Who owns 1xBet?
As of : Press reports link 1xBet to a private group with Russian roots and a head office in Cyprus. The people behind the group are not public, and press reports about them conflict. The 1xbet.com contacts page names Caecus N.V. and Curaçao licence OGL/2024/1262/0493. The site does not say who owns the group, so we could not confirm the owner.
| Ultimate owner | 1xBet (private (the people behind it are not public; press reports conflict)) |
|---|---|
| Operating company | Caecus N.V., Curaçao · reg. 163779 |
| Licences | Curaçao — CGA OGL/2024/1262/0493 |
| Products | Casino, Sports betting |
| Website | 1xbet.com |
| Also runs as | 1xbet.ua, 1xbet.rs, 1xbet.co.ke, 1xbet.ug, 1xbet.tz, 1xbet.ng |
| Companies of the other sites | TOV Tvoya Bettingova Kompaniya (Your Betting Company) (1xbet.ua) SAFEPLAY D.O.O. Beograd (1xbet.rs) · Serbia — Games of Chance Administration Advanced Gaming Limited (1xbet.co.ke) · Kenya — Gambling Regulatory Authority (formerly BCLB) BK 0001232 / PG 0001233 Advanced Gaming Limited (1xbet.ug) · Uganda — National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board NLGRB-BM-26-0206 Katavi Gaming Limited (1xbet.tz) · Tanzania — Gaming Board of Tanzania Beaufortbet Nigeria Limited (listed as 'Beauforbet Nigeria Limited') (1xbet.ng) · Nigeria Lagos - LSLGA · Nigeria - NLRC (federal) |
| Sister casinos | 3 |
| Fines and actions | 1xBet’s own company: 1 · whole 1xBet group: 3 |
| Owner proof | verified |
| Last checked | 25 Oct 2026 |
In numbers
- 1xBet owns 4 casino and betting brands (10 websites) in our data.
- 3 fines and regulator actions against the owner since 2020.
Who is behind it
The 1xBet group is private and does not publish its owners. Press reports say its Curaçao company, Caecus N.V., received a licence from the Curaçao Gaming Authority in 2024. At that time investigators still had open questions about who owns the group. An earlier company, 1xCorp N.V., was declared bankrupt in Curaçao.
1xBet offers sports betting and casino games, and it accepts crypto.
Licence and what it means for you
The 1xbet.com contacts page names Caecus N.V. and its Curaçao Gaming Authority licence, OGL/2024/1262/0493. Curaçao gives players less protection than the UK or Malta, and a complaint is harder to follow up.
Some country sites run under local companies. In Serbia, 1xbet.rs runs under SAFEPLAY D.O.O. Beograd, which has an online approval from the Games of Chance Administration. In Spain, 1xbet.es runs under Wagerfair, S.A., which Terminus Platform SL owns. We found no register link between that company and the international group. Check the site footer to see which company serves you.
Licence records
| Regulator | Type | Valid | Check it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curaçao — CGA OGL/2024/1262/0493 | — | active | register |
What each licence means, and self-exclusion
Sister sites
Our data holds 1xBet country sites for Ukraine, Serbia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Nigeria. Their pages point to this review. The Ukrainian site 1xbet.ua is closed. Our data lists 3 other brands in the group. Press reports name Melbet and Betwinner as 1xBet brands; we mark these links as reported. 1xBet Brasil is closed.
3 sister casinos
Same owner often means the same terms, the same support team and the same payout rules. A self-exclusion at one brand may not cover its sister sites.
Does self-exclusion at 1xBet cover its sister sites? · How national self-exclusion schemes work
Fines and regulator actions
Our data lists no action against Caecus N.V. The 3 actions in our data name other 1xBet companies. In January 2020 Sweden's Spelinspektionen ordered 1X Corp N.V. to stop offering unlicensed gambling to people in Sweden. In September 2022 the Ukrainian regulator KRAIL annulled the casino and bookmaker licences of TOV Your Betting Company, the company behind 1xbet.ua. In March 2023 Ukraine named the same company in a sanctions decree of its National Security and Defence Council.
