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siteslikeuk.com publishes UK licensed casino reviews in a specific format: the “sites like” comparison. Each article starts with a brand UK players already know, names the company that operates it, and then sets out licensed alternatives that are run by different licence holders wherever possible. That last point matters. Many brands that look different are run by the same company under the same licence, so a list of sister sites is not the same as a list of genuine alternatives. Our sites like guides currently cover 49 brands, from sites like Foxy Bingo and bingo sites like Gala to LeoVegas alternatives and casinos like PlayOJO.
The method is deliberately plain. For every brand we look up the licence on the UK Gambling Commission public register and record the account number and the company that holds it. We read the welcome offer terms rather than the banner, trace the operating company to its parent group, and date each article so readers can see when it was last checked. When the register shows a licence has been surrendered, the article says so and gives the date: Betzone surrendered its remote casino licence on 9 May 2026, and the company behind NRG Bet surrendered its licences on 20 May 2026.
Ownership is the other half of the work. Ladbrokes, Coral, Gala and Foxy Bingo, for example, all trade under LC International Limited, the online licence holder within the Entain group. Our UK casino networks section profiles 7 operator groups and explains which brands sit under each one, so you can tell a true alternative from a sister site before you open a new account.
We are funded by affiliate commission, explained in our affiliate disclosure; it does not decide where a brand appears or what an article says. The casino entries in the ranking above are scored out of 10 on four published pillars, set out on how we rate and in the full methodology. The sites-like articles carry a separate editorial rating out of 5, which falls to 0 or 1 when a brand no longer holds a UK licence.
If something on the site is out of date, the contact page lists the inboxes the editors read.
Bingo sites, casino alternatives and bookmaker brands, each with its licence holder checked.
Bingo sites like the big names. Readers looking for bingo sites like Foxy or sites like Gala Bingo are often surprised to find that both brands sit on the same Entain licence. The same pattern runs through Rank: sites like Mecca Bingo and sites like Kitty Bingo cover two brands operated by Rank Interactive (Gibraltar) Limited. For a different operator altogether, see sites like Tombola (Tombola (International) Plc, part of Flutter since 2022), sites like Paddy Power Bingo and sites like Glossy Bingo, which is licensed to Broadway Gaming Limited.
Online casino alternatives. Casino comparisons include sites like Mr Vegas (Videoslots Limited), sites like LeoVegas and sites like Pink Casino, two brands that share the LeoVegas Gaming PLC licence, and sites like PlayOJO, which shares Skill On Net Limited with Slingo and Genting Casino. We also compare sites like 888 Casino, casinos like Casumo, sites like Jackpot City, sites like Dream Vegas, sites like Happy Tiger, sites like HeySpin, sites like MrQ, sites like Pub Casino, sites like Bella Casino and sites like Lottoland.
Sky and the bookmaker brands. Sites like Sky Vegas and sites like Sky Casino deal with two brands run by Bonne Terre Gaming Limited, part of Flutter. For the high-street names, we cover sites like Ladbrokes, sites like Coral, sites like bwin, sites like Betfred, sites like Betfair, sites like Bet365 and sites like William Hill Vegas.
Brands that have closed or lost their licence. Several pages cover brands that UK players can no longer use through a UK-licensed site. Sites like Jammy Monkey, sites like Mr Spin, sites like Mansion Casino, sites like Betzone and sites like NRG Bet all relate to licences that have been surrendered. Sites like Cocoa Casino and sites like Crazy Star Casino cover brands with no UK licence at all.
The full list, with ratings and the date each comparison was last updated, is on the sites like index.
Counted from the live index each time the page loads, not taken from a press release.
Casino entries are scored on the same four pillars. Placement in the ranking follows the score and is not sold.
The remainder are brands covered because readers search for them. Each one states its licence position plainly.
Network profiles showing who owns which UK casino and bingo brands. Brands under one licence holder are run by the same company, whatever the logo.
Articles are revised when a licence, an owner or a welcome offer changes, and each one shows its own date.
Surrendered, offshore and unlicensed brands, and how our articles handle them.
Not every brand that UK players search for is still licensed to serve them. Some licence holders have surrendered their Gambling Commission licences: the public register records the surrender of Betzone’s remote casino licence on 9 May 2026 and of every remote licence activity held by Sharedbet Limited, the company behind NRG Bet, on 20 May 2026. Other brands never held a UK licence. Our guide to sites like Cocoa Casino covers a site with no UKGC licence, and Crazy Star Casino alternatives explains why its own terms exclude UK residents.
