Owners and founders

Named people from the company files, one row per name.

• 1xBet group1xBitFile
• 1xBet group; local vehicle NEXUS SAS1xBet CameroonFile
• 4Racing-appointedTAB / 4RacingFile
• 888 Holdings888pokerFile
• 888 Holdings sportsbook brandSBKFile
• Aaron Shaked & Avi Shaked & Ron Shaked888sportFile
• Aaron, Avi and Shay Ben-Yitzhak888casinoFile
• Abe Madkour / Underdog founding team (publicly named in press)UnderdogFile
• Adjara digital group; Flutter acquiredAdjaraBetFile
• AGLCPlay AlbertaFile
• AK Bets rails book, Killarney 2021AK BetsFile
• Åland public gambling association (1966)PAFbetFile
• Åland public-law associationPafFile
• Alexandros Darlas & Georgios Tsouvelekakis and partnersStoiximanFile
• Alpache OÜGrandXFile
• Amused AustraliaBetDeluxeFile
• Anakatech Interactive LimitedBetlegendFile
• Anders StrömUnibetFile
• Andrew Black & Edward WrayBetfairFile
• Andrew BudzinskiIC MarketsFile
• Andrew, Grant, Matthew and Adrian PalmerPalmerbetFile
• Andrus Nagel & Coolbet founding teamCoolbetFile
• Armenian BetConstruct founding groupVBetFile
• Armin Karu / Olympic groupOlympic Casino EstoniaFile
• Asian Pinnacle-agent operatorsPS3838File
• AsianBGEDafabetFile
• Aspire GlobalKarambaFile
• Australian corporate (now Flutter)SportsbetFile
• Australian digital wagering teamPicklebetFile
• Australian independent bookBetRightFile
• Austrian Lotteries / Casinos Austriawin2dayFile
• Austrian lottery sports-betting vehicletipp3File
• Ayo AnimashaunNairabetFile
• Ayo Ojuroye & Kunle SonameBet9jaFile
• Azerbaijani state lotteryMisliFile
• Bally’s Corporation (Standard General-backed)Bally BetFile
• Bar One / Dundalk family principalsBAR 1 BettingFile
• Basque betting groupKirolbetFile
• BCLC (provincial Crown corporation)PlayNowFile
• Belarusian private / state-adjacent capital (reported)BeteraFile
• Belgian 777 casino groupCasino 777File
• Belgian casino groupGolden PalaceFile
• Belgian Circus groupCircusFile
• Belgian Napoleon Games groupNapoleon SportsFile
• Belgian online betting teamBingoalFile
• Belgian stateNationale LoterijFile
• Ben Keith (Star Racing, 1999/2008)Star SportsFile
• Bet Ahoy LtdBet AhoyFile
• Betclic groupZeBetFile
• BetConnect founding teamBetConnectFile
• Bethard founding teamBethardFile
• Betika groupBetika TanzaniaFile
• Betmaster group (BMGate Ltd, Cyprus)Betmaster EstoniaFile
• Betsson groupBetsafeFile
• Betsson group brandNordicBetFile
• Bill Lindwall & Anders Holmgren (modern online era later)BetssonFile
• BlueBet teambetrFile
• Bodog / Bovada groupCafe CasinoFile
• Brand: talkSPORT / News UKtalkSPORT BETFile
• Brazilian betting groupBetnacionalFile
• Brazilian digital betting teamPixbetFile
• Brazilian federal savings bank / federal lotteryLoterias CaixaFile
• Brazilian operatorEsportes da SorteFile
• Brazilian private (confirm)EstrelaBetFile
• BresBet groupBet St GeorgeFile
• Bulgarian betting groupWinbetFile
• Bulgarian Eurofootball groupefbetFile
• Bulgarian private owners8888File
• Bulgarian stateBulgarian Sports TotalizatorFile
• BV GamingPuntItFile
• Caesars Entertainment (corporate)Caesars SportsbookFile
• Calvin AyreBodogFile
• Campeon InteractiveCampeonbetFile
• Canadian online betting teamSports InteractionFile
• Cape Town 2013GbetsFile
