Sanctions
Enforcement record
116 Commission and regulator decisions attached to brands in this index.
2026-08-28
UKGC suspended BresBet Ltd and Bet St George Ltd
Commission suspended both operating licences on 28 Aug 2026 over social-responsibility and AML checks. New bets blocked. Operators must still allow account access and withdrawals; ante-post should settle. This is a live suspension, not a 666Bet winding-up.
BresBet2026-08-28
UKGC suspended BresBet Ltd and Bet St George Ltd
Commission suspended both operating licences on 28 Aug 2026 over social-responsibility and AML checks. New bets blocked. Operators must still allow account access and withdrawals; ante-post should settle. This is a live suspension, not a 666Bet winding-up.
Bet St George2026-08-20
UKGC — QuinnBet (Gibraltar) Limited £609,104
QuinnBet (Gibraltar) Limited £609,104, 20 Aug 2026.
QuinnBet2026-08-12
Still at Spreadex’s St Albans address
Sporting Index Limited (02636842) remains Active. Registered office: Churchill House, Upper Marlborough Road, St Albans AL1 3UU — the Spreadex building. Confirmation statement to 12 Aug 2026. CMA case still Open; no named buyer. Treat as still inside Spreadex until a completion notice is on the CMA page and the PSC/office moves.
Sporting Index2026-06-30
UKGC — Petfre (Gibraltar) Limited £900,000
Betfred’s Gibraltar vehicle Petfre (Gibraltar) Limited £900k, 30 Jun 2026. Same legal line as earlier Petfre actions (£240k 1 Oct 2025; £2.9m 28 Sep 2022) and Done Brothers retail (£825k 3 Dec 2025; £3.25m 18 Jul 2023).
Betfred2026-06-05
Court of Appeal refused permission — sale still pending
Spreadex appealed the second CMA report. CAT dismissed every ground on 19 Mar 2026 and refused permission to appeal on 28 Apr 2026. The Court of Appeal refused permission on an expedited basis on 5 June 2026 (published 12 June). A CMA remedy group (Anne Fletcher chair) was appointed 1 May 2026. Companies House still shows Sporting Index Limited (02636842) active at Churchill House, Upper Marlborough Road, St Albans — Spreadex’s campus. Last confirmation statement 12 Aug 2026. They did not ‘get away with it’; they delayed a sale through two tribunal rounds. They still have not publicly completed one.
Spreadex2026-05-29
UK companies named Parimatch are dead or in liquidation — the live .co.uk is BetVictor
Parimatch United Investments Limited (09344328): members’ voluntary liquidation, winding-up commenced 29 May 2026 (Marco Piacquadio). Pari-Match Africa Ltd (10713265) dissolved 16 July 2019. Pari-Match Africa (UK) PLC (11124314) dissolved 3 September 2019. There is no active Companies House company named Parimatch that holds a UKGC operating licence. parimatch.co.uk is listed on UKGC 39576 as a BV Gaming Limited white-label — see the separate Parimatch UK profile.
Parimatch2025-12-17
UKGC — Paddy Power Betfair £2 million
Flutter’s UK PPB businesses, £2m. 17 Dec 2025. On both consumer brands we list.
Paddy Power2025-12-17
UKGC — Paddy Power Betfair £2 million
Flutter’s UK PPB businesses, £2m. 17 Dec 2025. On both consumer brands we list.
Betfair2025-12-09
New Jersey DGE — $32,500
Further New Jersey fine for taking illegal wagers among other violations.
DraftKings2025-11-20
UKGC — Videoslots Limited £650,000
Videoslots Limited £650k, 20 Nov 2025. Earlier Videoslots action £2m on 15 Jun 2023.
Videoslots2025-11-19
Playbook Gaming remote licences surrendered
All Playbook Gaming Limited remote operating licences (casino, bingo, real-event betting, virtual-event betting, betting intermediary) ended 19 November 2025. Brands that stayed live moved onto their own UKGC accounts.
Star Sports2025-11-19
Playbook software — not this licence
This brand’s sportsbook stack is Playbook Engineering Limited (Companies House 10516404), 75%+ owned by Star Racing Limited, whose PSC is Benjamin Arthur Lindsay Keith. Playbook Gaming Limited (10889074, UKGC 50122) used to be the white-label operator. It does not hold this brand’s current licence.
Star Sports2025-11-19
Playbook Gaming remote licences surrendered
All Playbook Gaming Limited remote operating licences (casino, bingo, real-event betting, virtual-event betting, betting intermediary) ended 19 November 2025. Brands that stayed live moved onto their own UKGC accounts.
