Licensed Gambling Companies UK
Ever wondered who owns your favourite casino? Here are 80+ UKGC-licensed gambling companies and the 500+ sites they run, checked against the Gambling Commission’s public register, so you can see who’s behind each brand and find its sister sites.
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Quick stats
- Licensed gambling companies in the UK: 80+
- Active brands: 500+
Full list of UK gambling companies - October 2026
Search for any gambling company in the UK and see what brands fall under it.
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| # | Owner | Sites |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LC International Limited | |
| 2 | BV Gaming Limited | |
| 3 | 888 UK Limited |
888 Casino
777 Casino
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| 4 | Betway Limited |
Betway
Jackpot City Casino
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| 5 | 888 UK Limited |
888 Casino
777 Casino
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| 6 | White Hat Gaming Limited |
Karamba
Casimba
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| 7 | Skill On Net Limited |
PlayOJO Casino
Genting Casino
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| 8 | Gamesys Operations Limited |
Virgin Games
Jackpotjoy
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| 9 | Videoslots Limited |
Videoslots
Mr Vegas
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| 10 | Broadway Gaming Limited |
Butlers Bingo Casino
Dotty Bingo Casino
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| 11 | Solaya Group Limited |
Casushi Casino
FruitKings Casino
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| 12 | Betable Limited |
Ivy Casino
Rose Casino
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| 13 | Anakatech Interactive Limited |
7bet
Betnero
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| 14 | Eaton Gate Gaming Limited |
Kwiff
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| 15 | ProgressPlay Limited |
JeffBet
Monster Casino
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Types of UK gambling companies
Gambling companies in the UK are grouped by the type of licence they hold. Most specialise in one area, though the biggest companies hold several licences and have products available utilising all of the licences.
| Company type | Licence held | What it covers | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casino | Remote casino | Slots, table games, live dealer | Evoke plc (888casino) |
| Betting / sportsbook | Remote betting | Sports and pool betting | Entain plc (Ladbrokes, Coral) |
| Bingo | Remote bingo | Online and hall bingo | Entain plc (Gala Bingo) |
| Lottery | Separate framework | The National Lottery | Allwyn |
Sister Sites
When one gambling company has many brands under a single licence, we call those related brands sister sites. Usually, the sister brands don’t share only the licence. They share the infrastructure and architecture behind their gambling apps.
Many players who are interested in switching to different casinos are choosing to go for a similar brand in the same group because of the shared behind-the-scenes infrastructure and similar experience that they get because of that.
Online vs land-based companies
A remote licence covers online play, while a non-remote licence covers physical betting shops and land-based casinos. No single licence covers both, so a company that does both holds one of each.
The biggest gambling companies in the UK:
Here is a list of the biggest and best-known gambling companies operating in the UK. Between them, they own most of the betting and casino brands we have probably all heard of.
List of biggest gambling companies
#1 – Flutter Entertainment
The world’s largest online betting company by revenue, now listed in New York. Its UK brands include Paddy Power, Betfair, Sky Bet and tombola.
- Licence: Multiple — Paddy Power, Betfair, Sky Betting & Gaming, tombola
- Headquarters: Dublin, Ireland
- Founded: 2016 (Paddy Power and Betfair merger)
#2 – Entain
Entain runs more UK brands than any other company, all under one UKGC licence: Ladbrokes, Coral, Gala, Foxy Bingo, bwin and PartyCasino. That shared licence is what makes them sister sites of each other.
- Licence: LC International Limited (UKGC 54743)
- Headquarters: London, UK
- Founded: 2020 (rebrand from GVC Holdings)
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| # | Owner | Sites |
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| 1 | LC International Limited |
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#3 – Evoke
Evoke, formerly known as 888 Holdings until its 2024 rebrand, owns William Hill, 888casino, 888sport and Mr Green, a group of sites well known to the UK audience, mostly in the sports betting vertical.
- Licence: 888 UK Limited (UKGC 39028)
- Headquarters: Gibraltar
- Founded: 1997 (as Virtual Holdings; became Evoke in 2024)
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| # | Owner | Sites |
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| 1 | 888 UK Limited |
888 Casino
777 Casino
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#4 – Bet365
The biggest UK gambling company by revenue, taking around £4bn a year from its Stoke-on-Trent base. Founded in 2000, it’s an interesting and unusual thing for the industry: the company runs a single brand rather than a network, so Bet365 has no sister sites.
- Licence: Hillside (UK Sports) ENC and Hillside (UK Gaming) ENC
- Headquarters: Stoke-on-Trent, UK
- Founded: 2000
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| # | Owner | Sites |
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| 1 | Hillside (UK Gaming) ENC |
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#5 – BV Gaming
The company behind BetVictor, one of the oldest names in British betting. The company also operates Parimatch, Betano, and talkSPORT BET under the same UK licence.
- Licence: BetVictor Limited / BV Gaming Limited (UKGC 39576)
- Headquarters: Gibraltar
- Founded: 1946
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| # | Owner | Sites |
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| 1 | BV Gaming Limited |
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New online casino companies
We’ve collected a list of newly registered gambling companies in the last 12 months via the UKGC registry.
Based on the data we collected, we saw five new casino operators receiving a UKGC licence.
Full list of new gambling companies
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| # | Owner | Sites |
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| 1 | LC International Limited | |
| 2 | BV Gaming Limited | |
| 3 | 888 UK Limited |
888 Casino
777 Casino
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| 4 | Betway Limited |
Betway
Jackpot City Casino
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UKGC licences granted and lost over the years
The results we grabbed and investigated from the UKGC registry show that the total number of licences given out to casino operators is consolidating, not growing. UK gambling’s total Gross Gambling Yield hit £16.8 billion for the year to March 2025, up 7.3% on the year before, but the number of individual operators is trending the other way.
