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Gambling Commission account 52894

White Hat Gaming Limited casinos

White Hat Gaming Limited holds UK Gambling Commission account number 52894 and sits within White Hat Gaming Limited. Of the UK casinos we review, it operates 12 brands: Jackpot Village, Playzee, Casilando, Casimba, Barz Casino, PlayGrand Casino, Slotnite, Spinland, Slot Planet, Karamba, The Grand Ivy and Dream Vegas. We have 4 Commission actions on record for it (£5.27m in total).

Register entry
Account 52894
Head office on record
Cornerstone Business Centre, Mosta, MST 1180, Malta
Active remote licences
Bingo · Casino · Betting (real events) · Betting (virtual events)
Enforcement on our record
4 actions · £5.27m

Brands we review under this licence

Jackpot Village logo
Jackpot Village
A UKGC-licensed real-money casino operating as a white-label brand on White Hat Gaming's licence, with a slots-heavy library, a single free-spins welcome offer, round-the-clock chat support and native mobile apps —…
6.5
Payout processing
24h
Player rating
1.7/5
Playzee logo
Playzee
Playzee is a UKGC-licensed real-money online casino run on the White Hat Gaming platform, offering a thousand-plus slots, live dealer and table games with a small, fast-wagering welcome bonus and a clean fee policy —…
6.4
Payout processing
48h
Player rating
—
Casilando logo
Casilando
Casilando is a long-running, Malta-operated UK online casino running as a white-label brand on White Hat Gaming's currently active UKGC casino licence, pairing a deep multi-studio slot and live-casino library and…
6.2
Payout processing
48h
Player rating
1.5/5
Casimba logo
Casimba
Casimba is a UKGC-licensed real-money online casino with a deep, provider-rich slots and live-casino library, but its licensee carries a notable enforcement history and player satisfaction scores sit at the bottom of…
6.2
Payout processing
24h
Player rating
1.4/5
Barz Casino logo
Barz Casino
Barz is a rock-themed, UK-licensed online casino operated by White Hat Gaming under an active Gambling Commission casino licence, with a very large slots-led library, a refreshingly wager-free welcome-spins offer and…
6.2
Payout processing
48h
Player rating
1.4/5
PlayGrand Casino logo
PlayGrand Casino
A genuinely UK-licensed real-money casino run by White Hat Gaming, with a deep, provider-rich slots and live-casino lobby but a thin, spins-only welcome offer, sparse public-facing transparency, and a licensee…
6.0
Payout processing
48h
Player rating
1.5/5
Slotnite logo
Slotnite
Slotnite is a genuine, currently UK-licensed online casino run by White Hat Gaming, pairing a large slot-led library and a wager-free spins welcome route with web-only mobile access, but its licensee carries a…
5.5
Payout processing
48h
Player rating
—
Spinland logo
Spinland
A genuinely UKGC-licensed White Hat Gaming casino on the real spinland.com domain, with a refreshingly honest no-wager free-spins welcome offer, but weighed down by its licensee's regulatory history, an active…
5.5
Payout processing
48h
Player rating
1.6/5
Slot Planet logo
Slot Planet
Deep slots library on a real UKGC licence (White Hat Gaming), but a 2.1 player rating and post-win withdrawal complaints make it hard to recommend over higher-rated rivals.
5.5
Payout processing
72h
Player rating
2.1/5
Karamba logo
Karamba
Karamba is a long-established, UK-licensed real-money casino with a deep slot catalogue and round-the-clock live chat, but it carries a heavy regulatory backstory across its licensees and notably weak public trust…
5.5
Payout processing
12h
Player rating
1.4/5
The Grand Ivy logo
The Grand Ivy
A genuinely UK-licensed, long-established casino with a huge multi-provider game library and a refreshingly low-friction welcome offer, but dragged down by a serious regulatory settlement on the operator's record,…
5.5
Payout processing
48h
Player rating
1.7/5
Dream Vegas logo
Dream Vegas
A large, long-running UK-licensed casino with an enormous game library and genuine mobile apps, but its public reputation is poor and its licensee carries a notable enforcement history that directly named this brand.
4.5
Payout processing
48h
Player rating
1.7/5

Licences on record

  • Bingo — RemoteActive · from 29 Oct 2018 · register
  • Casino — RemoteActive · from 29 Oct 2018 · register
  • Betting (real events) — RemoteActive · from 29 Oct 2018 · register
  • Betting (virtual events) — RemoteActive · from 29 Oct 2018 · register

Domains recorded for this licensee: barz.com, casilando.com, casimba.com, dreamvegas.com, grandivy.com, jackpotvillage.com, karamba.co.uk, playgrand.com, playzee.com, slotnite.com, spinland.com.