• Capital.com founding teamCapital.comFile
• Casimba GamingCasimbaFile
• Caspiantech / Azerinteltek (2010)TopazFile
• Casumo founding team (Malta/Sweden)CasumoFile
• Chilean state lotteryPolla ChilenaFile
• Christer Finne & Expekt founding team (Sweden)ExpektFile
• Churchill Downs IncorporatedTwinSpiresFile
• Cirsa-appointedSportiumFile
• City Index founding partnersCity IndexFile
• Colombian betting groupRivaloFile
• Colombian digital betting teamWplayFile
• Colossus pools / jackpot betting teamColossus BetsFile
• ConfirmArenaPlusFile
• Confirm BRELAPM BetFile
• Confirm CACSurebet247File
• Confirm CIPAB-BetsFile
• Confirm CIPCBetting WorldFile
• Confirm Dream Sports filingHowzatFile
• Confirm GBT / BRELATembo BetFile
• Confirm Ghana registrarAfriluckbetFile
• Confirm Kenya companies registryFalmebetFile
• Confirm live footerJackpotCity South AfricaFile
• Confirm MAGLA footer888Bet MalawiFile
• Confirm Malawi registrarBetYanga / SupaPesaFile
• Confirm Mozambique commercial registryElephant BetFile
• Confirm UKGC footerGamebookersFile
• Confirm URSBGSB UgandaFile
• Confirm Zimbabwe registrarAfricaBetFile
• Copy-trading sportsbook teamCopyBetFile
• CRISBetCRISFile
• Croatian betting groupSuperSportFile
• Croatian Germania groupGermania SportFile
• Croatian/Yugoslav lottery heritageHrvatska LutrijaFile
• Cypriot licensed betting teamBet on AlphaFile
• Czech Chance betting groupChanceFile
• Czech Tipsport founding groupTipsportFile
• Czech/Slovak Fortuna founding groupFortunaFile
• Czechoslovak state lottery heritage; now KKCGSazkabetFile
• Dabble Australia founding teamDabbleFile
• Danish state lotteryDanske SpilFile
• DAZN media extensionDAZN BetFile
• Denise Coatesbet365File
• Derek StevensCirca SportsFile
• Dermot DesmondBetdaqFile
• Deutscher Lotto- und TotoblockODDSETFile
• Duelz founding teamDuelzFile
• Dutch digital betting teamBetnationFile
• Dutch Fair Play casino groupFair Play OnlineFile
• Dutch KSA-era operatorKansinoFile
• Dutch online operator711File
• Dutch private ownersBetCityFile
• Dutch state casino companyHolland CasinoFile
• Dutch state lottery systemTOTOFile
• easyGroup (brand); operating partnerEasyBet ExchangeFile
• Ed Craven & Bijan TehraniStakeFile
• Ed Ware & Julian Stynes32RedFile
• Edward Fitzwalter ScottFitzdaresFile
• Emanuel 'Mannie' Sacks family / Hollywood groupHollywoodbetsFile
• Entain / TAB NZ partnershipbetchaFile
• Entain Australia digital brandNedsFile
• Entain group CEOLadbrokesFile
• Estonian Dreambox / Chanz teamChanzFile
• Estonian NovolotoFenixbetFile
• Estonian private ownersEpicbetFile
• Estonian state lotteryEesti LotoFile
• Estonian toteTotalisaatorFile
• Estoril Sol casino groupESC OnlineFile
• Eurobet Italian concessionEurobetFile
• FavBet founding groupFavBetFile
• Feeling PublishingFeeling BetFile
• Finnish state (merger of Veikkaus, RAY, Fintoto)VeikkausFile
• Flutter International leadershipPokerStars SportsFile
• Flutter UKI leadershipSky BetFile
• ForteBet groupForteBet RwandaFile
• Franco family / Spanish gamingCodereFile
• Fred Done (UK group); SA vehicle is separate paperBetfred South AfricaFile
• Fred Done & Peter DoneBetfredFile
• French / Romanian private ownersNetBetFile
• French ANJ applicantYes or NoFile
