Licensing and Regulation Information
This page states what Spacehills publishes about its licence, what it does not, and what follows from the difference. Everything below was read directly from spacehills.com — the footer, the terms and conditions and the bonus terms — rather than taken from a casino directory.
What the operator publishes about its licence
Nothing that can be checked. There is no regulator named anywhere on the site, no licence number, no licensed company, and no regulator’s seal. The footer carries a single line — “Licensed & fully encrypted” — and the About section describes the platform as founded in 2024 without naming an operating entity.
The terms and conditions are the place a licence is normally disclosed, and here they contain an unfinished template. Section 2, “Information About Us”, reads in full: “We provide the Services from the website to which the URL "URL" resolves from time to time.” The placeholder was never filled in, and no company name, registration number or registered address appears anywhere in the document.
This is a statement about what is published, not an accusation. An operator may hold a licence and disclose it badly. But from outside there is no difference between a licence you cannot verify and no licence at all — in both cases there is no register to search and no authority to escalate to.
Why the disclosure is the thing that matters
A licence is worth something to a player mainly through the machinery attached to it: a public register that confirms the operator is real, an obligation to segregate player funds, a complaints procedure with an independent body above it, and a regulator that can fine or suspend. All of that machinery is reached through the licence number.
Without the number, none of it is reachable. If a withdrawal is refused, the operator’s own support is the first and last stop. That is the practical consequence, and it is worth knowing before you deposit rather than after.
How to check a licence yourself
The method takes about two minutes and works on any casino:
- Find the licence number in the footer. A genuine seal is a live link that loads a validation page on the regulator’s own domain — not a flat image.
- Search that number in the authority’s public register. Every serious regulator publishes one.
- Check that the licensed company name matches the company named in the terms and conditions, and that the domain you are on is listed on the licence record.
- Check the status field. Licences can be expired, suspended or surrendered while the seal stays on the website.
On Spacehills, step one ends the process — there is no number to search.
Which regulators actually run registers
For reference, these are the authorities whose registers you can search. None of them licenses this operator, and this list is here as a benchmark rather than a description of Spacehills:
| Authority | What it requires | Public register |
|---|---|---|
| UK Gambling Commission | The strictest regime in the mainstream market: no credit-card deposits, mandatory GAMSTOP participation, strict advertising rules | Yes, searchable by operator and licence number |
| Malta Gaming Authority | The usual benchmark for EU-facing operators; segregated player funds and a player compensation route | Yes |
| Curaçao Gaming Control Board | Since the end of 2023 licences are issued directly to the operator instead of through master and sub-licences, so the record names the company itself | Yes |
| Anjouan Gaming Authority | A low-requirement offshore regime, but it does publish a register and a seal validation page listing excluded territories | Yes |
The countries this casino does not accept
This is the one part of the licensing picture the operator does document, and it deserves reading before anything else on this page. The terms and conditions list the restricted territories in full:
North Korea, Iran, Myanmar, Yemen, Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Afghanistan, Cuba, the Netherlands, Iraq, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Libya, Bulgaria, Malta, Sudan, Syria, the USA and US overseas territories, Aruba, Curaçao, French Polynesia, Lithuania, New Caledonia, Sint Maarten, St Barthélemy, St Martin, St Pierre & Miquelon, the US Outlying Islands, Wallis & Futuna, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and the United Kingdom — plus, in the operator’s own wording, “other jurisdictions as determined by us”.
The same section states that funds deposited by a person located in a restricted territory “will be considered forfeit and will not be returned”. It applies whether you are there permanently or temporarily, and it covers the deposit itself rather than only bonus money. If you are reading this from the Netherlands, the UK or the US, that sentence is the most important one on the page.
Note also that the list is open-ended rather than fixed, and that Malta, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Curaçao appear on it — which is unusual, and worth noticing if you assumed an EU address was automatically fine.
What is verifiable
Not everything on the operator’s site is unverifiable, and it is only fair to separate the two. These claims can be checked by opening the relevant page:
- The game providers are named and their catalogues are real: Evolution, Pragmatic Play, Play’n GO, Hacksaw Gaming, NetEnt, Novomatic, Evoplay, Betsoft and Big Time Gaming.
- The bonus terms are published in full, including the wagering multiplier, the contribution table, the €5 maximum bet and the €2,000 cap on winnings — set out on the bonuses page.
- The VIP programme publishes its eleven ranks and its cashback percentages rather than describing them vaguely — see the VIP page.
- Responsible gambling tools are described specifically: self-exclusion, deposit limits, loss limits and session time reminders, with links to GamCare and BeGambleAware.
What cannot be checked is the regulatory layer above all of it: who the operating company is, which authority supervises it, and where a dispute goes if support says no.
Independent testing, and what it does not mean
The operator states that its games use independently audited RNG technology. Testing houses such as eCOGRA, iTech Labs and GLI certify that a random number generator produces statistically unpredictable results and that a game returns the percentage printed in its information screen.
That is a statement about the games, not about the casino, and the distinction matters here. Game certification travels with the provider — an Evolution table is the same certified table wherever it is deployed. It says nothing about whether the operator holds player funds separately, or whether it will pay a withdrawal.
Frequently asked questions
Is Spacehills licensed?
The site states that it is, but does not name a regulator, a licence number or an operating company, and displays no regulator’s seal. Its terms and conditions still contain an unfilled placeholder where the operator’s details belong. From outside there is therefore nothing to verify.
Can I play from the Netherlands?
The operator lists the Netherlands as a restricted territory in its own terms and states that deposits from restricted territories are forfeited and not returned. The same applies to the United Kingdom and the United States.
How do I check whether a casino licence is genuine?
Find the number in the footer, click the seal — a genuine one links to a validation page on the regulator’s own domain rather than being a flat image — and search the number in the authority’s public register. Confirm the licensed company matches the one in the terms and that the status is active.
What does segregation of player funds mean?
Your balance is held separately from the operator’s working capital, so it is not spent on running the business and stays identifiable as customer money if the company fails. It is a standard licence condition and one of the few protections that only matters in the situation nobody plans for.
Can I complain to anyone other than the casino?
Only if the casino is verifiably licensed. Most licences require membership of an independent dispute body whose decision binds the operator, with the regulator above that. Where no licence is disclosed, the operator’s own support is the only route available.
Does independent RNG testing mean the games are fair?
It means they behave as advertised: the outcomes are statistically unpredictable and the return matches the published figure. It makes no statement about any individual player’s chances, and it certifies the game rather than the casino operating it.