Six UK-licensed operators, compared on what actually matters when you sit down to play: how many slots and table games they stock, whether the live dealer lobby is worth opening, and whether the mobile experience keeps up. LeoVegas leads on live depth; Ken Howells barely touches it. Star Sports is a bookmaker first. We score each site out of 10 and lay the numbers out in a full comparison table below — no cherry-picked highlights.
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Every operator holds a valid UK Gambling Commission licence. The table ranks them on catalogue size, live dealer depth, mobile access, payment options, payout speed, minimum deposit and support hours — the factors that separate a usable casino from a thin white-label skin.
| Criterion | Star Sports | FitzBet | LottoGo | Ken Howells | Casushi | LeoVegas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKGC licence | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Game range | ~800 slots, 15 table games | ~1,200 slots, 40 table games | ~900 slots, 25 table games | ~400 slots, 10 table games | ~1,600 slots, 55 table games | ~2,200 slots, 70 table games |
| Live casino | Basic — 8 live tables | Solid — 35+ live tables | Limited — 12 live tables | None — RNG tables only | Excellent — 50+ live tables | Outstanding — 80+ live tables |
| Mobile / app | Mobile site only, no native app | Responsive mobile site | Mobile site, no dedicated app | Basic mobile site | Mobile site optimised, no native app | Native iOS and Android apps |
| Debit cards | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PayPal | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Apple Pay | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Withdrawal speed | 2–4 working days | 1–3 working days | 3–5 working days | 3–5 working days | 1–2 working days | Same day to 24 hours |
| Min. deposit | £5 | £10 | £5 | £5 | £10 | £10 |
| Support | Live chat 10am–10pm, email | Live chat 8am–midnight | Email and phone, chat limited hours | Phone and email, shop hours influence response | 24/7 live chat | 24/7 live chat and email |
| Overall score | 6.4 / 10 | 7.1 / 10 | 6.8 / 10 | 5.9 / 10 | 8.2 / 10 | 9.1 / 10 |
Withdrawal times assume verified accounts and standard debit-card payouts. First withdrawals often trigger KYC checks that add a day or two regardless of operator.
Scores reflect hands-on checks: browsing game lobbies, counting live tables where operators publish them, testing mobile load times on a mid-range Android phone, and confirming payment methods on each cashier page. We re-check quarterly or when an operator relaunches its platform.
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Star Sports built its name on racing and football markets, and the casino feels like an add-on rather than the main draw. You get a modest slots catalogue from the usual aggregators, but the live dealer lobby is thin compared with dedicated casino brands — fine if you already bet here, less convincing as a standalone casino pick.
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FitzBet arrived on the UK scene with a straightforward sports-and-casino combo and fewer gimmicks than the big incumbents. Slots come from Pragmatic, NetEnt and a handful of smaller studios — enough variety for casual play, though the live casino section leans on standard Evolution tables without much exclusivity.
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LottoGo is really a lottery site that happens to run a casino — scratchcards and syndicate draws sit alongside slots from Microgaming and Blueprint. Game count looks decent on paper, yet the interface pushes lottery products first, so finding specific live dealer tables takes more clicks than it should.
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Ken Howells is an independent Welsh bookmaker with a loyal local following — think high-street shop heritage rather than app-store dominance. The online casino carries a smaller, curated slots selection and almost no live dealer depth, which suits punters who already know the brand from the counter but not players chasing the latest Megaways releases.
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Casushi packs a genuinely large slots library — NetEnt, Red Tiger, Big Time Gaming and dozens more — wrapped in a playful sushi theme that actually stays out of the way once you are browsing. Live casino runs through Evolution with game-show titles like Crazy Time alongside standard blackjack tables, and the mobile site handles portrait play without the lag some white-label sites suffer from.
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LeoVegas built its UK reputation on mobile-first casino play and still leads this set for live dealer depth — multiple Evolution studios, exclusive LeoVegas-branded tables, and a native iOS/Android app that loads games faster than most browser alternatives. Slots number well over 2,000 with regular additions from Play'n GO, Pragmatic and Nolimit City; the trade-off is that bonus wagering can be steeper than smaller operators offer.
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