• French ANJ-era founding teamFrance-PariFile
• French national lotteryFDJFile
• French private ownersZEturfFile
• French racing societiesPMUFile
• French state lottery (FDJ)ParionsSportFile
• GAIN CapitalForex.comFile
• Gala Clubs / Coral group heritageGala BingoFile
• Gala CoralGala SpinsFile
• Gala Coral / Entain bingo brandsFoxy BingoFile
• Gala Coral / Titan heritageTitanbetFile
• Gala Group heritageGala CasinoFile
• Galician Luckia founding groupLuckiaFile
• GamesysHeart BingoFile
• Gamesys + Hasbro brand licenceMONOPOLY CasinoFile
• Gamesys founding teamJackpotjoyFile
• Gaming Innovation GroupRizkFile
• Geny racing-media groupGenybetFile
• Georgian betting groupEuropeBetFile
• Georgian digital betting team; Entain acquiredCrystalbetFile
• Georgian private betting groupCrocobetFile
• German online operatorNEO.betFile
• German sportsbook founding teamBet3000File
• German-Maltese founding groupTipicoFile
• GGPoker founding groupGGPokerFile
• Golden Nugget casino heritageGolden NuggetFile
• Gonzalo Pérez (CEO)Apuesta TotalFile
• Goodwin family racing bookBetGoodwinFile
• Greek betting groupBetshopFile
• Greek state lottery heritageOPAPFile
• Greek state lottery heritage; now listed OPAPPamestoiximaFile
• Greenwood Racing / ParxbetPARXFile
• Günter GrafInterwettenFile
• Gustaf Hagman & Robin Ramm-EricsonLeoVegasFile
• Harsh Jain & Bhavit ShethDream11File
• Henrik Bergquist & Mikael Håkanson & Fredrik SidflevMr GreenFile
• Hitay / BilyonerBilyonerFile
• Hommerson familyHommersonFile
• Hong Kong racing clubHong Kong Jockey ClubFile
• Hungarian state lotteryTippmixProFile
• IBA EntertainmentOneXTwoFile
• IBC networkIBCBETFile
• IBC sportsbetting groupWettarenaFile
• Iberian digital betting teamVersusFile
• Icelandic sports associationsÍslensk GetspáFile
• Igor Rybakov & Pantem founding teambetPawaFile
• Intertops (early online book)IntertopsFile
• Irish racing toteTote IrelandFile
• Italian concession heritageGoldbetFile
• Italian digital concession teamiziplayFile
• Italian digital gamingStarCasinòFile
• Italian digital gaming; LottomaticaGioco DigitaleFile
• Italian lottery / Gamenet heritageLottomaticaFile
• Italian online concession teamPlanetwin365File
• Italian private ownersEplay24File
• Ivan Ilchev & Tosho ToshevTrading 212File
• Ivorian state lotteryLONACI / SportcashFile
• Japan Sport Council / sports-promotion lottery lawtotoFile
• Japanese state horse-racing lawJRAFile
• Jason Robins & Matt Kalish & Paul LibermanDraftKingsFile
• Jason TrostSmarketsFile
• Jennings familyJenningsbetFile
• Jochen Dickinger & Franz Ömerbet-at-homeFile
• Joe CoralCoralFile
• Joël ThomasWinamaxFile
• Johann GrafAdmiralFile
• Johann Graf (Novomatic)AdmiralBetFile
• John BoyleBoyleSportsFile
• John Evans listed as CEO/co-founder in brand materialsRainbetFile
• Joint venture of Entain and MGM ResortsBetMGMFile
• Jonathan BruceSpreadexFile
• Jorge Hank Rhon (group)CalienteFile
• Kaizen Gaming brand on BetVictor paper in BritainBetano UKFile
• Kaizen Gaming leadershipBetanoFile
• Keith Ho circle historically — confirm liveBetXchangeFile
• Kenyan founding teamBetikaFile
• Kenyan privateShabikiFile
• Kindred / Unibet groupMaria CasinoFile
• Korean sports-promotion totoSports TotoFile
• KTO founding teamKTOFile
