGC real-money casino in the UK, crypto offshore casino for the rest of the world, sweepstakes social casino in the US. Every page is geo-tagged and the disclosure bar at the top of every page tells you which framing you are seeing.