Alderney Gambling Control Commission

What this authority does

Alderney has licensed online gambling since 2000 and is notable for the clarity of its licence split. A Category 1 licence covers the business that holds the relationship with the customer, including registration and the handling of funds. A Category 2 licence covers the business that operates the gambling equipment and runs the games. One company may hold both, but the separation makes Alderney a useful jurisdiction for platform providers serving multiple brands.

The commission has historically had a strong reputation for the depth of its due diligence, and the smallness of the jurisdiction, with a population in the low thousands, has never been an obstacle to that because the work is carried out by a professional staff rather than by a general administration.

As with the other Crown Dependency jurisdictions, an Alderney licence does not by itself authorise service into regulated markets that operate point-of-consumption licensing, so licensees in consumer markets normally hold national licences as well.

Licences it issues

• Category 1 licence (customer-facing)
• Category 2 licence (platform and B2B)
• Temporary and associate certificates

What supervision concentrates on

• Licensing split by function
• Hosting approval
• Player funds protection
• Anti-money-laundering supervision

Markets on file under this authority