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New casinos · Ireland · 2026 Live data · 28 Oct 2026

Brand new online casinos in Ireland

33 New casinos founded 2024–2026, of the 150 casinos on our list

We list new online casinos that accept players in Ireland and show how new each one really is. The figure beside this text counts the casinos founded this year or in the two years before, and the ranking below is limited to them.

A new brand has no payout history, so most of the risk sits in its licence and its terms. No online casino holds an Irish licence yet: the regulator has started with betting, so every casino here is licensed abroad, and we name that licence on every review.

  • 18+ only
  • Founding year and date added on every casino
  • Licence named on every review

By Chloe O'Sullivan | Updated 27 Oct 2026

Casinos on our list
150 145 state a founding year
Founded 2024–2026
33 2 in 2026, 17 in 2025, 14 in 2024
Joined in 2026
10 casinos, 1 Jan to 28 Oct 2026
Median welcome offer
€2,000 new casinos; €1,000 at older ones
Most stated licence
Curaçao 17 of 33 new casinos
Just added 17 Sept · Spinhub · Year 1 · Anjouan License8 Sept · Ohcasino · Year 2 · Malta Gaming Authority6 May · WantedWin · Year 3 · Curaçao27 Feb · Xsbets · Year 2 · Anjouan License25 Feb · SpinEmpire · Year 2 · Curaçao20 Feb · Yep Casino · Year 2 · Curaçao

Short answer

Which new online casinos are worth trying in Ireland?

Start with casinos that accept Irish players, let you play in euros and pay out to a method you already use, such as a debit card, Revolut or an e-wallet. Prefer an EU licence, such as Malta's, over an offshore one, because it gives you a regulator to complain to. Keep the first deposit small and ask for a small withdrawal early, before you trust a new brand with more.

In their first year
2 of 33 founded in 2026
Newest
Spinhub joined 17 Sept 2026
Licence stated most
17 of 33 Curaçao
Withdrawal methods on file
3 of 33 founded 2024–2026

Age of the list

How new are the casinos we list?

Founding year of the 145 casinos on our list that state one; 33 are from 2024 or later.

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Freshness scale: all 150 casinos on our list by age band
Age band What it means Casinos Share Share
Year 1 founded 2026 In their first year of trading 2 1.3%
Year 2 founded 2025 In their second year 17 11.3%
Year 3 founded 2024 In their third year 14 9.3%
Established founded before 2024 Four years or older 112 74.7%
No year stated founding year missing Age unknown: the casino does not state it 5 3.3%

Founding year as stated by each casino on our list, read 28 Oct 2026. Established = founded before 2024.

Launch register

Added to our list most recently

Founded 2024 or later, newest first, by the date each one joined our list. Vermilion stamp: first year. Green: second or third year. 27 in total.

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09 /26 September 2026
1 added

  1. Malta Gaming Authority €500 + 50 Free Spins Year 2 · 2025 founded 2025

02 /26 February 2026
6 added

  1. Anjouan License €300 + 50 Free Spins Year 2 · 2025 founded 2025
  2. Curaçao €1,250 + 80 Free Spins Year 2 · 2025 founded 2025
  3. Curaçao €3,000 + 300 Free Spins Year 2 · 2025 founded 2025
  4. Anjouan License €2,000 Year 2 · 2025 founded 2025
  5. Curaçao €1,000 + 100 Free Spins Year 2 · 2025 founded 2025
  6. Curaçao €600 + 500 Free Spins Year 1 · 2026 founded 2026

12 /25 December 2025
2 added

  1. Anjouan License €650 + 300 Free Spins Year 3 · 2024 founded 2024
  2. Anjouan License €90,000 Year 2 · 2025 founded 2025

Our list, read 28 Oct 2026. Date = the day the casino joined our list; the month it launched is not in our data yet, only the founding year. Offers as stated by the casino.

Ranking

Best new casinos right now, ranked

Our ranking, limited to casinos founded in 2024 or later. Each row shows how new the casino is and which licence it states.