Star Sports2025-11-19
Playbook software — not this licence
This brand’s sportsbook stack is Playbook Engineering Limited (Companies House 10516404), 75%+ owned by Star Racing Limited, whose PSC is Benjamin Arthur Lindsay Keith. Playbook Gaming Limited (10889074, UKGC 50122) used to be the white-label operator. It does not hold this brand’s current licence.
PricedUp2025-11-19
Playbook Gaming remote licences surrendered
All Playbook Gaming Limited remote operating licences (casino, bingo, real-event betting, virtual-event betting, betting intermediary) ended 19 November 2025. Brands that stayed live moved onto their own UKGC accounts.
PricedUp2025-11-19
Playbook software — not this licence
This brand’s sportsbook stack is Playbook Engineering Limited (Companies House 10516404), 75%+ owned by Star Racing Limited, whose PSC is Benjamin Arthur Lindsay Keith. Playbook Gaming Limited (10889074, UKGC 50122) used to be the white-label operator. It does not hold this brand’s current licence.
BresBet2025-11-19
Playbook Gaming remote licences surrendered
All Playbook Gaming Limited remote operating licences (casino, bingo, real-event betting, virtual-event betting, betting intermediary) ended 19 November 2025. Brands that stayed live moved onto their own UKGC accounts.
BresBet2025-11-19
Playbook software — not this licence
This brand’s sportsbook stack is Playbook Engineering Limited (Companies House 10516404), 75%+ owned by Star Racing Limited, whose PSC is Benjamin Arthur Lindsay Keith. Playbook Gaming Limited (10889074, UKGC 50122) used to be the white-label operator. It does not hold this brand’s current licence.
Planet Sport Bet2025-11-19
Playbook Gaming remote licences surrendered
All Playbook Gaming Limited remote operating licences (casino, bingo, real-event betting, virtual-event betting, betting intermediary) ended 19 November 2025. Brands that stayed live moved onto their own UKGC accounts.
Planet Sport Bet2025-11-19
Playbook software — not this licence
This brand’s sportsbook stack is Playbook Engineering Limited (Companies House 10516404), 75%+ owned by Star Racing Limited, whose PSC is Benjamin Arthur Lindsay Keith. Playbook Gaming Limited (10889074, UKGC 50122) used to be the white-label operator. It does not hold this brand’s current licence.
BetWright2025-11-19
Playbook Gaming remote licences surrendered
All Playbook Gaming Limited remote operating licences (casino, bingo, real-event betting, virtual-event betting, betting intermediary) ended 19 November 2025. Brands that stayed live moved onto their own UKGC accounts.
BetWright2025-11-19
Playbook software — not this licence
This brand’s sportsbook stack is Playbook Engineering Limited (Companies House 10516404), 75%+ owned by Star Racing Limited, whose PSC is Benjamin Arthur Lindsay Keith. Playbook Gaming Limited (10889074, UKGC 50122) used to be the white-label operator. It does not hold this brand’s current licence.
London.bet2025-11-19
Playbook Gaming remote licences surrendered
All Playbook Gaming Limited remote operating licences (casino, bingo, real-event betting, virtual-event betting, betting intermediary) ended 19 November 2025. Brands that stayed live moved onto their own UKGC accounts.
London.bet2025-11-19
Playbook software — not this licence
This brand’s sportsbook stack is Playbook Engineering Limited (Companies House 10516404), 75%+ owned by Star Racing Limited, whose PSC is Benjamin Arthur Lindsay Keith. Playbook Gaming Limited (10889074, UKGC 50122) used to be the white-label operator. It does not hold this brand’s current licence.
DragonBet2025-11-19
Playbook Gaming remote licences surrendered
All Playbook Gaming Limited remote operating licences (casino, bingo, real-event betting, virtual-event betting, betting intermediary) ended 19 November 2025. Brands that stayed live moved onto their own UKGC accounts.
DragonBet2025-11-19
Playbook software — not this licence
This brand’s sportsbook stack is Playbook Engineering Limited (Companies House 10516404), 75%+ owned by Star Racing Limited, whose PSC is Benjamin Arthur Lindsay Keith. Playbook Gaming Limited (10889074, UKGC 50122) used to be the white-label operator. It does not hold this brand’s current licence.
AK Bets2025-11-19
Playbook Gaming remote licences surrendered
All Playbook Gaming Limited remote operating licences (casino, bingo, real-event betting, virtual-event betting, betting intermediary) ended 19 November 2025. Brands that stayed live moved onto their own UKGC accounts.
