To be honest applying you casino business for business permit and registration to the government for legal operation would cost a lot for a business owner but having a licensed to operate was its big advantage or its card to compete to other casinos. So definitely once a casino business be it real business or online gambling that doesn't follow the rules of the government were for sure do not have a license to operate.
At least, the government can not do something bad to our casino because if some of their officials want to raid and want to ask about the money, we can show them that we have a government license. Maybe the gambling owner already thinks about having a license or still operates their business without a license, and I guess that if they have much budget, they will try to apply for the license to be safe from the corrupt officials.