I think that depends on the license provider. Although reputation is very important but gamblers nowadays are aware how important a license is. I like to ask you a question? Do you know a casino that is popular in the forum ( so we can check) that has a good reputation but doesn't owned a license? If you can tell me one, then I might change my perception about license + reputation which IMO are both important.
To be honest, do you think that all the casino who are license holders are legit and never scam their customers. I doubt this is true as in some cases getting a license is easy and there is no check and balance even if you get the license. So rather than checking the licenses , i will prefer to read the reviews and know about the reputation about the site. If there are good users review about the site, i will play at that site without much worrying if the site holds the license or not.
1xbit doesnt even has a license... valid or invalid... so everything is said.
Undoubtedly 1xbit is a scam site which was proved a long ago. But I could not agree with you that as the site doesn't have a license means the site is a scam. When there is a licence even the site can make a scam.
I do not know exactly if 1xbit holds a gambling license or not. But it if hold a license , then as i said above, it does not matter as 1xbit is a scam site and only having a license does not make it a trusted one. Hope many people confusion about the gambling licenses worth when they see the 1xbit license and the sort of services they provide to the gamblers.