AK Bets2025-11-19
Playbook software — not this licence
This brand’s sportsbook stack is Playbook Engineering Limited (Companies House 10516404), 75%+ owned by Star Racing Limited, whose PSC is Benjamin Arthur Lindsay Keith. Playbook Gaming Limited (10889074, UKGC 50122) used to be the white-label operator. It does not hold this brand’s current licence.
BestOdds2025-11-19
Playbook Gaming remote licences surrendered
All Playbook Gaming Limited remote operating licences (casino, bingo, real-event betting, virtual-event betting, betting intermediary) ended 19 November 2025. Brands that stayed live moved onto their own UKGC accounts.
BestOdds2025-11-19
Playbook software — not this licence
This brand’s sportsbook stack is Playbook Engineering Limited (Companies House 10516404), 75%+ owned by Star Racing Limited, whose PSC is Benjamin Arthur Lindsay Keith. Playbook Gaming Limited (10889074, UKGC 50122) used to be the white-label operator. It does not hold this brand’s current licence.
NRG Bet2025-11-19
Playbook Gaming remote licences surrendered
All Playbook Gaming Limited remote operating licences (casino, bingo, real-event betting, virtual-event betting, betting intermediary) ended 19 November 2025. Brands that stayed live moved onto their own UKGC accounts.
NRG Bet2025-11-19
Playbook software — not this licence
This brand’s sportsbook stack is Playbook Engineering Limited (Companies House 10516404), 75%+ owned by Star Racing Limited, whose PSC is Benjamin Arthur Lindsay Keith. Playbook Gaming Limited (10889074, UKGC 50122) used to be the white-label operator. It does not hold this brand’s current licence.
Bet St George2025-11-19
Playbook Gaming remote licences surrendered
All Playbook Gaming Limited remote operating licences (casino, bingo, real-event betting, virtual-event betting, betting intermediary) ended 19 November 2025. Brands that stayed live moved onto their own UKGC accounts.
Bet St George2025-11-19
Playbook software — not this licence
This brand’s sportsbook stack is Playbook Engineering Limited (Companies House 10516404), 75%+ owned by Star Racing Limited, whose PSC is Benjamin Arthur Lindsay Keith. Playbook Gaming Limited (10889074, UKGC 50122) used to be the white-label operator. It does not hold this brand’s current licence.
Gentleman Jim2025-11-19
Playbook Gaming remote licences surrendered
All Playbook Gaming Limited remote operating licences (casino, bingo, real-event betting, virtual-event betting, betting intermediary) ended 19 November 2025. Brands that stayed live moved onto their own UKGC accounts.
Gentleman Jim2025-11-10
UKGC £250,000 penalty — Playbook Gaming Limited (50122)
On 10 November 2025 the Commission warned Playbook Gaming Limited and imposed a £250,000 financial penalty for AML failures (licence condition 12.1.1) and social-responsibility failures (SRCP 3.4.3 customer interaction; SRCP 3.9.1 remote customer ID) covering August 2023–August 2024. That decision is on UKGC account 50122, not on each Playbook-powered brand’s later own account.
Star Sports2025-11-10
UKGC £250,000 penalty — Playbook Gaming Limited (50122)
On 10 November 2025 the Commission warned Playbook Gaming Limited and imposed a £250,000 financial penalty for AML failures (licence condition 12.1.1) and social-responsibility failures (SRCP 3.4.3 customer interaction; SRCP 3.9.1 remote customer ID) covering August 2023–August 2024. That decision is on UKGC account 50122, not on each Playbook-powered brand’s later own account.
Star Sports2025-11-10
UKGC £250,000 penalty — Playbook Gaming Limited (50122)
On 10 November 2025 the Commission warned Playbook Gaming Limited and imposed a £250,000 financial penalty for AML failures (licence condition 12.1.1) and social-responsibility failures (SRCP 3.4.3 customer interaction; SRCP 3.9.1 remote customer ID) covering August 2023–August 2024. That decision is on UKGC account 50122, not on each Playbook-powered brand’s later own account.
PricedUp2025-11-10
UKGC £250,000 penalty — Playbook Gaming Limited (50122)
On 10 November 2025 the Commission warned Playbook Gaming Limited and imposed a £250,000 financial penalty for AML failures (licence condition 12.1.1) and social-responsibility failures (SRCP 3.4.3 customer interaction; SRCP 3.9.1 remote customer ID) covering August 2023–August 2024. That decision is on UKGC account 50122, not on each Playbook-powered brand’s later own account.
BresBet2025-11-10
UKGC £250,000 penalty — Playbook Gaming Limited (50122)
On 10 November 2025 the Commission warned Playbook Gaming Limited and imposed a £250,000 financial penalty for AML failures (licence condition 12.1.1) and social-responsibility failures (SRCP 3.4.3 customer interaction; SRCP 3.9.1 remote customer ID) covering August 2023–August 2024. That decision is on UKGC account 50122, not on each Playbook-powered brand’s later own account.
