About Us

Sites Not On Gamstop exists for one reason: readers who've self-excluded through GAMSTOP still search for somewhere to play, and most of the information they find online is either scaremongering or a thinly-disguised advert. We try to sit between those two extremes — a straight, researched look at casinos operating outside the GAMSTOP scheme, mostly licensed out of Curaçao, so visitors can make an informed choice for themselves.

What we actually do

We compile, compare and rank casino sites that accept UK players without requiring a GAMSTOP check. Every brand on our non GamStop casinos hub has been looked at against the same criteria: licensing, the honesty of its welcome offer, the breadth of its game library, how it handles deposits and withdrawals, and what happens if something goes wrong. We are a comparison and information resource, not an operator — we don't take deposits, hold player funds, or run any of the games ourselves.

How we rate and rank the sites we cover

Our editorial ratings come from a consistent checklist rather than a gut feeling. We weigh up:

• Licensing and operator transparency — most sites in this space hold a Curaçao licence; we check the licence is displayed and the operator's terms are clear rather than vague.
• The welcome offer's real conditions — headline percentages mean little without wagering requirements, maximum bets, and expiry windows, so we read the small print, not just the banner.
• Game range and software providers — slots, table games and live dealer rooms, and whether the catalogue is genuinely varied or padded with duplicates.
• Payment options and speed — the methods on offer, any fees, and the limits attached to withdrawals.
• Customer support and site reliability — whether help is easy to reach and the platform behaves consistently across desktop and mobile.

We rank sites like Betmica, Kikibet, Smash Casino, Rivo, Betninja and the others listed on this site purely on that checklist. Commercial relationships with any operator — including affiliate commission we may earn if you sign up through a link on this site — never move a brand up or down the list. A high position reflects what we found in our research, not what an operator pays us.

Why we cover casinos not on GAMSTOP at all

GAMSTOP is a free UK self-exclusion scheme covering operators licensed by the Gambling Commission. It's a legitimate tool and works well for many people. But it only ever covers GB-licensed sites — it has no reach over casinos licensed elsewhere, including the Curaçao-licensed brands we cover here. Playing at these sites is not illegal, and readers who choose to do so are within their rights to; our job is simply to make sure that if someone is going to play, they're doing it with accurate information about the offer, the licence, and the risks involved, rather than guessing.

That said, self-exclusion exists for a reason, and we're not going to pretend otherwise. If GAMSTOP was set up as part of a genuine effort to step back from gambling, our responsible gambling page is worth reading before anything else on this site — it covers support options and how to keep exclusion tools working across every operator you use, GAMSTOP-linked or not.

What sits behind our reviews

Each review draws on publicly available terms and conditions, licensing registers, and direct research of the site itself — account pages, banking sections, game lobbies and support channels. We don't claim to have deposited or withdrawn real money at every brand we list; where we haven't verified a claim first-hand, we say so rather than presenting it as tested fact. Ratings are refreshed as offers, terms or licensing details change, and the "updated" date at the top of each page reflects the last time we checked it.

A word on eligibility

Everything on this site is intended for adults aged 18 and over. Gambling carries financial risk regardless of which licence a site holds, and nothing here should be read as encouragement to gamble beyond what someone can afford to lose. If you want to understand your options around self-exclusion, deposit limits or where to get support, that detail sits on our responsible gambling page rather than here.

Get in touch

If you've spotted something out of date, disagree with a rating, or just want to ask a question about how we cover this market, our contact page has the details. We read everything that comes in, even if we can't reply to every message individually. You can also check our terms and conditions for how this site itself operates.