The licence matters because it is where UK player protections come from. Every operator licensed for online gambling in Great Britain has been required to take part in GAMSTOP, the national online self-exclusion scheme, since 31 March 2020. Licensed operators must use a Commission-approved alternative dispute resolution provider, such as IBAS, when a complaint cannot be settled directly. They must apply the online slots stake limits of £5 per spin for adults aged 25 and over and £2 for those aged 18 to 24, in force since April and May 2025, and they must keep bonus wagering at or below ten times, a rule in force since 19 January 2026.
A site without a UK licence is outside all of that. It is not connected to GAMSTOP, it is not bound by the stake limits or the wagering cap, and a UK player has no Commission-approved route for a dispute. The Commission states that being offered gambling in Great Britain by a business that does not appear to hold a licence may be illegal, and it takes reports through its “Tell us something in confidence” service. For anyone who has self-excluded, a site outside GAMSTOP is a risk rather than an alternative, and our responsible gambling page lists free, confidential support.
Our articles state the licence position at the top with the date from the register, rate the brand 0 or 1 out of 5 and list only UK-licensed alternatives. Unlicensed brands do not appear in the casino ranking on this page. To check a brand yourself, search the Commission’s public register and confirm that the remote licence shows as active.
Four pillars · weights published · the same scoring for every casino entry
Licence status, ownership and regulatory record.
What the offer is worth once the terms are applied.
Withdrawal timings, verification and payment methods.
Mobile use, support, safer gambling tools and games.
The largest weighting. Trust starts with the licence: we confirm on the Gambling Commission public register that the remote licence is active and record which company holds it. We then look at the parent group, any public enforcement action by the Commission, the complaints process and the approved dispute resolution provider named in the terms, and how easy the safer gambling tools are to find. Where a brand no longer holds a current UK licence, our coverage explains its status and points to licensed alternatives. The detail is set out in the scoring methodology.
Bonus value is not bonus size. We read the full offer terms and score what is left after the conditions are applied: the wagering multiple and whether it applies to the bonus alone or to deposit and bonus together, the time allowed to complete it, the maximum stake while a bonus is active, game weighting, eligible games and any cap on winnings. Since 19 January 2026, UK-licensed operators cannot set wagering above ten times, so the differences between offers now sit mostly in those other clauses. Wager-free offers score well on this pillar because what you win is paid as cash.
This pillar looks at how quickly and predictably winnings reach the player. We record the published processing and pending times for each withdrawal method, the identity checks the operator says it may apply, withdrawal limits and any fees. Verification is often the largest variable, especially when documents are requested only at the first withdrawal. Clear, realistic published timings score better than unqualified promises of “instant” payouts.
Everything the first three pillars do not cover. That includes how the site works on a phone, support channels and hours, how easy it is to set limits or self-exclude, and the range of games and providers. It also covers how quickly you can find the withdrawal page, the complaints procedure and the self-exclusion link. It carries the lowest weighting because a good interface cannot make up for a weak licence position or slow payouts.
UK bonus rules in 2026 · the gap between the headline and the terms
The rules on UK casino bonuses changed on 19 January 2026. From that date the Gambling Commission capped bonus wagering requirements at ten times and banned promotions that require a customer to use two or more types of gambling, such as betting and slots, to qualify. In the Commission’s own example, a £10 bonus with 50 times wagering meant playing through £500; at ten times it is £100.
A lower cap does not make every offer equal, because the headline leaves out most of what decides the value. The questions we ask of every welcome offer are: does wagering apply to the bonus only, or to the deposit as well; how many days are allowed to complete it; what is the maximum stake while the bonus is active; which games count in full, which count partly and which are excluded; is there a cap on what can be withdrawn from bonus winnings; and are free spins limited to a single game at a fixed stake.
Free spins show why the stake matters. If each of 100 free spins is worth 10p, as in the MrQ offer covered in our sites like MrQ article, the spins total £10 of play. Wager-free offers work differently: the PlayOJO welcome offer in the ranking above is 50 free spins with no wagering, and the LeoVegas offer is 50 wager-free spins, so any winnings are paid as cash. Our guides to casinos like PlayOJO and LeoVegas alternatives compare how similar sites structure their welcome offers.
Bonus value scores reflect the operator’s terms on the date shown in each article. Offers change often, so read the current terms before you deposit, and report outdated figures through the corrections inbox.
Who owns which casinos · 7 operator groups profiled
The brand is the shop front. The licence holder and its parent group sit behind it.
