🇬🇬 Alderney gambling license check

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Alderney licenses online gambling through Alderney Gambling Control Commission, and every real AGCC licence can be confirmed in the authority's public register. If a casino claims an Alderney permit, type its name or web address below and the search checks it against the AGCC register.

Check a casino against the AGCC register

Searching 100 casino and betting names from the AGCC register, read 2026-10-27.

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How to verify an Alderney license

  1. Open the AGCC licensee directory on gamblingcontrol.org
  2. Pick the relevant category page, eGambling licensees, temporary licensees, associates or hosting providers, and look for the operating company there
  3. Match the operating company name and the exact URL claimed by the casino against the register extract. AGCC regulates specific URLs, not just brands
  4. Check whether the entry is a full Category 1 or 2 licence or only an associate or temporary certificate, which authorise narrower activity
  5. If the company or URL is absent or ambiguous, email info@agcc.gg to confirm before trusting the claim

License types in Alderney

A Category 1 licence authorises player registration and verification, the contractual relationship with players and management of player funds, while a Category 2 licence authorises effecting the gambling transaction and operating the gambling platform in an approved hosting centre.

  • Category 1 eGambling Licence
  • Category 2 eGambling Licence
  • Temporary eGambling Licence
  • Core Services Provider Associate Certificate
  • Category 1 and Category 2 Associate Certificates
  • Hosting Certificate
  • Key Individual Certificate

Key facts about the AGCC regime

  • The framework sits under Part I of the Alderney eGambling Regulations 2009. Applicants must form an Alderney-registered company and publish notice in the Alderney Gazette
  • AGCC reports over 70 active licences and certificates covering more than 100 regulated URLs, over 20 game providers and over 10 hosting facilities
  • A Category 1 licensee new to Alderney pays GBP 17,500 for its first year, and other new applicants pay GBP 35,000. Annual renewal is banded by annualised net gaming yield, from GBP 35,000 below GBP 500,000 to GBP 400,000 at GBP 30 million and above
  • Category 2 renewal is a flat GBP 35,000 per year, and a Temporary eGambling Licence costs GBP 10,000 annually
  • Category 1 licensees must hold customer funds in accounts segregated from operating accounts, unless the Commission accepts an adequate written guarantee instead

What the license means for players

An Alderney licence means the operator passed AGCC background and funding checks, its games are audited for fairness, and Category 1 holders must keep player deposits segregated from company money unless the Commission accepts a written guarantee instead. Players can complain directly to the AGCC via its online form, email or post after exhausting the operator's own process. AGCC-approved policies must cover limiting customer activity and customer complaints, and a registered customer can set deposit, loss or wager limits with a Category 1 licensee, including a limit of zero that also stops direct marketing to that customer.

Red flags and fake AGCC claims

  • The casino's exact domain does not appear among the AGCC's regulated URLs even though the company name looks similar to a real licensee
  • The site displays an AGCC logo or certificate image but names no Alderney-registered company
  • The claim cites only an associate or hosting certificate as if it were a full B2C eGambling licence
  • A licence number format or seal that the AGCC register pages never use

Legal status and tax

Alderney, a dependency of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, has regulated eGambling businesses since 2000 under the Gambling (Alderney) Law 1999, which came into force on 1 May 2000, and the regime is now governed by the Alderney eGambling Ordinance 2009 and the Alderney eGambling Regulations 2009. The AGCC licenses B2C and B2B eGambling for a global market, and most licensees serve players outside the island itself. The framework rests on the Gambling (Alderney) Law 1999 and remains in force, with an amendment Ordinance in 2024 and a further one published in 2025. The fee table the AGCC publishes dates from 1 April 2015.

Alderney levies no gambling tax on operators' gaming revenue. The regime is funded through annual licence and certificate fees banded by net gaming yield.

Frequently asked questions

Who regulates online gambling in Alderney?

Alderney Gambling Control Commission, usually shortened to AGCC, oversees gambling in Alderney. A Category 1 licence authorises player registration and verification, the contractual relationship with players and management of player funds, while a Category 2 licence authorises effecting the gambling transaction and operating the gambling platform in an approved hosting centre.

How do I check if a casino holds an Alderney license?

Type the casino name or its web address into the search on this page, which reads the AGCC register every day. A real licensee appears there under its own name. Browse-by-category lists of eGambling licensees, temporary licensees, associate certificate holders and hosting providers, each showing company name, licence category and website list. The site search finds a licensee by company name or by its full website address, such as www.example.com, though a brand word on its own may return nothing. There is no bulk export, and the full statutory register is inspectable at the Commission's offices by appointment.

What does a AGCC license mean for players?

An Alderney licence means the operator passed AGCC background and funding checks, its games are audited for fairness, and Category 1 holders must keep player deposits segregated from company money unless the Commission accepts a written guarantee instead. Players can complain directly to the AGCC via its online form, email or post after exhausting the operator's own process. AGCC-approved policies must cover limiting customer activity and customer complaints, and a registered customer can set deposit, loss or wager limits with a Category 1 licensee, including a limit of zero that also stops direct marketing to that customer.

How do I spot a fake Alderney license claim?

The casino's exact domain does not appear among the AGCC's regulated URLs even though the company name looks similar to a real licensee The site displays an AGCC logo or certificate image but names no Alderney-registered company The claim cites only an associate or hosting certificate as if it were a full B2C eGambling licence A licence number format or seal that the AGCC register pages never use

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