About
An editorial index, not a directory.
Gambling Law Index ranks gambling-licensing law firms against the Gambling Law Rating Index (GLRI). We publish the full methodology, the per-firm pillar breakdown for every entry, and the editorial reasoning behind every score. Where we are wrong, we accept corrections within ten working days.
What this publication does
Gambling licensing is a mature, fragmented regulatory area with a wide field of counsel competing for the same engagements across Malta, the UK, Gibraltar, the Isle of Man, and emerging markets. Operators evaluating firms typically run a four-firm pitch process based on referrals; the firms they don't hear about may be a better fit on price, timeline, or jurisdictional fit.
The GLRI index is an attempt to make the field legible to founders before the pitch list is set. We rank firms against a structured rubric — practice specialisation, jurisdictional depth, regulator-side experience, authority signals, lifecycle coverage, and transparency — rather than against marketing claims.
What this publication is not
- Not a directory. We exclude firms whose public materials lack substantive coverage of gambling licensing.
- Not a recommendation engine. A firm's index rank does not mean it is right for any particular engagement. Local seat, conflict of interest, and personal fit matter and are not in the rubric.
- Not legal advice. Editorial commentary on regulatory regimes is intended to be informative, not legally relied on.
- Not pay-to-rank. See our disclosure.
How we maintain the index
- The index is reviewed every six months — currently in April and October.
- Firms can submit corrections at any time to [email protected] with documented evidence of the change.
- New firm submissions go to [email protected]. Inclusion is at editorial discretion.
- Methodology changes are versioned (currently GLRI 2026.1) and changelog is published with each major revision.
Editorial team
The publication is edited by a small team with backgrounds in EU financial-services regulation and legal journalism. Editorial contact details are on the contact page; per-firm correspondence is available on each firm profile.