On the Gambling Commission register, casino and bingo brands are listed under the companies that hold their licences, and one company can run many brands. LC International Limited, Entain’s online licence holder, is a clear example: when the Commission announced Entain’s £17 million regulatory settlement in August 2022, it described LC International as running 13 websites, including ladbrokes.com, coral.co.uk and foxybingo.com. Brands under one licence holder are run by the same company and share its licence and its regulatory record.
Readers who ask who owns Ladbrokes, which casinos are owned by Ladbrokes, or who owns Party Casino and Foxy Bingo usually want to know whether switching brands changes anything. Our sites-like articles therefore favour alternatives with different licence holders, and each one has a section on who operates the brand and which sister sites exist.
The groups currently profiled are Entain casino brands, Flutter Entertainment, Evoke (888 Holdings), Rank Interactive, Kindred Group, Betfred Group and Midnite. Each profile records the group’s headquarters, listing status and brand count, with a network score out of 10.
Below are the four largest groups by number of brands, with their network scores. The full directory is on the UK casino networks page.
The online arm of The Rank Group, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange (RNK) and based in Maidenhead. Rank’s UK digital portfolio includes Mecca and Grosvenor alongside ten digital-only brands, and the group completed its acquisition of online operator Stride Gaming in October 2019. Mecca Bingo, Kitty Bingo and Bella Casino all trade under Rank Interactive (Gibraltar) Limited, UKGC account 57924, so they are sister sites rather than alternatives to each other. See sites like Mecca Bingo, Kitty Bingo alternatives and the Rank Interactive casino brands profile.
Formerly Paddy Power Betfair plc, the group took the Flutter Entertainment name in May 2019. It added Sky Betting & Gaming through its 2020 combination with The Stars Group and completed the £402 million purchase of Tombola in January 2022. In the UK its brands trade through several licence holders, including Bonne Terre Gaming Limited for Sky Vegas and Sky Casino, Betfair Casino Limited, PPB Entertainment Limited and PPB GE Limited for Paddy Power, and Tombola (International) Plc. See sites like Sky Vegas, sites like Tombola and the Flutter sister sites profile.
Entain plc owns Ladbrokes and Coral, and its gaming brands include Gala, Foxy Bingo and PartyCasino, alongside bwin and partypoker. Its UK online brands trade through LC International Limited, UKGC account 54743, whose remote casino, bingo and betting licences have been active since July 2019. In August 2022 Entain agreed to pay £17 million over social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures, £14 million of it relating to LC International. For who owns Ladbrokes, Gala and Foxy Bingo, see the Entain sister sites profile, then Ladbrokes alternatives and sites like Foxy Bingo.
888 Holdings bought William Hill’s non-US business in 2022 and completed its rebrand to evoke plc (LSE: EVOK) in May 2024; consumer brands kept their own names. In the UK, 888 Casino trades under 888 UK Limited (account 39028) and William Hill Vegas under WHG (International) Limited (account 39225). Mr Green is no longer listed here as a UK brand: Mr Green Limited no longer holds a UK Gambling Commission licence. See sites like 888 Casino, William Hill Vegas alternatives and the Evoke casino brands profile.
Quick ownership answers, with the licence holder taken from the UKGC register.
Beyond the four groups above, three more operator groups have their own profiles. Kindred Group, the company behind Unibet and 32Red, has been controlled by the French lottery operator FDJ, now FDJ United, since its tender offer completed in October 2024. Betfred Group is a family-owned British bookmaker, and its online casino trades under Petfre (Gibraltar) Limited, UKGC account 39544; see sites like Betfred. Midnite is a smaller, privately owned operator based in London.
Many of the casinos UK players search for belong to independent licence holders rather than large groups. Mr Vegas is licensed to Videoslots Limited. PlayOJO, Slingo and Genting Casino all trade under Skill On Net Limited, which makes them sister sites. LeoVegas and Pink Casino share LeoVegas Gaming PLC, Jackpot City is licensed to Betway Limited, Casumo to Recro Limited, Dream Vegas to White Hat Gaming Limited and MrQ to Tek Fox Ltd. Bet365 trades under Hillside (UK Gaming) ENC. Each sites-like article gives the account number so you can check it on the register.
To leave a group behind, compare brands with a different licence holder: find the owner in the networks directory, then open the matching sites like comparison.
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Primary sources come first. Licence details come from the Gambling Commission public register, enforcement history from the Commission’s published notices, ownership from company announcements and filings, and bonus details from the operator’s own terms.
Articles are dated and corrected. Every sites-like article names its reviewer and shows when it was last reviewed. Licence problems are stated at the top of the article. When a reader reports an error, we check it against the primary source and update the article once it is confirmed.
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