All 3 fines and regulator actions, with sources
1 of these 3 concerns 1xBet’s own company; the others concern other companies of the 1xBet group. The company column names who was fined.
Fines from the 40 regulators, prosecutors and courts we track, online gambling only; fines against land-based casinos are out of scope. How we count fines.
| Date | Company | Regulator / court | Amount | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-10 | TOV Your Betting Company | Ukraine — NSDC (Presidential decree) | — | Named in the March 2023 sanctions decree. source |
| 2022-09-06 | TOV Your Betting Company (1xbet.ua) | Ukraine — KRAIL (now PlayCity) | — | Casino and bookmaker licences annulled. source |
| 2020-01-13 | 1X Corp N.V. | Spelinspektionen (Sweden) | — | Order banning the company from offering unlicensed gambling to people in Sweden (förbud). source |
About 1xBet
Global sportsbook brand with Russian roots and opaque ownership. Its Curaçao arm Caecus N.V. reportedly received a CGA licence in 2024 while investigators' ownership questions were unresolved; an earlier entity, 1xCorp N.V., was declared bankrupt in Curaçao.
Headquarters: Cyprus · Ownership: private (the people behind it are not public; press reports conflict)
How we know, and what we could not confirm
How we know: Site pages say 1xbet.com is operated by Caecus N.V. (no. 163779), licence OGL/2024/1262/0493 granted 7 Nov 2024; payments go through Exidna Enterprises Ltd and Evrianassa Enterprises Ltd (Cyprus).
- The ultimate owner (the people or company at the top) is not published.
1xBet sister sites, fines and sources →
Ratings elsewhere
- Trustpilot: read the reviews there
Ratings from other websites, with their source. We do not copy their reviews, and they do not change our facts.
Often compared
- Are 1xBet and Betwinner owned by the same company? Yes, both are owned by 1xBet.
- Are 1xBet and Melbet owned by the same company? Yes, both are owned by 1xBet.
Questions and answers
Who owns 1xBet?
A private group based in Cyprus. The people behind the group are not public, and press reports about them conflict. We could not confirm the owner.
Is 1xBet licensed?
The 1xbet.com contacts page names Caecus N.V. as the holder of Curaçao Gaming Authority licence OGL/2024/1262/0493.
Has 1xBet been fined?
Our data holds no fine with an amount. Sweden banned 1X Corp N.V. in 2020, and Ukraine annulled the licences of the 1xbet.ua company in 2022.
Is 1xBet available in Ukraine?
No. The Ukrainian site 1xbet.ua is closed, and its company is on a 2023 sanctions decree.
Is 1xBet legit?
1xBet is run by Caecus N.V., which holds a licence from CGA (Curaçao, OGL/2024/1262/0493). Check the licence in the Curaçao licence register. Fines and regulator actions against 1xBet’s own company: 1; against the whole 1xBet group: 3. Sister sites with the same owner: 3. Guide: How to check a casino. We do not rate sites. A licence from your country’s regulator is the main protection.
What are 1xBet’s sister sites?
1xBet has 3 sister casinos with the same owner, 1xBet: Melbet, Betwinner, 1xBet Brasil. Full list: all 1xBet sister sites.
Sources
- https://www.financemagnates.com/fintech/cards-face-up-curaao-leak-lifts-the-lid-on-who-owns-offshore-casino-brands/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1xBet
- https://1xbet.com/en/information/contacts
- https://1xbet.com/en/information/rules/aml_policy
- https://news.bitcoin.com/igaming/curacao-casino-secrets-exposed-regulatory-leak/
Last checked 25 Oct 2026. How we check facts. Gambling can be addictive. Help: BeGambleAware, GamStop, Gamblers Anonymous.
