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  2. Compare betting sites licensed in Ireland, criterion by criterion
  3. GRAI-licensed betting sites in Ireland, ranked by our published score

Ranking

GRAI-licensed betting sites in Ireland, ranked by our published score

On 7 November 2026 no betting site on this page has a Ledger score, because the register entries and operator pages have not yet been checked. Sites on the GRAI licence register will be scored out of 100 across five groups of published criteria. The score reflects what operators publish, not odds or service quality. Weights are version 1.0.

Bookie Ledger editorial team · checked

How is the order decided?

The order comes from one formula, called WS-1 version 1.0. It adds points for 19 criteria in five groups. The weights add up to 100 and are not changed after publication; a change would be a new version with a log entry.

Weights in WS-1 version 1.0 · Source: Bookie Ledger methodology · Checked 7 November 2026
GroupWeight (points)Criteria
L Licence and transparency20Licence number on the operator site (8), licensee named in terms (6), terms with a version or date (6)
R Safer-gambling controls25Deposit limits (6), time-out (5), self-exclusion at the operator (6), time reminder (4), link to Irish help (4)
P Payments and withdrawals20Methods from a list of eight (1 each), withdrawal limits (4), processing time (4), fees (4)
M Markets and product20Menu categories from ten (1 each), in-play described (3), streaming described (3), cash out described (4)
S Support and complaints15Chat, e-mail, phone (2 each), opening hours (4), complaints route (5)

Equal scores share a place and are listed alphabetically; until scores exist, rows are listed alphabetically. Commission does not enter the formula, and no one can move an operator by hand.

Bottom line: one formula, published weights, equal scores share a place.

What does the ranking look like?

Each operator gets a card with the same fields in the same order: name, licensee and number, check date, Ledger score, five group counts, the “Highest on <criterion> among <N>” label where it applies, and the list of items not published.

Until the register check is done, the cards cannot be filled. The table below is the plain version of the same fields. The candidate names come from the research for this site. Their licences are to be confirmed.

Ledger score by operator · Source: GRAI licence register and operator public pages · Status 7 November 2026
OperatorLicence lineScoreSourceChecked
bet365Candidate, licence to be confirmedCould not be verified on 7 November 2026Could not be verified on 7 November 2026Could not be verified on 7 November 2026
BetfairCandidate, licence to be confirmedCould not be verified on 7 November 2026Could not be verified on 7 November 2026Could not be verified on 7 November 2026
BetVictorCandidate, licence to be confirmedCould not be verified on 7 November 2026Could not be verified on 7 November 2026Could not be verified on 7 November 2026
BOYLE SportsCandidate, licence to be confirmedCould not be verified on 7 November 2026Could not be verified on 7 November 2026Could not be verified on 7 November 2026
LadbrokesCandidate, licence to be confirmedCould not be verified on 7 November 2026Could not be verified on 7 November 2026Could not be verified on 7 November 2026
Paddy PowerCandidate, licence to be confirmedCould not be verified on 7 November 2026Could not be verified on 7 November 2026Could not be verified on 7 November 2026
UnibetCandidate, licence to be confirmedCould not be verified on 7 November 2026Could not be verified on 7 November 2026Could not be verified on 7 November 2026
William HillCandidate, licence to be confirmedCould not be verified on 7 November 2026Could not be verified on 7 November 2026Could not be verified on 7 November 2026

An alternative view, the full matrix, is on the data page.

Bottom line: no score is shown until its inputs are checked.

Who leads and why?

No operator leads on 7 November 2026. This section will name the leader in a short paragraph with the criterion it leads on, the number of operators compared and the date.

The label reads “Highest on <criterion> among <N>”. It never appears without a named criterion and a count.

A lead on the score means more published information, not better odds or service. Larger operators publish more and can score higher for that reason. This limit is repeated in every capsule on this page.

Bottom line: a lead is a statement of published information on a named date.

What happens when data is missing?

An item that is not published scores 0 and the cell shows “Not published on the operator's public pages on 7 November 2026”. A page that is unavailable from Ireland or sits behind a login shows “Could not be verified on 7 November 2026”.

An operator with more than three of the 19 items in the second state stays in the matrix but leaves the ranking, labelled “insufficient public data”.

Neither state is called a fault of the service.

Bottom line: gaps lower the score and are never presented as faults.

Who is not included, and why?

Only entries on the GRAI register with a remote betting licence (RB) can be ranked. Exchange entries (RBI) are treated on their own pages.

  • A brand not found on the register on the check day is logged as “not found” with the date, and no conclusion is drawn.
  • Claims by third parties of a temporary licence or a pending application are not confirmed and are not used.
  • The in-person licence (IPB) is outside this ranking.
  • Some trading names on betting licences contain casino brand words. This site describes the betting activity only and links to no casino section.

The inclusion log is part of the data section.

Bottom line: the register decides who is eligible, not a review site.

How can you check it yourself?

  1. Open the licence page and follow its register steps for one operator.
  2. Compare the licence number on the operator's site with the register entry.
  3. Open the source page named in the table cell and look for the item.
  4. Add the points using the weights above and compare with the score shown.

If your result differs, report it through the corrections page when it exists. The score is recalculated from the same data on the date shown.

Bottom line: every score can be rebuilt from the table by hand.

How is this page funded?

There are no links marked Ad on this page in the preview. If affiliate links are added, they will carry the Ad label and a disclosure in the upper part of the page, and the owner will confirm its wording.

The order stays the output of the formula. The same weights apply to every operator, whether or not a commercial arrangement exists.

Bottom line: labelled links, one formula, no manual placement.

Sources

  • GRAI licence register, grai.ie/register/licence-register: last updated 20 October 2026 on the note of 6 November 2026.
  • Gambling Regulation Act 2024, Irish Statute Book.
  • Operator public pages: to be checked and dated per cell.

Compare other views in rankings by criterion and in the safer-gambling and payment rankings.

Bottom line: register first, operator pages second, every cell dated.

What changed?

7 November 2026: page created in preview form. Weights version 1.0 published. No operator data recorded.

Bottom line: nothing has changed yet because nothing has been scored.

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