• KZN racing industry / Gold CircleTabgoldFile
• L & L Europe LimitedYeti BetFile
• L&L EuropeFun CasinoFile
• L&L Europe foundersAll British CasinoFile
• Lars Seier Christensen & Kim FournaisSaxo BankFile
• Las Vegas SuperBook (race and sports book)SuperBookFile
• Latvian casino groupFenikssFile
• Latvian lottery groupLaimz / 11.lvFile
• Leon founding groupLeonFile
• LeoVegasRoyal PandaFile
• Lithuanian digital betting team7betFile
• Lithuanian retail bettingOrakulasFile
• Lithuanian retail betting groupTOPsportFile
• Lithuanian Tete-a-Tete casino groupCbetFile
• LiveScore media company extensionLiveScore BetFile
• Lloyd Thomas & Charlie PalliloMidniteFile
• LONACISportcashFile
• LONASELPbetFile
• Lone Rock HoldingsSharpXFile
• Lottomart founding teamLottomartFile
• Lovell Brothers LimitedGentleman JimFile
• Lovell family (Welsh bookmaking)DragonBetFile
• Malaysian numbers-forecast concessionMagnumFile
• Malaysian toto concessionSports TotoFile
• Manfred Bodner & Norbert TeidelbwinFile
• Mansion / Marquis eraM88File
• Mansion GroupMansionBetFile
• Marca (newspaper) brand; licensed betting partnerMarca ApuestasFile
• Mario and Massimo Molo, Franco Carraro and others (1946)SisalFile
• Mark BlandfordSportingbetFile
• Matt Duea (co-founder, public bio)RoobetFile
• Meridian / local JV — confirmMeridian Bet TanzaniaFile
• Meridian group foundersMeridianbetFile
• Mexican federal governmentPronósticosFile
• MGM Resorts iGaming leadershipBorgataFile
• Michael Rubin (Fanatics)Fanatics SportsbookFile
• Michael Stumm & Richard OlsenOANDAFile
• Mihai RotaruSuperbetFile
• Moroccan stateMDJSFile
• Mozzart groupMozzart Bet KenyaFile
• MultiChoice GroupSuperSportBetFile
• Named Tradefair principals (Isle of Man exchange)MatchbookFile
• Namibian privatePstBet NamibiaFile
• Namibian PstBet groupPstBet BotswanaFile
• NB, NS, PE, NL governmentsAtlantic LotteryFile
• Neal Menashe (Super Group)BetwayFile
• Neil Bluhm / Rush Street groupBetRiversFile
• Nesine / DemirörenNesineFile
• NetX / sportwetten.de groupSportwetten.deFile
• New Zealand TAB / racing codesTAB NZFile
• News UK + Playtech-era partnerSun BingoFile
• Nextbet / PlayUp groupDraftstarsFile
• Nigel Eccles & Lawrence Winters & Christopher ReillyLottolandFile
• Nigel Eccles & Lesley Eccles & Tom GriffithsFanDuelFile
• Nigerian digital betting teamBetKingFile
• Nigerian privateMerrybetFile
• Nordic private operatorsBetiniaFile
• Norwegian stateNorsk TippingFile
• Not a listed officer setLuckyMateFile
• Not a Western listed-company officer setFonbetFile
• Not cleanly disclosedMelbetFile
• Not consumer-promotedPinnacleFile
• Not consumer-publicMarathonbetFile
• Not disclosedwinmastersFile
• Not disclosed as a public-company officer setKwiffFile
• Not disclosed internationallyWinlineFile
• Not disclosed like a listed issuerSBOBETFile
• Not disclosed like a public issuerGG.BETFile
• Not disclosed like a US-listed issuerBovadaFile
• Not prominently public10betFile
• NZ government lotteriesLotto NZFile
• Octopus GameOctobetFile
• Off Course Bookmakers; Ben Keith acquired PSC 8 Apr 2022PricedUpFile
• Offshore sportsbook groupSportsBetting.agFile
• OLG / Government of OntarioProlineFile
• Olympic Casino / Olympic Entertainment GroupOlyBetFile
