Must a licensed betting site show its licence number? Section 110

Yes, in our reading. Section 110(1)(a)(ii) of the Gambling Regulation Act 2024 requires a licensee to show a copy of its licence and its licence number on each online platform, and it has applied since 5 February 2026. Section 110(1)(b) adds the registration number to the licensee's advertising. Whether "registration number" and the register's "Licence Number" are the same is not confirmed.

Bookie Ledger editorial team · checked 7 November 2026

What does section 110 say?

Section 110(1)(a)(ii) puts a duty on the licensee: a copy of the licence and the licence number must appear on every online platform it runs. Section 110(1)(b) extends the number to all the licensee's advertising.

Both parts applied from 5 February 2026. Our summary does not replace the text of the section.

Bottom line: the number must be on the platform and in the adverts, and the rule is already in force.

Where should you look on the site?

The Act, as we summarise it, does not say which page. We do not state a standard position as fact.

Open the places where an operator shows legal details: the footer, the terms and conditions, the about page. Then search the page for "licence". On the matrix, the L1 column records whether an operator publishes its number and the date we looked.

Bottom line: check the legal details and search for the word licence; the Act names no page.

How do you match it to the register?

The register is at grai.ie. Filter by Business to Consumer and open the licensee's card. Cards load by script, so a browser is needed.

What to compare · Source: GRAI licence register · Checked 7 November 2026
Register field	What to match
Licence Number	The number on the operator's site, character for character
Licence Activity	RB remote betting, RBI intermediary or IPB in-person
Issue Date and Expiry Date	The term is 3 years, for example 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2029
Trading Names	The brand on the site
Domain Names	Empty in all 40 business-to-consumer cards on 6 November 2026

Because Domain Names is empty, the register cannot confirm a web address. The number shown on the site, matched to the card, is the link. Step-by-step help is on how to check a licence.

Bottom line: the number, type, dates and trading name must all match the register card.

What if it does not match?

Do not deposit. Check for a typing error first. Then compare the site with the look-alike checklist.

Section 111(2) makes it an offence to present yourself as a licensee when you are not. A copied number on a site that is not the licensee would be a reason to report it.

Bottom line: no match means no deposit.

What is not confirmed?

The Act speaks of a "registration number" (s.107(1)(b)). The public register calls the field "Licence Number". Whether they are the same is not confirmed, and a lawyer should settle it before the live site opens.

Until then we use the number exactly as the register and the operator's site show it. For the types behind RB, RBI and IPB, see remote betting licence types.

Bottom line: one point is open: whether "registration number" and "Licence Number" are the same.

Sources

Gambling Regulation Act 2024, ss.107 and 110: Irish Statute Book.
S.I. 31/2026, date of effect 5 February 2026: Irish Statute Book.
GRAI licence register: grai.ie.

Bottom line: the Act and the register are the only two sources used.

What changed

7 November 2026: first version. See the wider picture on the Act overview.

Bottom line: first version, no earlier history.

Common questions

Where on a betting site is the licence number?

The Act, as we summarise it, does not name a page. Look where an operator shows legal details, such as the footer, the terms or an about page, and search the site for the word licence.

What does a GRAI licence number look like?

On the register it follows the pattern GRAI-NNNN-RB-26-NNNN, where RB marks remote betting. Intermediary licences use RBI and in-person licences use IPB.

What if the number on the site does not match the register?

Do not deposit. Check for a typing error, then for a look-alike site. If the mismatch stays, use the complaints page to see where to report it.

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