About Us

Non Gamstop Casinos is a UK-facing comparison site built for one specific reader: someone who has self-excluded through GamStop but still wants an honest, current picture of betting sites operating outside that scheme. This page explains who we are, how we work, and what you can reasonably expect from the pages we publish.

What we actually do

We research and compare betting and casino sites that are not part of the UK's GamStop self-exclusion programme, most of which hold licences from jurisdictions such as Curaçao rather than the UK Gambling Commission. We look at welcome offers, game libraries, payment options, and the practical details that decide whether a site is worth a reader's time — then we rank them and explain why. We don't sign up, deposit or play at these sites ourselves; our reviews are built from publicly available information, operator terms and conditions, and ongoing monitoring of the market, cross-checked wherever we can.

Our focus sits specifically on betting sites not on GamStop — sportsbooks and casino-betting hybrids operating outside the UK exclusion net — alongside the wider non-GamStop casino space covered in more depth on our full list of non GamStop casinos page.

How we rate and rank

Every operator on this site is scored against the same set of factors, applied consistently:

• Licensing and basic operational legitimacy, based on what the operator itself discloses
• The clarity and fairness of welcome offer terms — wagering requirements, caps, and expiry
• Range of sports markets and casino games on offer
• Payment methods available to UK players, including speed and limits where published
• General usability, mobile access, and how easy the terms are to find and understand

Commercial relationships never decide position on this site. Some operators we cover do pay for referrals when a reader signs up through us, and we disclose that plainly — but a higher-paying deal does not move a brand up the list. Ratings reflect our own research, not a customer review score, and they change as offers and terms change.

A closer look at three of the sites we cover

Betmica sits at the top of our current list, headlined by a Welcome Offer of 570% up to £5,700 plus 270 free spins — a package size that stands out even against other non-GamStop operators. What matters here is reading the wagering terms attached to a bonus of that scale before committing any deposit, since larger percentages typically carry longer playthrough requirements. Our one caution: a headline this generous demands more scrutiny of the small print than a modest offer would.

Kikibet follows closely with 350% up to £5,555 and 300 free spins. The spin count is one of the higher figures we've seen, which suits readers who lean toward slots over sports betting. The trade-off is that a bonus this size is rarely usable in one sitting, so it rewards players planning a longer engagement rather than a quick top-up.

Betninja offers £1,000 plus 100 free spins to all new players — a flatter, more straightforward structure than the percentage-based offers above it. That simplicity is the appeal: it's easier to calculate exactly what you're getting. The limitation is that £1,000 is a lower ceiling than the top two entries, so high-stakes players may find the ceiling caps out sooner.

Further down the table, operators such as WinnerIsland, Zombillion, Smash Casino, Nightluck, CoinPoker, Rivo and Daytonaspin all carry editorial ratings of 9.6 or above and appear in our comparison because they meet the same baseline checks — but we'd encourage reading each operator's own terms before choosing, since offer structures and caps vary considerably across the list.

What "not on GamStop" actually means for you

GamStop is the UK's free self-exclusion scheme, letting players block themselves from gambling sites licensed by the UK Gambling Commission for a set period. Sites not on GamStop are typically licensed elsewhere — commonly Curaçao — and fall outside that scheme, which is why they remain accessible even to a GamStop-registered account holder. We report on this market as it exists; we take no position on whether any individual reader should use it, and this page won't tell you that doing so is against the law, because it isn't.

What we will say plainly: self-exclusion exists for a reason, and if it was set up to support you, stepping around it deserves the same level of care you'd apply to any gambling decision. If you want to understand self-exclusion options in more depth, including outside GamStop, our Responsible Gambling page covers that in detail.

The other side of these platforms

Most operators on our list run more than one product line. Alongside sports betting, the same sites typically offer casino sections — slots, table games and often live-dealer rooms — plus, in some cases, additional verticals like virtual sports or esports betting. Payment setups tend to mirror what's on offer: card payments, e-wallets and increasingly crypto options such as Bitcoin, sitting alongside more traditional methods like Paysafecard-style prepaid vouchers. Deposit and withdrawal speeds, minimums and any fees are set by each operator individually, so always check the current terms on the operator's own site rather than assuming they match a competitor's.

What we don't do

We don't claim to have tested withdrawals, played through wagering requirements, or verified customer support response times first-hand — we're transparent that our work is desk research, not hands-on testing. We don't invent licensing claims beyond what an operator publishes, and we don't present our editorial scores as customer review scores. If a detail isn't confirmed, we say so rather than guess.

Questions about how we operate

If you'd like more detail on our methodology, spot something that needs updating, or simply want to raise a question, you're welcome to reach us through our Contact Us page. Our full Terms and Conditions set out the legal basis on which this site operates and how the information here should be used.