Who owns 1xBet Tanzania?

As of : 1xBet Tanzania is owned by 1xBet. The site runs under Katavi Gaming Limited, Tanzania, with a licence from Gaming Board of Tanzania (Tanzania). The same owner has 3 other casinos. Who owns that company is not published. Press reports this link; we have not confirmed it in a register yet.

Ultimate owner1xBet (private (the people behind it are not public; press reports conflict))
Operating companyKatavi Gaming Limited, Tanzania
LicencesTanzania — Gaming Board of Tanzania
ProductsSports betting, Casino
Website1xbet.tz
Also runs as1xbet.com, 1xbet.ua, 1xbet.rs, 1xbet.co.ke, 1xbet.ug, 1xbet.ng
Companies of the other sitesCaecus N.V. (1xbet.com) · Curaçao — CGA OGL/2024/1262/0493
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
Beaufortbet Nigeria Limited (listed as 'Beauforbet Nigeria Limited') (1xbet.ng) · Nigeria Lagos - LSLGA · Nigeria - NLRC (federal)
Sister casinos3
Fines and actions1xBet Tanzania’s own company: 1 · whole 1xBet group: 3
Owner proofreported
Last checked15 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.

Licences

RegulatorTypeValidCheck it
Tanzania — Gaming Board of Tanzania—activeregister

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: The Gaming Board lists Katavi Gaming Ltd for 1xBet. Local shareholders not published.

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 Tanzania cover its sister sites? · How national self-exclusion schemes work

Fines and regulator actions

1 of these 3 concerns 1xBet Tanzania’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.

DateCompanyRegulator / courtAmountReason
2023-03-10TOV Your Betting CompanyUkraine — NSDC (Presidential decree)—Named in the March 2023 sanctions decree. source
2022-09-06TOV Your Betting Company (1xbet.ua)Ukraine — KRAIL (now PlayCity)—Casino and bookmaker licences annulled. source
2020-01-131X Corp N.V.Spelinspektionen (Sweden)—Order banning the company from offering unlicensed gambling to people in Sweden (förbud). source

Ratings elsewhere

Ratings from other websites, with their source. We do not copy their reviews, and they do not change our facts.

Questions and answers

Who owns 1xBet Tanzania?

1xBet. Press reports this link; we have not confirmed it in a register yet.

Is 1xBet Tanzania licensed?

Yes. Its operator Katavi Gaming Limited holds a licence from Gaming Board of Tanzania (Tanzania).

Has the owner of 1xBet Tanzania been fined?

3 records on file. The latest: Ukraine — NSDC (Presidential decree), 2023-03-10.

Is 1xBet Tanzania legit?

1xBet Tanzania is run by Katavi Gaming Limited, which holds a licence from Gaming Board of Tanzania (Tanzania). Its owner is 1xBet; who owns 1xBet is not published. Fines and regulator actions against 1xBet Tanzania’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 Tanzania’s sister sites?

1xBet Tanzania has 3 sister casinos with the same owner, 1xBet: Melbet, Betwinner, 1xBet Brasil. Full list: all 1xBet sister sites.

Sources

Last checked 15 Oct 2026. How we check facts. Gambling can be addictive. Help: BeGambleAware, GamStop, Gamblers Anonymous.

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