What a licence number can establish
A licence number is an identifier to investigate.
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Licensing research
Read licensing evidence within its named territory, entity and period.
Company registration is not a licence check
A corporate register and a gambling register answer different research questions.
Reading the scope of a register entry
Do not stop at a register entry's headline status.
A historical licence screenshot
A saved register screenshot is evidence of what was captured at a particular moment.
What to do with a broken licence link
A broken link is an incomplete research path.
Separating operator claims from register findings
A useful licence section has two clearly labelled parts: what the operator says and what the independent register shows.
When a register search returns no result
A negative search can reflect the search terms, the register's coverage or the absence of an entry.
Writing a country-specific research note
A country note should state its research question before discussing any evidence.