JettBet review: Curacao licence, no UK licence

JettBet is not licensed in the UK. The casino is run by Fortuna Games N.V. under a licence from the Curacao Gaming Control Board, and it holds no Gambling Commission licence, so it is not authorised to offer gambling to anyone in Great Britain. Below, this JettBet review covers the register position, the law and where to find help.

JettBet at a glance

The same company is named behind SpellWin, which is also unlicensed in Great Britain. Affiliate pages list JettBet among casinos not on GAMSTOP, which on its own shows that it sits outside the GB system.

JettBet UK searches and what the law says

Under section 33 of the Gambling Act 2005, providing facilities for gambling without a licence is an offence, and since November 2014 that covers remote gambling used in Great Britain even when the operator and its servers are abroad. The maximum penalty is 51 weeks in prison, a level 5 fine, or both. Advertising unlawful gambling is a separate offence under section 330, which is why this page names no links, offers or codes for JettBet.

How the Commission acts against sites like this

The Gambling Commission sends cease-and-desist notices to illegal operators and to the affiliates that promote them, and refers sites to domain registrars, hosts and payment providers. It has referred 447,778 URLs to Google and Bing, and 287,961 have been removed. For a player, those measures do not create any right to a refund or a complaint route: a GB player on JettBet has no UK regulator behind them, no slot stake limits and no 10x wagering cap.

Stopping and getting support

Gambling is only for people aged 18 and over. If you want to stop using JettBet, ask the operator to close your account and add blocking software, since GAMSTOP only covers licensed sites. The National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 is free and open at all hours. See how to check a licence and the responsible gambling page for more.