Who owns BetUK?
As of : BetUK is a LeoVegas Group brand, and LeoVegas Group belongs to MGM Resorts International. LeoVegas names BetUK on its own brand page. The UK Gambling Commission lists betuk.com under LeoVegas Gaming PLC, account 39198. BetUK is a UK-only sportsbook and casino, and it came into the group in 2022.
| Ultimate owner | MGM Resorts International (listed (NYSE: MGM)) |
|---|---|
| Owner chain | LeoVegas Group → MGM Resorts International |
| Operating company | LeoVegas Gaming PLC, Malta · reg. C59314 |
| Licences | UKGC account 39198 Denmark — Spillemyndigheden Netherlands — KSA 1970 Italy — ADM 16019 MGA (MGA/CRP/237/2013) Ireland — Revenue (National Excise Licence Office) 1012453 |
| Products | Sports betting, Casino |
| Website | betuk.com |
| Sister casinos | 10 |
| Fines and actions | BetUK’s own company: 5 · whole MGM Resorts International group: 9 |
| Owner proof | verified |
| Last checked | 14 Oct 2026 |
In numbers
- LeoVegas Gaming PLC also runs 6 other gambling brands under the same company and licence.
- MGM Resorts International owns 11 casino and betting brands (20 websites) in our data.
- 9 fines and regulator actions against the owner since 2019, about €3.5 million in total (converted to euros).
- Licensed in 5 countries: GB, DK, NL, IT, IE.
Who is behind it
BetUK serves players in the UK only. It offers sports betting and casino games at betuk.com. Our data dates the brand's entry into LeoVegas Group to 2022. In the same year MGM Resorts International, the US casino-resort company listed as NYSE: MGM, became the sole owner of LeoVegas Group. The chain is short: BetUK sits under LeoVegas Group, which sits under MGM.
Licence and what it means for you
For UK customers the licence that counts is UK Gambling Commission account 39198, held by LeoVegas Gaming PLC. This is a Malta company with registration number C59314. UK rules on age and identity checks, deposit limits and complaints apply to betuk.com. The same company holds licences in other markets, but BetUK does not use them, because it has no site outside the UK in our data.
Licence records
| Regulator | Type | Valid | Check it |
|---|---|---|---|
| UKGC account 39198 | — | active | register |
| Denmark — Spillemyndigheden | Online casino, Betting | active | register |
| Netherlands — KSA 1970 | — | – 2028-09-08 | register |
| Italy — ADM 16019 | — | active | register |
| MGA MGA/CRP/237/2013 | corporate group licence | 2018-08-01 – | register |
| Ireland — Revenue (National Excise Licence Office) 1012453 | Remote Bookmaker's Licence | active | register |
What each licence means, and self-exclusion
- What a UKGC licence means · self-exclusion: GamStop
- What a Spillemyndigheden licence means · self-exclusion: ROFUS
- What a KSA licence means · self-exclusion: Cruks
- What an ADM licence means · self-exclusion: RUA
- What an MGA licence means
Sister sites
LeoVegas Group has 10 sister brands in our data, 8 of them active. For a UK player the nearest ones are the UK sites BetMGM, Pink Casino, 21.co.uk and Slot Boss, and the main LeoVegas brand. Because these sites share one licence holder, a complaint about any of them goes to the same company.
10 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.
- LeoVegasleovegas.com
BetMGMbetmgm.se
Royal Pandaroyalpanda.com
Pink Casinopinkcasino.co.uk- 21.co.uk21.co.uk
- Slot Bossslotboss.co.uk
Expektexpekt.com
GoGoCasinogogocasino.com- BetMGM Brasilbetmgm.bet.br closed
- MGMmgm.bet.br closed
Does self-exclusion at BetUK cover its sister sites? · How national self-exclusion schemes work
Fines and regulator actions
Our data has no action that names BetUK. Its licence holder has one UK case: in August 2022 the Gambling Commission gave LeoVegas Gaming PLC an official warning and a £1.32 million penalty for social-responsibility and anti-money-laundering failures. That case is about the company, not about BetUK alone. The group has 9 entries in total, listed in the table below.