Planet Sport Bet2025-11-10
UKGC £250,000 penalty — Playbook Gaming Limited (50122)
On 10 November 2025 the Commission warned Playbook Gaming Limited and imposed a £250,000 financial penalty for AML failures (licence condition 12.1.1) and social-responsibility failures (SRCP 3.4.3 customer interaction; SRCP 3.9.1 remote customer ID) covering August 2023–August 2024. That decision is on UKGC account 50122, not on each Playbook-powered brand’s later own account.
BetWright2025-11-10
UKGC £250,000 penalty — Playbook Gaming Limited (50122)
On 10 November 2025 the Commission warned Playbook Gaming Limited and imposed a £250,000 financial penalty for AML failures (licence condition 12.1.1) and social-responsibility failures (SRCP 3.4.3 customer interaction; SRCP 3.9.1 remote customer ID) covering August 2023–August 2024. That decision is on UKGC account 50122, not on each Playbook-powered brand’s later own account.
London.bet2025-11-10
UKGC £250,000 penalty — Playbook Gaming Limited (50122)
On 10 November 2025 the Commission warned Playbook Gaming Limited and imposed a £250,000 financial penalty for AML failures (licence condition 12.1.1) and social-responsibility failures (SRCP 3.4.3 customer interaction; SRCP 3.9.1 remote customer ID) covering August 2023–August 2024. That decision is on UKGC account 50122, not on each Playbook-powered brand’s later own account.
DragonBet2025-11-10
UKGC £250,000 penalty — Playbook Gaming Limited (50122)
On 10 November 2025 the Commission warned Playbook Gaming Limited and imposed a £250,000 financial penalty for AML failures (licence condition 12.1.1) and social-responsibility failures (SRCP 3.4.3 customer interaction; SRCP 3.9.1 remote customer ID) covering August 2023–August 2024. That decision is on UKGC account 50122, not on each Playbook-powered brand’s later own account.
AK Bets2025-11-10
UKGC £250,000 penalty — Playbook Gaming Limited (50122)
On 10 November 2025 the Commission warned Playbook Gaming Limited and imposed a £250,000 financial penalty for AML failures (licence condition 12.1.1) and social-responsibility failures (SRCP 3.4.3 customer interaction; SRCP 3.9.1 remote customer ID) covering August 2023–August 2024. That decision is on UKGC account 50122, not on each Playbook-powered brand’s later own account.
BestOdds2025-11-10
UKGC £250,000 penalty — Playbook Gaming Limited (50122)
On 10 November 2025 the Commission warned Playbook Gaming Limited and imposed a £250,000 financial penalty for AML failures (licence condition 12.1.1) and social-responsibility failures (SRCP 3.4.3 customer interaction; SRCP 3.9.1 remote customer ID) covering August 2023–August 2024. That decision is on UKGC account 50122, not on each Playbook-powered brand’s later own account.
NRG Bet2025-11-10
UKGC £250,000 penalty — Playbook Gaming Limited (50122)
On 10 November 2025 the Commission warned Playbook Gaming Limited and imposed a £250,000 financial penalty for AML failures (licence condition 12.1.1) and social-responsibility failures (SRCP 3.4.3 customer interaction; SRCP 3.9.1 remote customer ID) covering August 2023–August 2024. That decision is on UKGC account 50122, not on each Playbook-powered brand’s later own account.
Bet St George2025-11-10
UKGC £250,000 penalty — Playbook Gaming Limited (50122)
On 10 November 2025 the Commission warned Playbook Gaming Limited and imposed a £250,000 financial penalty for AML failures (licence condition 12.1.1) and social-responsibility failures (SRCP 3.4.3 customer interaction; SRCP 3.9.1 remote customer ID) covering August 2023–August 2024. That decision is on UKGC account 50122, not on each Playbook-powered brand’s later own account.
Gentleman Jim2025-11-05
UKGC — NetBet Enterprises Limited £650,000
NetBet Enterprises Limited £650k, 5 Nov 2025.
NetBet2025-10-03
CMA accepted final undertakings to sell — sale not completed
After remittal the CMA again found a UK sports-spread monopoly (19 Sep 2025) and on 3 Oct 2025 accepted final undertakings from Spreadex, Spreadex.Com Limited and Sporting Index to divest the B2C unit. Reuters the same day: Spreadex agreed to sell. No buyer is named on the CMA page. Case still Open as of 12 June 2026.
