Knowledge base
Longer pieces on how this industry actually works: what a licence costs, who is entering which market, and what the data shows.
Checking a supplier's licence sounds simple. For most of the world's regulators there is nothing to open — and that single fact shapes what any verification claim can mean.
Application fees, annual fees and licence terms across twelve jurisdictions, taken from the regulators' own published schedules. The spread is wider than almost anyone expects.
We reviewed 169 platform and white-label candidates this year and three in four failed our standard. These are the warning signs that came up again and again.
Online casino and sports betting tax rates in 28 jurisdictions as of October 2026, the five markets that raised rates this year, and what suppliers pay for a B2B licence.
Britain has the most suppliers. Brazil has nearly as many but far fewer with a verified licence. The gap between those two numbers is the interesting part.
