Who owns bet365 Cyprus?
As of : bet365 Cyprus is owned by bet365 Group, private (Coates family). The site runs under Hillside (New Media Cyprus) Limited, Cyprus, with a licence from NBA (Cyprus, B001). The same owner has 2 other casinos.
| Ultimate owner | bet365 Group (private (Coates family; Denise Coates majority shareholder)) |
|---|---|
| Operating company | Hillside (New Media Cyprus) Limited, Cyprus |
| Licences | Cyprus — NBA B001 |
| Products | Sports betting |
| Website | bet365.com.cy |
| Also runs as | bet365.com, casino.pa.bet365.com, on.bet365.ca, bet365.dk, bet365.ee, bet365.rs, bet365.nl, bet365.de, bet365.fr, bet365.es, bet365.it, bet365.gr, nj.bet365.com, casino.mi.bet365.com, bet365.com.au, bet365.pe, bet365.mx |
| Companies of the other sites | Hillside (UK Sports) ENC (bet365.com) · UKGC account 55148 Hillside (New Jersey) LLC (casino.pa.bet365.com) · USA New Jersey — DGE Hillside (International Sports) ENC (on.bet365.ca) · Canada Ontario — iGaming Ontario · Canada Alberta — AGLC Hillside (New Media Malta) Plc (bet365.dk, bet365.ee, bet365.nl, bet365.fr, bet365.it) · Denmark — Spillemyndigheden · Estonia — EMTA HKL000410 · Estonia — EMTA HKL000270 · Estonia — EMTA HKT000037 · Estonia — EMTA HKT000036 · Bulgaria — NRA · Netherlands — KSA 3598 · France — ANJ · Spain — DGOJ · Italy — ADM 16030 HILLSIDE NEW MEDIA D.O.O. Beograd (bet365.rs) · Serbia — Games of Chance Administration Hillside (Europe) ENC (bet365.de) · Sweden — Spelinspektionen · Germany — GGL · Ireland — GRAI (GRAI-0539-RB-26-0001) +7 more on the owner page |
| Sister casinos | 2 |
| Fines and actions | bet365 Cyprus’s own company: 3 · whole bet365 Group: 8 |
| Owner proof | verified |
| Last checked | 14 Oct 2026 |
In numbers
- bet365 Group owns 3 casino and betting brands (20 websites) in our data.
- 8 fines and regulator actions against the owner since 2015, about €8.2 million in total (converted to euros).
Licences
| Regulator | Type | Valid | Check it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus — NBA B001 | — | – 2026-12-31 | register |
About bet365 Group
UK-based private betting company. In the US it runs as Hillside (New Jersey) LLC with an NJ casino service industry licence (NJ site since Aug 2019) and runs a PA online casino under Presque Isle Downs' certificate since Jul 2024.
Headquarters: United Kingdom · Founded: 2000 · Ownership: private (Coates family; Denise Coates majority shareholder)
How we know, and what we could not confirm
How we know: NBA Class B (online sports betting only; online casino is not legal in Cyprus). bet365's Cypriot licensee.
- We have no company registration number for Hillside (New Media Cyprus) Limited.
2 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 bet365 Cyprus cover its sister sites? · How national self-exclusion schemes work
bet365 Group sister sites, fines and sources →
Fines and regulator actions
3 of these 8 concern bet365 Cyprus’s own company; the others concern other companies of the bet365 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | Hillside (New Jersey) LLC / bet365 | USA New Jersey — DGE | USD 33,000 | DGE Director's ruling (summary for sep16-30 2026): civil penalty of $33,000 on Bet365 pursuant to an Action in Lieu of Complaint for violation of self-exclusion regulations source |
| 2024-08-31 | Hillside (New Jersey) LLC / bet365 | USA New Jersey — DGE | USD 33,000 | DGE Director's ruling (summary for aug16-31 2024): civil penalty of $33,000.00 against bet365 for accepting wagers on prohibited events and on events whose outcome was known source |
| 2024-04-04 | Hillside (UK Sports) ENC and Hillside (UK Gaming) ENC | UK Gambling Commission | GBP 582,120 | AML and social-responsibility failures found in 2022 compliance check. source |
| 2023-04-24 | Hillside (Gaming) ENC | Spelinspektionen (Sweden) | SEK 14,000,000 | Warning and fine for duty-of-care failures (casino). source |
| 2023-04-24 | Hillside (Sports) ENC | Spelinspektionen (Sweden) | SEK 65,000,000 | Warning and fine for duty-of-care failures (betting). source |
| 2023-03-10 | Hillside New Media Malta Plc | Kansspelautoriteit (Netherlands) | EUR 400,000 | Sent advertising and bonuses to registered 18-24-year-olds from 26 Oct 2021 to 1 Feb 2022. source |
| 2021-03-22 | Hillside (Sports) ENC | Spelinspektionen (Sweden) | SEK 1,000,000 | Remark and fine over betting on events that are not allowed. source |
| 2015-10-13 | Hillside Gaming and Hillside Sports (bet365.com) | Romania — ONJN | — | Right to operate annulled and bet365.com blacklisted; regulator gave no public reason (press reported it kept taking Romanian bets during licensing). source |
Ratings elsewhere
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Questions and answers
Who owns bet365 Cyprus?
bet365 Group.
Is bet365 Cyprus licensed?
Yes. Its operator Hillside (New Media Cyprus) Limited holds a licence from NBA (Cyprus, B001).
Has the owner of bet365 Cyprus been fined?
8 records on file. The latest: USA New Jersey — DGE, 2026-09-30.
Is bet365 Cyprus legit?
bet365 Cyprus is run by Hillside (New Media Cyprus) Limited, which holds a licence from NBA (Cyprus, B001). Its owner is bet365 Group, a private company. Fines and regulator actions against bet365 Cyprus’s own company: 3; against the whole bet365 Group: 8. Sister sites with the same owner: 2. Guide: How to check a casino. We do not rate sites. A licence from your country’s regulator is the main protection.
What are bet365 Cyprus’s sister sites?
bet365 Cyprus has 2 sister casinos with the same owner, bet365 Group: bet365 Brasil, bet365 Argentina. Full list: all bet365 Group sister sites.
Sources
Last checked 14 Oct 2026. How we check facts. Gambling can be addictive. Help: BeGambleAware, GamStop, Gamblers Anonymous.
