Checking a betting site's licence on the GRAI register, step by step

To check a betting site's licence you need its name, the licensee it names and the licence number it shows. The check has eight steps: find the number on the site, open the GRAI register, filter by Business to Consumer, search, open the card, then match number, type, dates and trading name. If nothing matches, do not deposit.

Bookie Ledger editorial team · checked 7 November 2026

What do you need before you start?

You need three things from the betting site: its brand name, the licensee it names and the licence number it shows. A licensee must show a copy of its licence and its number on every online platform (section 110(1)(a)(ii), in force since 5 February 2026).

The number follows the pattern GRAI-NNNN-RB-26-NNNN. RB marks a remote betting licence, RBI a remote betting intermediary licence and IPB an in-person betting licence.

Bottom line: write down the licensee and number before you open the register.

What are the steps?

The register is the one kept by the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland. We did not run this check on any operator's site, and screens may change.

Register check, eight steps · Source · Checked 7 November 2026
Step	Action	Result	Common mistake
1	Find the licence number and the licensee's name in the site's footer, terms or licence page.	You have a number and a company name written down.	Copying the brand name instead of the licensee's name.
2	Open the GRAI licence register.	The register search page loads in your browser.	Using a link from an advert instead of typing the GRAI address.
3	Filter by Business to Consumer.	The list shows consumer-facing licensees only.	Searching the whole register and reading a business-to-business entry.
4	Search by the licensee's name or the number.	One or more records appear.	Searching only by brand name, which may be a trading name.
5	Open the licence card.	The card shows number, activity, dates and trading names.	Reading a blank card because the page loads its data with a script.
6	Match the number, the activity and the dates.	Number identical; activity is remote betting (RB); expiry is in the future.	Accepting a near match, such as one changed digit.
7	Match the trading names to the brand on the site.	The brand appears among the trading names.	Assuming a similar name is the same company.
8	Note the Domain Names field and record the date.	You have a dated note of what the card showed.	Treating an empty domain field as proof of anything.

Bottom line: the match must be on number, activity, dates and trading name together.

What can the register not tell you?

As read on 7 November 2026 (register last updated on 20 October 2026), the register lists 40 business-to-consumer licensees, and every card had an empty Domain Names field. A domain cannot be matched there.

The number on the operator's own site is therefore the link between a website and a record. The cards load with a script, so use a browser, not a page-saving tool.

Bottom line: the register confirms a licence record, and the site's number links the two.

If it did not work

If no record matches, do not deposit. Check the spelling and try the licensee's name. If the site shows no number, that is also a reason not to deposit.

Read the look-alike site checklist before you decide. To report a problem, use the GRAI Enforcement page.

Bottom line: no match means no deposit.

Sources

GRAI licence register, card fields and filter, read 7 November 2026.
Irish Statute Book: Gambling Regulation Act 2024, section 110.
Register last updated 20 October 2026, as shown on grai.ie/register.

Bottom line: every claim above points to the GRAI register or the Act.

Where to go next

Read what a remote betting licence is.
See the licence number on operator sites.
Run the checklist before you deposit.
Return to the licence hub.

Bottom line: each link stays inside this site.

What changed?

No changes recorded since first publication on 7 November 2026.

Bottom line: this is the first version of the page.