Who Operates Online Gambling Brands?
What the current BETTIMES operator sample shows about brands, legal entities and the limits of licence labels.
- Sample
- 59 observations
- Version
- Release 05
- Published
- Data checked through
24 of 59 operator profiles in Release 05 were classified as registry matched when checked. The remaining 35 retained a weaker or conflicting classification. A dated match is not proof of current authorisation.
What we tested
How often can a consumer-facing gambling brand in the current BETTIMES sample be connected to a legal entity and regulator record, and where does the evidence stop?
What the current sample shows
Calculated from the immutable Release 05 dataset. Percentages and counts describe only the published BETTIMES coverage set.
- 24/59
Registry matched at check
Historical classification in this fixed release, not a statement of present authorisation.
- 57/59
Entity disclosed
At least one legal name appears in the source pack. This does not resolve a disagreement with a newer register holder.
- 59/59
Primary-source support
The attached source pack includes a regulator, dataset or primary-source record.
| Classification | Count | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Registry matched | 24 | 40.7% of the release sample |
| Conflicting source records | 13 | 22% of the release sample |
| Review required | 13 | 22% of the release sample |
| No licence record found | 6 | 10.2% of the release sample |
| Operator-stated | 3 | 5.1% of the release sample |
What follows from the evidence
The useful unit of analysis is not the logo. It is the dated relationship between brand, legal entity, domain, regulator record and the market being discussed.
How we calculated it
- Analyse every operator profile in the linked tracker as one observation.
- Use the stored profile status as the primary classification and count legal-entity, licence and source fields directly from the records.
- Treat registry matches, company statements, missing records, conflicts and review queues as different evidence states.
Reproduce the result
The HTML table and CSV expose the rows, source classes, source URLs and verification dates used here.
Open Operator and Licence Evidence Tracker Download Release 05 CSVWhat this does not prove
- The sample is the BETTIMES coverage set, not a random sample or a census of the global gambling industry.
- The analysis describes public evidence located by the stated dates; it does not decide whether an operator is lawful in a particular location.
- A brand can use several domains or entities, while a single licence record can cover several brands. Those relationships need record-level review.
Cite the version, then check the rows
First published ; current version Release 05, published . Cite as “Who Operates Online Gambling Brands?, Release 05, BETTIMES (2026-09-30)” and preserve the row-level verification dates. See the source policy for evidence rules and the corrections policy for changes.