Gambling in Alderney

✦ History as a Licensing
✦ Gambling Control Commission

The British dependency of Alderney is one of the Channel Islands of the United Kingdom. It is home to the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC), one of the leading licensing authorities in the international gaming industry. The AGCC was founded in May 2000 and has issued gaming licenses to about 30 online casinos in our listings. Alderney is regarded in the gaming community as one of the most strict licensing jurisdictions with policies aimed at improving transparency and cultivating a good gaming environment. Alderney is third largest of the Channel Island, and is an independent British Crown Protectorate and is part of Bailiwick of Guernsey. The small island is located in English Channel, south of England and in close proximity to north-west coast of France.


Although seemingly just a tiny member of the Channel Islands found north of France, Alderney is a leading hub when it comes to online gaming, and one of the most important issuers of gambling licences in the world.

Alderney provides eGambling Licences to online gambling companies that can prove they match the standards set out by the AGCC, and thus can provide a safe and fair gaming experience to its players. Currently, around 60 online companies hold Alderney-issued eGambling Licences.

History as a Licensing

As the northernmost of the Channel Islands, Alderney is an unlikely hub for online gaming. The tiny island is a little over three miles across and has a population of under 2,000. Yet under the UK Gambling Act 2005, countries that are not part of the European Economic Area (EEA) and are not located in either the UK or Gibraltar, are forbidden from advertising their gambling services in the UK. 토토 Alderney is one of the few white-listed exceptions to the act, giving its operators the privileged position of being able to advertise their services in the UK – a great advantage when 40% of their operators work exclusively in the UK market.