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Casino Age Licence (stated) Welcome offer Action
1 Year 1 · 2026 since 8 Feb 2026 Curaçao €600 + 500 Free Spins
2 Year 2 · 2025 since 7 Oct 2025 Curaçao €600 + 600 Free Spins
3 Year 2 · 2025 since 3 Oct 2025 Curaçao €38,000
4 Year 2 · 2025 since 3 Oct 2025 Malta Gaming Authority, Curaçao €15,000 + 350 Free Spins
5 Year 3 · 2024 since 10 Dec 2025 Anjouan License €650 + 300 Free Spins
6 Year 2 · 2025 since 27 Oct 2025 Anjouan License €8,000 + 250 Free Spins
7 Year 3 · 2024 since 17 Jul 2025 Anjouan License €11,000 + 600 Free Spins
8 Year 2 · 2025 since 26 Aug 2025 Costa Rica Gambling License €4,000 + 210 Free Spins
9 Year 2 · 2025 since 20 Feb 2026 Curaçao €3,000 + 300 Free Spins
10 Year 3 · 2024 since 3 Oct 2025 Malta Gaming Authority, Curaçao €15,000 + 500 Free Spins

Ranking: our ranking for this page, read 28 Oct 2026. Offers as stated by the casino; licences as each casino states them.

New-brand check

Six checks before your first deposit at a new casino

Each check needs a few minutes and no account. Our casino pages show the result per casino where our data has it.

General explanation

  1. Licence on the regulator's register

    A logo in the footer proves nothing. The licence number and company name must appear on the regulator's own register, with the same domain.

    Copy the licence number from the casino's footer and search it on the regulator's public register. Some regulators publish no searchable register; then ask support for the certificate.

    You check
  2. Full terms and conditions published

    The general terms, not only the bonus terms, set the rules for withdrawals, inactive accounts and account closure.

    Find the terms link in the footer before you register and check that the terms carry a date.

    You check
  3. Withdrawal terms in writing

    Weekly and monthly caps, pending times and the KYC trigger decide how fast a win reaches you.

    Read the payments section of the terms before the first deposit. Note the weekly cap and the documents asked for.

    You check
  4. Bonus terms you can read before claiming

    Wagering, max bet, game weighting and the cap on winnings decide what a welcome offer is worth.

    Open the bonus terms from the offer page. If they only appear after deposit, skip the offer.

    You check
  5. A first small withdrawal

    The cheapest test of a new casino is a small cash-out early, before you build a balance.

    Withdraw a small win to the method you deposited with and note the time to payment.

    We'd measure
  6. Responsible gaming tools

    Deposit, loss and time limits plus self-exclusion should be in the account menu from day one.

    Set a deposit limit before you claim anything; if you cannot, treat it as a warning.

    You check

Licences

Where new casinos get their licence

Licences stated by the 33 casinos founded since 2024, against the 112 older casinos on our list. A casino can state more than one.

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Founded 2024 to 2026 · 33 casinos

Founded before 2024 · 112 casinos

CuraçaoAnjouan LicenseMalta Gaming AuthorityCosta Rica Gambling LicenseTobiqueUK Gambling CommissionSwedish Gambling Authority

What it means Until the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland licenses online casinos, the licence that protects you is the one the casino holds abroad. The Malta Gaming Authority runs a player support service; licences from Curaçao, Anjouan or Costa Rica offer far less.
Check it yourself Find the licence number in the casino's footer and look it up on the regulator's own website. The entry should name the same domain.
Licence (stated) New Older
Curaçao 17 52% 65 58%
Anjouan License 12 36% 11 10%
Malta Gaming Authority 5 15% 22 20%
Costa Rica Gambling License 4 12% 5 4%
Tobique 1 3% 5 4%
UK Gambling Commission 1 3% 5 4%
Swedish Gambling Authority 1 3% 2 2%

Licences as stated in each casino's review on our list, read 28 Oct 2026; casinos without a founding year are left out.

Launch bonuses

New casinos advertise bigger offers. Wagering decides what they are worth

Median headline welcome offer: €2,000 at casinos founded since 2024, €1,000 at older casinos.

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Founded 2024–26 (€) €2,000
Founded before 2024 (€) €1,000

expected cost = bonus × wagering × (1 − RTP)
€2,000 × 40 × 4% = €3,200 > €2,000

Clearing a bonus costs about bonus × wagering × house edge. A €100 bonus at 35x on a slot with 96% RTP means €3,500 in bets and an expected cost of €140, so it is worth less than nothing on average. At 10x, the same bonus costs about €40 and is worth about €60. No Irish rule caps wagering yet, so check the multiple.

What is a welcome bonus worth?

Worksheet

Set the bonus part of the offer and its wagering. Free spins are left out.

To wager €80,000
Expected cost €3,200
Expected value -€1,200

You must bet €80,000 before the bonus turns into cash. At 96.0% RTP that costs €3,200 on average, so the bonus is worth about -€1,200.

Average over many players · terms vary by casino

Offers as stated by each casino for players in Ireland, read 28 Oct 2026.