Graph showing the UKGC licences consolidating
Recent fines against UK gambling companies
Based on the latest data we pulled from the UKGC registry regarding fines given to the regulated gambling companies, we found that there were 23 regulatory actions issued in 2026 so far (from 8 January 2026 through 30 June 2026).
Most notable cases
Petfre (Gibraltar) Limited (Betfred.com) was fined on 30 June 2026.
- Decision type: Settlement (payment in lieu of financial penalty)
- Penalty: £900,000
- Reason: Failed Social Responsibility and Customer Protection Code requirements around remote customer interaction, specifically its process for identifying and acting on markers of harm
Stakelogic BV was fined on 25 June 2026.
- Decision type: Settlement (payment in lieu of financial penalty)
- Penalty: £122,835
- Reason: One of its online slots games breached the Responsible Product Design technical standard requiring a minimum 2.5-second gap between game cycles, a fault that ran undetected for four years due to reliance on manual stopwatch testing
| Operator | Fine | Year | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petfre (Gibraltar) Ltd (Betfred.com) | £900,000 | 2026 | Social responsibility failings, remote customer interaction breaches |
| Stakelogic BV | £122,835 | 2026 | Technical breach, non-compliant slot timing requirements under remote gambling standards |
| PPB Entertainment Ltd, PPB Counterparty Services Ltd, Betfair Casino Ltd, TSE Malta LP (Betfair/Paddy Power group) | £2,000,000 (shared across group) | 2025 | Social responsibility control failings in remote customer interaction |
| Done Brothers (Cash Betting) Ltd (Betfred retail estate) | £825,000 | 2025 | AML/CTF and customer interaction breaches, May 2024-March 2025 |
| Playbook Gaming Limited | £250,000 | 2025 | AML/CTF and customer interaction breaches, August 2023-August 2024 |
| Netbet Enterprises Limited | £650,000 | 2025 | AML/CTF and social responsibility control failings, October 2023-July 2024 |
| Videoslots Limited | £650,000 | 2025 | AML/CTF and customer interaction breaches, October 2023-February 2024 |
| 888 UK Limited | £86,843 | 2025 | Self-exclusion provision breach, human error in application (proactively reported) |
In the table above, we listed only the regulatory actions against the most popular UK brands. If you want to check out the full list, you can head over to the UKGC registry.
Bojan BukvicHow we keep this list updated
We pull this data directly from the UKGC’s public register every day: new licences, surrendered licences, and licence category changes. We track operator name, trading name(s), licence number, licence status, and every live brand we can confirm is operating under that licence. When a brand goes dark or a licence is revoked, we remove it within 24 hours of the register updating, not whenever we next get around to it.
Frequently asked questions about gambling companies in UK
What are the biggest gambling companies in the UK
By revenue, the biggest gambling companies active in the UK are Flutter, Entain, bet365 and Evoke. Flutter, the owner of Paddy Power, Betfair and Sky Bet, is the largest by far. London-based Entain, which runs Ladbrokes, Coral and Gala, is the biggest UK-headquartered group. bet365 is the biggest privately owned company, and Evoke owns William Hill and 888.
How many gambling companies are licensed in the UK?
We track 80+ UKGC-licensed companies that run online casino, betting or bingo sites for UK players. The Gambling Commission licenses many more businesses in total, including betting shops, arcades and lotteries. These are the companies behind the sites you’re most likely to play at.
How do I check if a casino is UKGC licensed?
Scroll to the footer of the casino’s website and look for the UKGC logo with a licence number next to it. You can also use our sister site search tool to see the exact licence behind any brand. Then check that number on the Gambling Commission’s public register to confirm it’s active and lists the website you’re on. If the name, number or status doesn’t match, don’t deposit.
What happens when an gambling company loses its licence?
It must stop offering gambling to players in Great Britain. A revoked licence means the Gambling Commission forced the company out, while a surrendered licence means it chose to leave. Either way, withdraw your balance as soon as you hear about it. Online casinos must keep your money separate from their own, but unless their terms say “medium” or “high” protection, it isn’t protected if the company goes bust.
Which UK gambling company owns the most brands?
ProgressPlay has the most sites registered under one licence, but Entain runs the most active brands you’ll know. ProgressPlay provides ready-made casino sites for other businesses, so its licence record lists well over 100 websites, though only a fraction are live at any time. Entain runs 12 active UK brands, including Ladbrokes, Coral, bwin, Gala and Foxy Bingo.
What company owns bet365?
bet365 is owned by bet365 Group Limited, a private company controlled by the Coates family. Denise Coates founded it in Stoke-on-Trent in 2000 and is the majority shareholder. bet365 runs a single brand rather than a network of sites, so it has no sister sites. You can see how it performs in our bet365 review.
How many UK gambling sites are there?
We track 500+ active gambling sites run by 80+ UKGC-licensed companies. The Gambling Commission’s register lists far more website addresses than that, because many companies register spare or inactive domains. Our count only includes the sites that are live and taking players. Many of them are sister sites that share the same owner.
Who owns Betfair?
Betfair is owned by Flutter Entertainment, the world’s largest online betting company. Betfair merged with Paddy Power in 2016, and the combined company renamed itself Flutter in 2019. Flutter also owns Sky Bet, tombola and FanDuel in the US.