Spreadex2025-09
KZN High Court — Instant Lucky 7 glitch, players ordered to repay
Hollywood Sportsbook Betgames Instant Lucky 7: a system error let bets land without debiting accounts. KZN High Court (Judge Mossop) upheld orders that more than 100 customers repay ~R13m. Software integrity cut both ways — a glitch is not free money, and it is not an unpaid jackpot by the house.
Hollywoodbets2025-08-21
UKGC — ProgressPlay Limited £1 million
ProgressPlay Limited £1m, 21 Aug 2025. 21LuckyBet sits on that operator’s UKGC 39335 paper.
21LuckyBet2025-07-30
Massachusetts Gaming Commission — $450,000
Largest Massachusetts sports-betting fine to that date. The Commission found DraftKings allowed credit-card funds to be used for wagering, which state law prohibits.
DraftKings2025-07-01
Own UKGC licence from 1 July 2025
Oddschecker (4 July 2025): AK Bets moved onto its own Commission account. Previously online via Playbook. Confirm the live account number on the footer.
AK Bets2025-05-15
UKGC — Spreadex Limited £2 million
Spreadex Limited £2m, 15 May 2025. Separate from the 2022 £1.36m action and from the CMA Sporting Index file.
Spreadex2025-03-27
UKGC — Football Pools Limited £375,000
Football Pools Limited £375k, 27 Mar 2025.
The Pools2025-03-19
UKGC account 66162 — active
Remote casino, general betting (real events) and general betting (virtual events), all from 19 March 2025. GAMSTOP lists Thistle Bet Limited (London.bet).
London.bet2025-03-11
Planet Bet Limited — UKGC 65109 — Star Racing majority
Remote bingo, casino and real-event betting from 11 March 2025. Companies House 13131056. PSC: Star Racing Limited 50–75% (from 28 Apr 2021); Broadcast.Bet Limited 25–50% (from 28 Jun 2024). Flynn Goward (Star Sports MD) is a director. Majority Keith-group book, Playbook software.
Planet Sport Bet2025-03-05
High Court — Corrine Durber Wild Hatter jackpot ~£1.1 million
Paddy Power paid £20,265.14 on a Wild Hatter Monster Jackpot that displayed £1,097,132.71, citing a computer error. High Court 5 Mar 2025: full amount due. Sky News / ICLG. Flutter brand.
Paddy Power2025-03-05
Displayed jackpot vs ‘computer error’
Durber: the wheel showed the Monster Jackpot segment. Operator paid a fraction as a malfunction. Court sided with what the customer was shown. Same pattern as Green v Betfred.
Paddy Power2025-03-04
CAT quashed the first CMA sale order
22 Nov 2024 the CMA’s Phase 2 report required a sale. On 4 March 2025 the Competition Appeal Tribunal quashed that SLC finding and the remedy and remitted the case. That is why no sale happened in 2024–25: the first order was legally dead.
Spreadex2024-12-05
Thistle Bet Limited — Companies House 16120667
Incorporated 5 December 2024. Active. SIC 92000. Registered office 2 Alexandra Gate, Ffordd Pengam, Cardiff CF24 2SA. Trading name London.bet.
London.bet2024-09
Sergey Portnov — sole owner (public reporting)
SiGMA / SBC (Sep–Oct 2024): Kateryna Biloruska sold her controlling shareholding to co-owner Sergey Portnov (joined 2011, CEO 2013–2021, then chairman). Portnov then bought remaining minorities. Wikipedia lists him as owner. This is group-level reporting, not a single Companies House PSC on the live .com.
Parimatch2024-07-08
New Jersey DGE — $100,000
New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement fined DraftKings $100,000 for reporting inaccurate sports-betting data (over-reported parlays; other categories under-reported).
DraftKings2024-04-04
UKGC — Bet365 £582,120
Hillside (New Media Holdings) Ltd / bet365, 4 Apr 2024. Smaller than the 2022–23 group packages; still a Commission decision.
bet3652024-01-10
UKGC — Gamesys £6 million
Gamesys group (Jackpotjoy, Heart Bingo, Virgin Games, Monopoly Casino) £6m. Decision is on the Gamesys licence, not a separate hit on every brand.
Jackpotjoy2024-01-10
UKGC — Gamesys £6 million
Gamesys group (Jackpotjoy, Heart Bingo, Virgin Games, Monopoly Casino) £6m. Decision is on the Gamesys licence, not a separate hit on every brand.
Heart Bingo2024-01-10
UKGC — Gamesys £6 million
Gamesys group (Jackpotjoy, Heart Bingo, Virgin Games, Monopoly Casino) £6m. Decision is on the Gamesys licence, not a separate hit on every brand.
