title: United Kingdom — Distribution and platforms: Can we ship through apps and platforms? | advennt.io canonical: https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/united-kingdom/distribution/ [Jurisdictions](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/) [United Kingdom](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/united-kingdom/) Distribution and platforms United Kingdom · Question 09 of 11 # Distribution and platforms: Can we ship through apps and platforms? Mixed · Confirmed · Not reviewed · changed since expert review · In expert review scope · [Back to full United Kingdom report →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/united-kingdom/) Key section parameters | Jurisdiction | United Kingdom (UK) | |---|---| | Regulator | Gambling Commission | | Favourability | Mixed | | Confidence | Confirmed | | Review status | Not reviewed · changed since expert review · In expert review scope | | Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 | Summary answer Online/mobile: all remote gambling to GB consumers needs the relevant Remote Operating Licence (POC). Retail: non-remote Operating Licence + premises licence; gaming-machine supply needs Gaming Machine Technical Licence. Software/platform: B2B suppliers need a Gambling Software Operating Licence + R… ## Full section analysis Online/mobile: all remote gambling to GB consumers needs the relevant Remote Operating Licence (POC). Retail: non-remote Operating Licence + premises licence; gaming-machine supply needs Gaming Machine Technical Licence. Software/platform: B2B suppliers need a Gambling Software Operating Licence + RTS. Affiliate: operators remain responsible for affiliate conduct under CAP/BCAP and LCCP standards. New — AI generated iOS and Android app distribution permitted for UKGC licensees; white-label operators attract particular scrutiny. Ad platforms (Google, Meta) restrict gambling ads to licensed, certified operators. 5. Technical New — AI generated (technical) Software Certification UKGC technical standards require RNG certification, game-fairness testing, geolocation, RG tools and mandatory GAMSTOP integration; software certified to GLI-19 and the Remote gambling and software Technical Standards (RTS); software must itself be licensed. Remote Technical requirements are set out in the https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/standards/remote-gambling-and-software-technical-standards which should be read in conjunction with their implementation guide, namely the Testing Strategy for compliance with RTS: https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/strategy/testing-strategy-for-compliance-with-remote-gambling-and-software-technical#changes The RTS can be categorised into two main areas: The technical standards covering how remote gambling should be offered including the fairness of games, player account functionality and other information provision aspects. Security standards covering the licensee’s Information Security Management System, as per: https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/standards/remote-gambling-and-software-technical-standards/4-remote-gambling-and-software-technical-standards-rts-security-requirements It’s the latter that is the most relevant in terms of gambling equipment as it prescribes compliance to a data security environment in line with the international standards (ISO 27001 standards, see: https://www.iso.org/standard/27001 The RTS security requirements are aligned to ISO/IEC 27001. A current ISO 27001 certificate covering the relevant scope is ordinarily accepted as evidence toward compliance with the security standards; where it is not held, an annual third-party security audit is required under the testing strategy, with the first audit within six months of go-live. An ISO certificate is evidence toward compliance, not a substitute for the RTS. See link for further information on annual testing requirements: https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/strategy/testing-strategy-for-compliance-with-remote-gambling-and-software-technical/7-third-party-annual-security-audit The latest implementation with an effective date of 30 September 2026 is the use and definition of Gross Deposit Limits. Where at a minimum, the gambling system must offer gross deposit limits - where the amount a customer deposits into their account is limited over a particular duration. Net deposit limits and Spend Limits can be used in addition subject to conforming to standardised terminology and definitions: see https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/consultation-response/definition-of-deposit-limits-in-the-remote-gambling-and-software-technical/annex-2-rts-12-wording-in-full-from-30-september-2026 Infrastructure and Integrations GB has no general data-localisation requirement, but the position on hosting is not simply unrestricted: the LCCP remote gambling equipment condition governs the permitted location of key equipment used by GB licensees, and that position is not yet stated in this entry. Pending that, this entry should not be relied on when designing hosting architecture. Integration with GAMSTOP – safer gambling database