All 9 fines and regulator actions, with sources
5 of these 9 concern BetUK’s own company; the others concern other companies of the MGM Resorts International 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | MGM Resorts International | USA Pennsylvania — PGCB | USD 50,250 | Consent agreement: failed to file a Principal Licensing application on time. source |
| 2025-10-01 | LeoVegas Gaming p.l.c. | Kansspelautoriteit (Netherlands) | EUR 500,000 | Fine for breaching the duty of care towards ten players (7 Oct 2023 to 14 May 2024): weak analysis of play and no fitting interventions. Objection rejected and fine upheld on 9 June 2026 (published 24 June 2026); appeal to the Rechtbank Den Haag possible. source |
| 2025-03-25 | Roar Vegas Ltd (LeoVegas brand) | Spelinspektionen (Sweden) | SEK 8,000,000 | Warning and fee for not acting early enough on excessive gambling (duty of care). source |
| 2025-03-07 | Leovegas Gaming, PLC | Spain — DGOJ | EUR 60,000 | Did not meet the technical requirements set by the gambling regulations. Nominal fine €100.000; reduced to €60.000 after the firm admitted liability and paid early. Case ES/2025/015; DGOJ lists it under 2025. source |
| 2025-01-29 | Leovegas Gaming, PLC | Spain — DGOJ | EUR 75,000 | Used technical systems that were not approved, e.g. moving gambling data to a new data centre without approval. Nominal fine €125.000; reduced to €75.000 after the firm admitted liability and paid early. Case ES/2025/007; DGOJ lists it under 2025. source |
| 2023-04-20 | LeoVegas Gaming PLC | AGCO (Ontario) | CAD 25,000 | Order of monetary penalty for offering an uncertified game on its Ontario site. source |
| 2022-08-03 | LeoVegas Gaming PLC | UK Gambling Commission | GBP 1,320,000 | Social-responsibility and AML failures; official warning. source |
| 2021-04-23 | LeoVegas Gaming Plc | Spelinspektionen (Sweden) | SEK 2,000,000 | Warning and fine for anti-money-laundering failures. source |
| 2019 | Royal Panda (LeoVegas) | Kansspelautoriteit (Netherlands) | EUR 400,000 | Offering games to Dutch players without a Dutch licence (LeoVegas brand also fined ~€350k). source |
About MGM Resorts International
US casino-resort company. It owns LeoVegas Group outright since 2022 and holds 50% of the BetMGM US joint venture with Entain.
Headquarters: USA · Founded: 1986 · Ownership: listed (NYSE: MGM)
MGM Resorts International 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 BetUK and LeoVegas owned by the same company? Yes, both are owned by MGM Resorts International.
- Are BetUK and Expekt owned by the same company? Yes, both are owned by MGM Resorts International.
- Are BetMGM (Sweden, betmgm.se) and BetUK owned by the same company? Yes, both are owned by MGM Resorts International.
Questions and answers
Who owns BetUK?
LeoVegas Group, which MGM Resorts International owns.
Is BetUK licensed in the UK?
Yes. LeoVegas Gaming PLC holds UK Gambling Commission account 39198 for betuk.com.
Are BetUK and LeoVegas the same company?
Both brands run under LeoVegas Gaming PLC, so they share one UK licence.
Is BetUK legit?
BetUK is run by LeoVegas Gaming PLC, which holds 6 licences, including from UKGC and Spillemyndigheden (Denmark). Check the licence in the UKGC licence register. Its owner is MGM Resorts International, a listed company. Fines and regulator actions against BetUK’s own company: 5; against the whole MGM Resorts International group: 9. Sister sites with the same owner: 10. Guide: How to check a casino. We do not rate sites. A licence from your country’s regulator is the main protection.
What are BetUK’s sister sites?
BetUK has 10 sister casinos with the same owner, MGM Resorts International: LeoVegas, BetMGM, Royal Panda, Pink Casino, 21.co.uk and 5 more. Full list: all MGM Resorts International sister sites.
Sources
- https://www.leovegasgroup.com/en/about-us/our-brands/
- https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register/business/detail/domain-names/39198
- https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/downloads/business-licence-register-businesses.csv
- https://www.spillemyndigheden.dk/en-us/licensed-gambling-operators
- https://openovergokken.nl/kansspelwijzer/leovegas-gaming-p-l-c/
- https://kansspelautoriteit.nl/kansspelwijzer
- https://www.adm.gov.it/portale/monopoli/giochi/gioco_distanza/gioco_dist_concessionari
- https://web.archive.org/web/2025/https://www.expekt.com/en/
- https://www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/documents/statistics/excise/register-licensed-remote-bookmakers.pdf
Last checked 14 Oct 2026. Review text checked against our data on 26 Oct 2026. How we check facts. Gambling can be addictive. Help: BeGambleAware, GamStop, Gamblers Anonymous.
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