Raptor Wins Casino review: conflicting licence claims

Depending on which promotional article you read, Raptor Wins Casino holds either a UK Gambling Commission licence or a Malta Gaming Authority licence. The register supports neither: the brand has no Commission licence and is not licensed to serve Great Britain. Its own site names no company and shows no licence number, and the bonus figures in those articles do not agree with each other.

Two licence stories, neither on record

The Gambling Commission register files of 2 November 2026 contain no account, trading name or domain for Raptor Wins. The site footer shows only a copyright line in the brand's name. When the licence story changes from one article to the next and the operator does not name itself, none of the claims can be relied on. This Raptor Wins Casino review therefore treats it as unlicensed for Great Britain.

Why a foreign licence would not be enough anyway

Suppose a Malta licence did exist. Since 1 November 2014, section 36 of the Gambling Act 2005 has applied the licensing offence to remote gambling used in Great Britain, even when no equipment is here, if the provider knows or should know that British players use it. A licence from Malta, Curacao or any other regulator does not stand in for a Commission licence. The Commission's protections apply only if the business holds its licence.

How the Commission tackles sites like this

The Commission sends cease-and-desist notices to illegal operators, advertisers and affiliates, and refers sites to domain registrars, hosts and payment providers. It reported 3,140 cease-and-desist and disruption notices from April 2024. Across about 160 disrupted sites, GB engagement fell by an average of 32% in the following three months. HM Treasury has committed an extra £26 million over three years to this work.

Your options as a GB player

• Check any brand before you trust it: how to check a casino's UK licence.
• Use GAMSTOP to block every licensed British site, and blocking software for the rest.
• Set deposit limits and reality checks at licensed casinos, as described in our limits guide.
• Talk to someone: the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 is free and confidential.

Gambling is for adults aged 18 and over. More support is on our responsible gambling page.