Who owns bwin?

As of : bwin is owned by Entain plc, listed (LSE: ENT). The site runs under ElectraWorks Limited, Gibraltar, with 3 licences, including from Spillemyndigheden (Denmark) and KGC (Kahnawake). The same owner has 33 other casinos.

Ultimate ownerEntain plc (listed (LSE: ENT))
Operating companyElectraWorks Limited, Gibraltar
LicencesDenmark — Spillemyndigheden
Kahnawake — KGC Client Provider Authorization (CPA)
Ireland — GRAI (GRAI-0652-RB-26-0001)
ProductsCasino, Sports betting
Websitebwin.dk
Also runs asbwin.com, bwin.de, bwincasino.be, bwin.be, bwin.fr, bwin.pt, bwin.es, bwin.it, bwin.gr, on.bwin.ca, bwin.co
Companies of the other sitesLC International Limited (bwin.com) · UKGC account 54743 · Ireland — GRAI (GRAI-0622-RB-26-0001)
bwin (Deutschland) Limited (bwin.de) · Germany — GGL
Infiniti Casino Oostende (SA/NV) (bwincasino.be) · Belgium — Gaming Commission
LEADER BET (SA/NV) (bwin.be) · Belgium — Gaming Commission
B.E.S. SAS (bwin.fr) · France — ANJ
GOBET-Entretenimento, S.A. (bwin.pt) · Portugal — SRIJ Licença n.º 002 · Portugal — SRIJ Licença n.º 006
+5 more on the owner page
Sister casinos33
Fines and actionsbwin’s own company: 1 · whole Entain plc group: 9
Owner proofverified
Last checked14 Oct 2026

In numbers

  • ElectraWorks Limited also runs 1 other gambling brand under the same company and licence.
  • Entain plc owns 34 casino and betting brands (67 websites) in our data.
  • 9 fines and regulator actions against the owner since 2019, about €715 million in total (converted to euros).
  • Licensed in 2 countries: DK, IE.

Licences

RegulatorTypeValidCheck it
Denmark — SpillemyndighedenBetting, Online casinoactiveregister
Kahnawake — KGC
Client Provider Authorization (CPA)
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Ireland — GRAI
GRAI-0652-RB-26-0001
B2C Remote Betting2026-07-01 – 2029-06-30register

What these licences mean for you

About Entain plc

Formerly GVC Holdings, Entain owns Ladbrokes, Coral, bwin, partypoker and a long list of European, Australian and Canadian brands. It co-owns BetMGM in the US with MGM Resorts. It has paid the largest UK gambling penalties on record, including a £585m bribery-related deferred prosecution agreement.

Headquarters: Isle of Man · Founded: 2004 · Ownership: listed (LSE: ENT)

How we know, and what we could not confirm

How we know: Listed under ElectraWorks Limited (Bwin) in the Spillemyndigheden licence list (domain bwin.dk).

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

Fines and regulator actions

1 of these 9 concerns bwin’s own company; the others concern other companies of the Entain plc 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
2025-01-23Betent B.V. (BetCity)Kansspelautoriteit (Netherlands)EUR 2,650,000Fine for duty-of-care failures toward young adults (18 to 23) with large losses; all 10 player files reviewed showed breaches. Decision of 23 January 2025, published 28 October 2025; the objection was rejected on 5 August 2025 and BetEnt has appealed to the court. source
2024-12-17Electraworks Ceuta, SASpain — DGOJEUR 217,200Let a person registered in Spain's gambling self-exclusion register (RGIAJ) play. Nominal fine €362.000; reduced to €217.200 after the firm admitted liability and paid early. Case ES/2024/208; DGOJ lists it under 2025. source
2023-12-05Entain plcCrown Prosecution Service / HMRC (UK DPA)GBP 585,000,000Deferred prosecution agreement for failing to prevent bribery in former Turkey-facing business (2011-2017), under GVC ownership; plus £20m charity and £10m costs. source
2023-11-30BetEnt B.V. (BetCity)Kansspelautoriteit (Netherlands)EUR 3,000,000Anti-money-laundering (Wwft) breaches: weak customer due diligence and transaction monitoring. source
2023-06-27UAB Baltic Bet (Optibet)Lithuania — LPTEUR 16,705Website content and search keyword ads for Optibet judged to encourage gambling (date is the report date). source
2023-04-20Betent B.V. (BetCity)Kansspelautoriteit (Netherlands)EUR 400,000Advertising aimed at young adults (date = trade press report). source
2022-08-17LC International Limited (ladbrokes.com, coral.co.uk, foxybingo.com)UK Gambling CommissionGBP 14,000,000Social responsibility and AML failures across 13 online sites; Entain paid GBP 17m in total including GBP 3m for its retail arm. source
2019-06-26ElectraWorks LimitedSpelinspektionen (Sweden)SEK 5,500,000Warning and fine for taking bets on matches with under-18 players. source
2019Ladbrokes Coral GroupUK Gambling CommissionGBP 5,900,000Earlier social-responsibility penalty package for Ladbrokes and Coral. source

Ratings elsewhere

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Questions and answers

Who owns bwin?

Entain plc.

Is bwin licensed?

Yes. Its operator ElectraWorks Limited holds 3 licences, including from Spillemyndigheden (Denmark) and KGC (Kahnawake).

Has the owner of bwin been fined?

9 records on file. The latest: Kansspelautoriteit (Netherlands), 2025-01-23.

Is bwin legit?

bwin is run by ElectraWorks Limited, which holds 3 licences, including from Spillemyndigheden (Denmark) and KGC (Kahnawake). Check the licence in the Spillemyndigheden licence register. Its owner is Entain plc, a listed company. Fines and regulator actions against bwin’s own company: 1; against the whole Entain plc group: 9. Sister sites with the same owner: 33. Guide: How to check a casino. We do not rate sites. A licence from your country’s regulator is the main protection.

What are bwin’s sister sites?

bwin has 33 sister casinos with the same owner, Entain plc: Ladbrokes, Coral, Sportingbet, partypoker, PartyCasino and 28 more. Full list: all Entain plc sister sites.

Sources

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