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About
Bright Line UK is an independent editorial reference on non GamStop gambling for British readers. Meet the team and read our policy.
Who we are
Bright Line UK is an independent editorial reference on non GamStop gambling for British readers. The site is written by three named contributors, edited to a plain-English standard, and updated whenever the underlying facts change. It is not affiliated with any casino operator, licensing body or government agency.
The site's brief is narrow and stable: to explain the offshore online-gambling market as it affects British readers, honestly, and with a bias toward reader safety over commercial optimism. We do not run a casino ranking. We do not accept editorial payments from operators. We do not publish bonus codes. When we mention specific brand names — for example, Pragmatic Play, Curaçao Gaming Control Board, GamCare — it is because the name is factually relevant, not because a commercial relationship exists.
Our contributors
Harriet Ashcombe is our editor and research lead. She spent twelve years in UK consumer-finance and regulation journalism, first for a money-advice charity and then as a freelance investigative editor. She writes on licensing, regulation and consumer-protection frameworks.
Dominic Voss covers payments and banking. He is a former card-scheme analyst and writes on how UK issuers, e-wallets and cryptocurrency rails intersect with offshore gambling. His specialism is the operational plumbing behind deposits and withdrawals.
Isla Prendergast contributes on consumer protection and harm reduction. She trained as a counsellor and worked for two years on a UK gambling-support helpline. She writes the safer-play material and reviews any article that touches on vulnerability.
Editorial policy
| Standard | What this means |
|---|---|
| Independence | No editorial payments from operators. No affiliate-driven placement. |
| Attribution | Every article carries a named author and a "last updated" date. |
| Sourcing | Regulatory claims are checked against UKGC, CGB, AGA or KGC primary sources. |
| Corrections | Errors are corrected in the article itself, not layered as retractions. |
| Safer-gambling framing | Every page carries the National Gambling Helpline and links to support services. |
Contact
Editorial email: editor [at] cre8urbrand.co.uk. For corrections, please include the article URL and the specific paragraph. We reply to legitimate correspondence within five working days.
What this site is not
This site is not legal advice, financial advice or clinical advice. Nothing on the site is a recommendation to gamble at any operator. If you are experiencing gambling-related harm, the fastest route to real help is the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 — free, confidential and available 24 hours a day.