Safe & legal
A bonus from an operator without a Great Britain licence carries risks that no headline figure offsets, so legal status sits near the top of this guide’s concerns.
Trusted sites and secure apps are covered, along with the phrase “betting sites not on GAMSTOP”, which tends to appear beside bonus advertising. It describes operators outside the Great Britain licence.
Since 7 May 2019 a licensed operator has had to confirm name, address and birth date ahead of any deposit or bet, free bets and bonuses included. For the operator, offering betting to Great Britain without a licence is a section 33 offence. None aimed at the customer is identified, but protection, GAMSTOP among it, is lost.
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