Virgin Games2024-01-10
UKGC — Gamesys £6 million
Gamesys group (Jackpotjoy, Heart Bingo, Virgin Games, Monopoly Casino) £6m. Decision is on the Gamesys licence, not a separate hit on every brand.
MONOPOLY Casino2023-07-18
UKGC — Done Brothers (Cash Betting) Limited £3.25 million
Betfred retail company. 18 Jul 2023.
Betfred2023-07-13
UKGC — Star Racing Limited £594,000
Star Racing Limited £594k, 13 Jul 2023. Separate from the later Playbook Gaming 2025 package.
Star Sports2023-06-15
UKGC — Videoslots Limited £2 million
15 Jun 2023.
Videoslots2023-03-28
UKGC — £19.2 million (record at the time)
WHG (International) Limited £12.5m (williamhill.com), Mr Green Limited £3.7m, William Hill Organization Limited £3m (retail). Social responsibility and AML. Then the Commission’s largest case. Parent at the time was 888/Evoke.
William Hill2023-03-28
UKGC — £19.2 million (record at the time)
WHG (International) Limited £12.5m (williamhill.com), Mr Green Limited £3.7m, William Hill Organization Limited £3m (retail). Social responsibility and AML. Then the Commission’s largest case. Parent at the time was 888/Evoke.
Mr Green2023-03-23
UKGC — 32Red / Platinum Gaming £7.1 million
Two Kindred-era operators (32Red and Platinum Gaming) paid a combined £7.1m. Attach to 32Red as the consumer brand we list.
32Red2023-03-21
UKGC — Kindred operators £7.2 million
Commission fined two Kindred Group plc operators a combined £7.2m in the week before the William Hill record package (stated in the 28 Mar 2023 WH notice). Unibet is the Kindred/FDJ consumer brand we list.
Unibet2023-03-10
Ukraine NSDC sanctions — 50 years — operations in Ukraine suspended
Presidential decree enacting NSDC decision of 10 March 2023. Named among others: Parimatch LLC, PokerMatch UA, Your Betting Company, Play Fan Investment, Leo Financial Company; and holding names Parimatch United Investments Limited (UK), Fullgear Investments Ltd, Auspicia Limited (Cyprus), Suncast Furure N.V. (Curaçao), Parimatch Foundation Limited (Cyprus). Interfax: player funds in Ukraine frozen; site blocked. Company challenged the decision. International domains are a different vehicle — they are not a UKGC book.
Parimatch2023-01-25
UKGC — In Touch Games £6.1 million
In Touch Games Limited (PlayOJO) £6.1m for social-responsibility and AML failures.
PlayOJO2023-01-20
Same 1xBet-group court reporting
Melbet sits in the same grey-market cluster as 1xBet in public reporting. The Dutch/Curaçao bankruptcy story was about a group vehicle, not a UKGC book. Still trading. Not a High Court jackpot judgment.
Melbet2023-01-18
UKGC — TonyBet £442,750
TonyBet £442,750, 18 Jan 2023. Historic UKGC action; live TonyBet paper is also EMTA/other markets.
TonyBet2023
Completed acquisition of Sporting Index B2C — not notified in advance
Spreadex bought Sporting Index’s consumer business as a completed merger. The CMA investigated after the fact. Completing first is legal under UK merger control; it is also why hold-separate orders and an eventual forced sale become the remedy instead of blocking the deal at the door.
Spreadex2022-09-21
UKGC — Betway £400,000
Betway £400k, 21 Sep 2022. Super Group (SGHC) brand.
Betway2022-08-25
UKGC — Spreadex Limited £1.36 million
Earlier Spreadex AML/SR package, 25 Aug 2022.
Spreadex2022-08-17
UKGC — Entain £17 million
Entain (Ladbrokes, Coral, bwin parent) paid £17m for social-responsibility and AML failures. Decision is on the group; it is not a separate fine on every skin.
Ladbrokes2022-08-17
UKGC — Entain £17 million
Entain (Ladbrokes, Coral, bwin parent) paid £17m for social-responsibility and AML failures. Decision is on the group; it is not a separate fine on every skin.
Coral2022-08-17
UKGC — Entain £17 million
Entain (Ladbrokes, Coral, bwin parent) paid £17m for social-responsibility and AML failures. Decision is on the group; it is not a separate fine on every skin.
bwin2022-08-17
UKGC — Entain £17 million
Entain (Ladbrokes, Coral, bwin parent) paid £17m for social-responsibility and AML failures. Decision is on the group; it is not a separate fine on every skin.