• Olympic Entertainment GroupOptibetFile
• Omar Arnaout era / X-Trade foundersXTBFile
• Ontario Crown corporationOLGFile
• Ontario digital brandToonieBetFile
• Ontario market-opening teamBet99File
• P.H. Primary OÜVivatbetFile
• Palasino teamPalasinoFile
• Pantem founding teambetPawa UgandaFile
• Parimatch brand on BetVictor paperParimatch UKFile
• PartyGaming (2001); later bwin.party then EntainPartyPokerFile
• PartyGaming foundersPartyCasinoFile
• Paul Bell666BetFile
• Paul GauselmannMerkur BetsFile
• Paul Gauselmann (group)MerkurXtipFile
• PENN Entertainment; ESPN brand licenceESPN BETFile
• Pepperstone founding team (Melbourne)PepperstoneFile
• Peruvian digital betting teamInkabetFile
• Peter CruddasCMC MarketsFile
• Philippine governmentPCSOFile
• Philippine operatorCasino PlusFile
• Planet Sport media + Star RacingPlanet Sport BetFile
• Play NorthN1 CasinoFile
• PlayOJO founding teamPlayOJOFile
• PlayUp founding teamPlayUpFile
• Plus500 founding teamPlus500File
• Polish betting groupforBETFile
• Polish digital betting teamFuksiarzFile
• Polish online betting teamBetfanFile
• Polish pools heritageTotolotekFile
• Polish private ownersLV BETFile
• Polish retail betting founding teamSTSFile
• Polish state (sports-facility funding, 1955)LOTTOFile
• Pools operating leadershipThe PoolsFile
• Portuguese casino concession groupCasino PortugalFile
• Portuguese casino group heritageSolverdeFile
• Portuguese digital betting teamLeBullFile
• Portuguese online betting companyNossa ApostaFile
• Premier Bet groupPremier Bet MozambiqueFile
• PrivateTonyBetFile
• Private group managementNovibetFile
• PrizePicks founding teamPrizePicksFile
• ProgressPlayThe Online CasinoFile
• Proper Bet LimitedProper BetFile
• Quality Gaming teamMrQFile
• Quebec governmentLoto-QuébecFile
• RaceBets racing-betting teamRaceBetsFile
• Rank / Mecca heritageMecca BingoFile
• Rank Group Mecca split / Buzz GroupBuzz BingoFile
• Rank Organisation heritageGrosvenor CasinosFile
• Ravi Gehlot / Junglee founding teamJunglee GamesFile
• Razorbill Links LimitedBestOddsFile
• Reported: Wiztechgroup + Pur Umazal Tov casinosWinpotFile
• Romanian betting groupCasa PariurilorFile
• Romanian state lotteryLoteria RomânăFile
• Rush Street InteractiveRushBetFile
• SA pools / soccer operator — confirm CIPCSoccer6File
• Sam Swiggs & Andrew Hensher & Adam D’AlessandroPointsBetFile
• Santa Casa (Portuguese public-benefit corporation)PlacardFile
• Seminole Tribe of Florida / Hard RockHard Rock BetFile
• Senegalese state lotteryLONASEFile
• Serbian betting groupSoccerbetFile
• Serbian private ownersMozzartFile
• Serbian retail betting groupMaxBetFile
• Serbian state lotteryDržavna lutrija SrbijeFile
• Sergey Karshkov & Roman Semiokhin & Dmitry Kazorin1xBetFile
• Shark7718betFile
• Shayne CoplanPolymarketFile
• SIA Luckybet.eeLuckybetFile
• Singapore government / Tote BoardSingapore PoolsFile
• Sir Kessington Adebutu (public reporting — confirm CAC)Baba IjebuFile
• Sky Betting & GamingSky VegasFile
• Slovak betting groupDOXXbetFile
• Slovak national lotteryTIPOSFile
• Slovak Niké betting groupNikéFile
• Slovenian betting groupŠportklubFile
• Slovenian state lotteryLoterija SlovenijeFile
• South African private ownersEasybetFile