Studios

What new casinos stock: the ten studios they list most

Share of the 33 casinos founded 2024 or later on our list that name each studio. Saffron marks studios older casinos list far less often.

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Pragmatic Play 26 of 33
NetEnt 22 of 33
Playson 22 of 33
Betsoft 20 of 33
BGaming 20 of 33
Playtech 19 of 33
Thunderkick 19 of 33
Big Time Gaming 18 of 33
Evolution Gaming 18 of 33
Play'n GO 18 of 33
What it means A long studio list says little on its own. Check that the slots you play are in the lobby and open each game's information screen for its RTP: many studios supply the same game in several RTP versions and the casino picks one.

Studios as listed in each casino's review on our list, read 28 Oct 2026.

In depth

New casinos in Ireland: what to know

Ireland's rules for online casinos

The Gambling Regulation Act 2024 replaced Ireland's old betting and gaming laws and created a single regulator, the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI). Its rules are coming into force in stages.

StepWhenWhat it means for you
GRAI establishedMarch 2025One regulator for betting, gaming and lotteries
Credit card banFebruary 2026Pay by debit card, Revolut, bank or e-wallet
First licences, for remote bettingJuly 2026Bookmakers move to GRAI licences
Online casino licencesA later phaseUntil then, casinos serving Ireland are licensed abroad
National exclusion registerNot yet runningUse each casino's own self-exclusion and blocking software

How we check a new casino

Every casino on this site shows the year it was founded and the date it joined our list, so you can tell a real launch from an older site that only just reached us. For readers in Ireland we also look at whether the casino accepts Irish players, plays in euros, which payment methods work in both directions and what the welcome offer is worth.

  • Licence: which regulator, and whether it is an EU or an offshore licence
  • Access: whether our data lists Ireland as accepted
  • Payments: debit cards, Revolut, Apple Pay, Trustly and the methods that also pay out
  • Bonus: wagering, time limit, maximum bet and any cap on winnings
  • Games: the studios in the lobby and the RTP settings they use

The details are on how we rank new casinos and how we review them.

Paying at a new casino from Ireland

Debit cards, Revolut, Apple Pay and Google Pay are the usual ways in; e-wallets such as Skrill and Neteller and bank transfers are common ways out. Paysafecard works for deposits only, so you need a second method for withdrawals. Crypto casinos may pay out only in coins, which adds exchange-rate risk.

Upload your ID and proof of address when you register, so your first withdrawal is not held up by checks.

Play safely

Set a deposit limit before you claim a welcome offer, and keep sessions short. If gambling stops being fun, HSE addiction services and Gamblers Anonymous Ireland offer free help, and blocking software such as Gamban keeps gambling sites off your devices. Read our responsible gaming guide and our page on gambling addiction.

Questions

New online casinos in Ireland: questions

Can I play at online casinos from Ireland?

Yes, if you are 18 or older and the casino accepts players in Ireland. Until the GRAI starts licensing online casinos, those casinos are licensed abroad, so check which licence each one holds.

Does any online casino hold an Irish licence?

Not yet. The GRAI began with remote betting licences in July 2026 and will license online casino games in a later phase.

What counts as a new online casino on this site?

A casino founded this year or in the two years before, by the year the casino states. We also show the date it joined our list. Our ranking method has the details.

Are new online casinos safe?

A new casino has no payout record yet. Prefer an EU licence, read the withdrawal terms and request a small withdrawal before you deposit more.

Can I use a credit card?

No. Irish law bans paying for gambling with a credit card. Use a debit card, Revolut, a bank transfer or an e-wallet.

Is there a self-exclusion scheme in Ireland?

A national exclusion register is planned under the Gambling Regulation Act 2024 but is not running yet. Use each casino's self-exclusion tool and blocking software such as Gamban.

How does NewCasinoRank make money?

We earn a commission when you sign up at some casinos through our links. It does not change our checks, and the order of casinos comes from our ranking method.

Responsible gaming

Play only if you are 18+ and it stays fun

These rules apply on every page of this site. A young casino has less history to judge it by, so the limits matter more.

18+ only

Adults only, everywhere

You must be 18 or older, and older in some countries. A casino can ask for ID before your first withdrawal, and new casinos often do.

Responsible gaming
New brands

Start small with an unknown casino

Deposit an amount you would accept losing to a failed withdrawal, and request a small cash-out early to see how the casino handles it.

How we review new casinos
Limits

Set limits before the welcome offer

Bonus wagering keeps you playing longer. Set a deposit limit and a time limit in the account before you claim.

Set your limits
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