Sportingbet2022-08-11
UKGC — Smarkets £100,000
Smarkets £100k, 11 Aug 2022.
Smarkets2022-08-03
UKGC — LeoVegas £1.32 million
LeoVegas £1.32m, 3 Aug 2022.
LeoVegas2022-03-01
UKGC — 888 £9.4 million
Online operator 888 fined £9.4m. Same listed parent as William Hill after the later deal (Evoke plc).
888sport2022-03-01
UKGC — 888 £9.4 million
Online operator 888 fined £9.4m. Same listed parent as William Hill after the later deal (Evoke plc).
888casino2022-03-01
UKGC — 888 £9.4 million
Online operator 888 fined £9.4m. Same listed parent as William Hill after the later deal (Evoke plc).
888poker2021-11-25
Entain sold Betdaq back to Dermot Desmond
Ladbrokes bought Global Betting Exchange Alderney in 2013 for €30m. On 25 Nov 2021 Entain confirmed the sale of the Betdaq exchange back to founder Dermot Desmond for an undisclosed sum (Racing Post, EGR). No later public sale found. The live UKGC licensee is Exchange Platform Solutions Limited, account 34865, Alderney registered office.
Betdaq2021-04-07
High Court — Andrew Green £1.72 million jackpot
Betfred refused a January 2018 Frankie Dettori’s Magic Seven Blackjack jackpot, citing a software defect. High Court (7 Apr 2021) ordered payment of £1,722,923.54 plus interest. BBC / Guardian. Software malfunction + withheld winnings, then a court-forced payout.
Betfred2021-04-07
Software defect used to withhold a jackpot — court rejected it
Same Green case: the operator’s defence was a game defect. The court held the displayed T&Cs did not cover withholding the win. A lab certificate on the studio does not decide a customer dispute — the terms and the screen do.
Betfred2020-10-01
UK site was a BV Gaming franchise
Wikipedia: UK launch 1 Oct 2020 run by BV Gaming Limited — a franchise, not Portnov’s own UKGC account. Do not treat parimatch.com as UK-licensed.
Parimatch2020-09-30
US DOJ — $46.8 million forfeiture / non-prosecution agreement
The US Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced that the Costa Rica–based sportsbook 5Dimes agreed to forfeit more than $46.8 million of proceeds and entered a non-prosecution agreement covering years of taking bets from Americans without a US licence. Owner Laura Varela (widow of founder William Sean Creighton) was cleared of personal wrongdoing in that announcement.
5Dimes2018-02-13
Playbook Engineering Limited — UKGC supplier 49787
The actual software company. Remote Gambling Software licence active from 13 February 2018. Four host licences added 1 May 2025 (betting host real events, betting host virtual events, game host casino, game host bingo). This is B2B supply to operators who hold their own UKGC operating licences. Not the same as Playbook Fusion (Fern Valley / Steve Rogers), a different Manchester games studio.
Star Sports2015-07-13
Metro Play Limited wound up — customers sent to KPMG
Alderney court compulsory liquidation of Metro Play Limited (666Bet.com and MetroPlay.com). Liquidators KPMG Channel Islands (Linda Maree Johnson) and KPMG LLP (David John Standish). UKGC: licence lapsed; it did not know whether outstanding customer balances would be paid and could not compel repayment. Company had said in May 2015 it needed extra capital to make players whole.
666Bet2015-07-13
Metro Play Limited wound up — customers sent to KPMG
Alderney court compulsory liquidation of Metro Play Limited (666Bet.com and MetroPlay.com). Liquidators KPMG Channel Islands (Linda Maree Johnson) and KPMG LLP (David John Standish). UKGC: licence lapsed; it did not know whether outstanding customer balances would be paid and could not compel repayment. Company had said in May 2015 it needed extra capital to make players whole.
Metro Play2015-03
Director Paul Bell arrested — alleged £21m VAT / ML investigation
Paul Bell, director of 666Bet / Metro Play, arrested (Heathrow reporting) in a joint HMRC / NCA / Isle of Man / Cheshire / Guernsey investigation. He denied wrongdoing. Six other people were arrested and not named in the consumer press. Harry Redknapp and Vas Blackwood were paid pitchmen, not directors. Guardian 20 Oct 2019: confidential settlement of claims against former companies (RSM; reported around £67m).
666Bet2015-03
Director Paul Bell arrested — alleged £21m VAT / ML investigation
Paul Bell, director of 666Bet / Metro Play, arrested (Heathrow reporting) in a joint HMRC / NCA / Isle of Man / Cheshire / Guernsey investigation. He denied wrongdoing. Six other people were arrested and not named in the consumer press. Harry Redknapp and Vas Blackwood were paid pitchmen, not directors. Guardian 20 Oct 2019: confidential settlement of claims against former companies (RSM; reported around £67m).