Gambling Commission actions on record

  • £1.33m · fine28 Jan 2021

    White Hat Gaming Limited paid a £1,334,053 regulatory settlement in lieu of a penalty for AML and safer-gambling failures (Oct 2016–Mar 2019) found on sister brands (grandivy.com, 21casino.com, hellocasino.com, dreamvegas.com). The licence (account 52894) and its record are shared across all White Hat Gaming brands, including Slot Planet.

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  • £1.3m · fine1 Jan 2021

    UKGC regulatory settlement (payment in lieu of a financial penalty) against licensee White Hat Gaming Limited for anti-money-laundering and social-responsibility failings identified after a March 2019 compliance assessment (covering activity Oct 2016–Mar 2019). Failures included not establishing the source of funds for a customer who lost £70,000 in three months, and ineffective interaction with customers who lost £50,000 in six hours and £85,000 in around an hour, across accounts on grandivy.com, 21casino.com, hellocasino.com and dreamvegas.com. Announced 28 December 2020; reported by trade press 28 January 2021. Playzee is a White Hat Gaming brand and inherits the licensee's record.

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  • £1.3m · fine1 Jan 2021

    UKGC regulatory settlement (paid in lieu of a financial penalty, directed to the National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms, plus c.£9,818 investigation costs) against the licensee White Hat Gaming Limited for anti-money-laundering and social-responsibility failures across seven customer accounts. Failings included not establishing source of funds and ineffective customer interaction (e.g. one customer lost £85,000 in a very short period, another £50,000 in six hours), relating to conduct between October 2016 and March 2019 on WHG brands 21casino.com, dreamvegas.com, grandivy.com and hellocasino.com. As the licensee of record for Spinland, this action attaches to the Spinland brand.

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  • £1.33m · fine1 Jan 2020

    Anti-money-laundering and social-responsibility / safer-gambling failings across seven customer accounts (including failing to establish source of funds for a customer who lost £70,000 in three months, and ineffective interaction with customers who lost £50,000 in six hours and £85,000 in roughly 85 minutes). UKGC notice given 16 Jan 2020; settlement announced 28 Dec 2020. Action is against licensee White Hat Gaming Limited and is inherited by this white-label brand.

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White Hat Gaming Limited — common questions

Which casinos does White Hat Gaming Limited operate?

Of the UK casinos we review, White Hat Gaming Limited (Gambling Commission account 52894) operates Jackpot Village, Playzee, Casilando, Casimba, Barz Casino, PlayGrand Casino, Slotnite, Spinland, Slot Planet, Karamba, The Grand Ivy and Dream Vegas. The register may list further trading names and domains we do not cover.

Is White Hat Gaming Limited licensed by the UK Gambling Commission?

Yes. Its remote casino licence on account 52894 is recorded as active since 29 Oct 2018, alongside Bingo, Betting (real events), Betting (virtual events). You can confirm it on the public register via the account number on this page.

Has White Hat Gaming Limited been fined by the Gambling Commission?

We have 4 Commission actions on record for this licensee, totalling £5.27m, each linked to the Commission’s own notice below. The most recent is dated 28 Jan 2021.

What does sharing a licence mean for players?

Sister brands on one licence usually share verification checks, payment processing and promotional-abuse policies, so a restriction at one brand can follow you to the others. The complaints procedure and any ADR provider are also the licensee’s, not the brand’s.

18+. BeGambleAware.org. Licence rows and addresses are as recorded on the linked reviews from the Gambling Commission public register; latest review of a brand in this group 23 Jun 2026. Every brand card links to the full review.