• Spanish bingo groupYoBingoFile
• Spanish Crown lottery (Charles III, 1763)Loterías y Apuestas del EstadoFile
• Spanish digital betting teamSuertiaFile
• Spanish National Organisation of the BlindONCEFile
• Spanish online concession teamWanabetFile
• Spanish retail betting groupRETAbetFile
• Spanish-Portuguese betting groupGoldenParkFile
• SportPesa founding team (PES Capital lineage)SportPesaFile
• Sportsbook.com eraEverygameFile
• Sporty Group founding teamSportyBetFile
• Spread Co founding teamSpread CoFile
• Stanleybet (UK/Italian heritage)StanleybetFile
• Starlet EntertainmentLetsbetFile
• State TAB boards, later TabcorpTABFile
• Stéphane Courbit (controlling shareholder of parent)BetclicFile
• Steven Alderson & Rivalry founding teamRivalryFile
• Stewart Kenny & David Power & John CorcoranPaddy PowerFile
• Stuart WheelerIGFile
• Stuart Wheeler (IG Index lineage) / management buy-outs sinceSporting IndexFile
• Suisse Romande cantonsLoterie RomandeFile
• Sun InternationalSunBetFile
• Supabets founding groupSupabetsFile
• Super GroupSpin CasinoFile
• Super Group / Microgaming-era brandJackpot CityFile
• Swedish horse-racing associationsATGFile
• Swedish private foundersComeOn!File
• Swedish state (merger of Penninglotteriet / Tipstjänst lineage)Svenska SpelFile
• Swifty Sports / Predictions teamSwiftyFile
• Swiss cantons (German/Italian-speaking)SwisslosFile
• SYNOT-appointedSYNOT TIPFile
• Tanzanian private (Wasafi media orbit — confirm)WasafiBetFile
• Tarek Mansour & Luana Lopes LaraKalshiFile
• The Quinn family (GAA / hospitality background)QuinnBetFile
• The Stars Group / FlutterNorthStar BetsFile
• theScore / PENNtheScore BetFile
• Thistle Bet Limited (incorporated 5 Dec 2024)London.betFile
• Thunderpick founding team (Berlin esports book)ThunderpickFile
• Tipwin founding teamTipwinFile
• Tohono O'odham NationBet Desert DiamondFile
• tombola (Sunderland)tombolaFile
• Torro TecTipTorroFile
• Trade Nation founding teamTrade NationFile
• Triplebet founding teamEnergyBetFile
• Tunisian statePromosportFile
• Turkish state / Spor Toto OrganizationiddaaFile
• Turkish state lotteryMilli PiyangoFile
• UK digital book teamBetWrightFile
• UK National Lottery (Camelot 1994; Allwyn took the licence 2024)National LotteryFile
• UK Tote Group leadershipToteFile
• UKGC licensee777.comFile
• Ukrainian book, 1994; later Portnov / Biloruska eraParimatchFile
• Ukrainian lottery/betting groupCosmolotFile
• US digital sportsbook teamBetlyFile
• VBet / SCGOHighbetFile
• Victor ChandlerBetVictorFile
• Victor Chandler (founder / chairman 2017)BetLionFile
• VideoslotsMr VegasFile
• Videoslots / ImmenseMega RichesFile
• Videoslots founding team (Sweden)VideoslotsFile
• Vietnamese Ministry of Finance lotteryVietlottFile
• Virgin Bet group; SA Pty is the paperVirgin Bet South AfricaFile
• Virgin brand extensionVirgin BetFile
• Virgin brand licence + GamesysVirgin GamesFile
• Vuka GlobalEpicOddsFile
• WA racing / state wageringTABtouchFile
• William Sean “Tony” Creighton5DimesFile
• WPN / ACR founding operatorsAmericas CardroomFile
• WSB founding groupWorld Sports BettingFile
• Wynn ResortsWynnBETFile
• Yoni Assia & Ronen Assia & David RingeToroFile
• Zimbabwean private — confirmMWOS / betting.co.zwFile