Metro Play2008-01-16
Star Racing Limited — Companies House 06475105
Active private company, SIC 92000. Registered office Star House, 255 Old Shoreham Road, Hove BN3 7ED. PSC: Benjamin Arthur Lindsay Keith — 75%+ shares, votes and right to appoint/remove directors (notified 6 April 2016). Current director: Flynn Emerson Goward (1 April 2024). Sir Philip Davies was a director 4 Sep 2025–31 Dec 2025 only.
Star SportsPublic file ≠ dirtier company
DraftKings is a NASDAQ reporter. State commissions publish its fines. A Curaçao brand with a blank record here has not been found clean — often nobody published the file. The Trust Index scores how verifiable the company is. Fines sit on this public record. They do not secretly cut the score under an old ‘regulatory-record pillar’. That pillar is gone.
DraftKingsParimatch United Investments Limited — Companies House 09344328
Incorporated 8 Dec 2014. Now in liquidation (Alma Park, Lutterworth). Ukraine-sanctioned. Last named director Ioanna Nearchou (Cypriot, from 6 Aug 2024). Former 75%+ PSC: Ericius Investments Limited, Cyprus HE328785 (ceased 12 Dec 2025). PSC notified 24 Mar 2026: Vladimir Lincautan (Belgian) — significant influence or control. This UK company is not the consumer sportsbook.
ParimatchOwns the Playbook software companies
Star Racing Limited is the 75%+ PSC of Playbook Engineering Limited (10516404, formerly Two-Up Digital Ltd). Playbook Engineering is the 75%+ PSC of Playbook Gaming Limited (10889074, formerly GW Gaming Ltd).
Star SportsNo High Court file on this pass — complaints are not a judgment
Bovada/Bodog has a long trail of customer payment disputes on forums. That is not a sourced court or regulator decision on this file. Grey-market books have weak ADR. Until a judgment or commission decision is attached, we do not treat Reddit as a payout record.
BovadaCosta Rica is not a gambling licence
The company sat in Costa Rica. That jurisdiction does not issue a remote gambling permit comparable to UKGC, MGA or a US state compact. 2021 trade press reported an Isle of Man licence; confirm the live IoM register before treating it as current.
5DimesOff Course Bookmakers Limited — UKGC 001776 — Keith-owned
PricedUp is Off Course Bookmakers Limited (01987776). Benjamin Arthur Lindsay Keith has been 75%+ PSC since 8 April 2022 (replacing Michael John Anderton). He was also a director 8 Apr 2022–28 Oct 2024. Registered office Star House, Hove — same as Star Racing. Software is Playbook Engineering (Star Racing 75%+). This is a Keith book on Keith software, not an independent renter.
PricedUpBresBet Limited — UKGC 65252
Own UKGC account from February 2025 after leaving the Playbook Gaming 50122 paper. Public reporting: founded by Sheffield racehorse owner Nic Brereton. GAMSTOP / BGC member.
BresBetOnyx Gaming Limited — UKGC 64666
Public Playbook-network reporting names Onyx Gaming Ltd, Colchester, as the BetWright licence holder. Own paper, Playbook software. TNT Sports (2026) notes the same platform as Star Sports and DragonBet.
BetWrightUKGC 39576 — BV Gaming Limited — parimatch.co.uk white-label
Live UKGC remote casino, betting (real and virtual), bingo and gambling software. Head office: BetVictor Suite 2.01, World Trade Center, Gibraltar. Domain register: parimatch.co.uk is White Label (alongside betano.co.uk, heartbingo.co.uk, smoothspins.co.uk, talksportbet.co.uk). Own domains on the same account include betvictor.com. Talksport review dated 7 May 2026 still cites account 39576.
Parimatch UKNot Portnov’s UK company
The brand is licensed from Parimatch. The operator, the licence, the GAMSTOP bucket and the customer-funds entity are BV Gaming Limited (BetVictor / Tabor). A self-exclusion on Parimatch UK follows the BV account.
Parimatch UKDragonBet Limited — UKGC 64908
Cardiff-registered. Own UKGC account after 50122 ended. Lovell family Welsh bookmaking. Gentleman Jim (Lovell Brothers Ltd, 60213) closed 13 May 2026 — sister brand, separate licence, not this company.
DragonBetBresBet Limited — UKGC 65252
Own UKGC account from February 2025 after leaving the Playbook Gaming 50122 paper. Public reporting: founded by Sheffield racehorse owner Nic Brereton. GAMSTOP / BGC member.
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