Who owns Expekt?
As of : MGM Resorts International, the NYSE-listed US casino company, owns Expekt through LeoVegas Group. LeoVegas bought the brand in May 2021 and was itself bought by MGM in 2022. Expekt's footer names LeoVegas Gaming PLC, a Malta company with registration C59314 and MGA licence MGA/CRP/237/2013. That company also holds UK Gambling Commission account 39198.
| 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 | expekt.com |
| Also runs as | expekt.se, expekt.dk |
| Companies of the other sites | LeoEx Ltd (expekt.se) · Sweden — Spelinspektionen 23Si807 |
| Sister casinos | 10 |
| Fines and actions | Expekt’s own company: 5 · whole MGM Resorts International group: 9 |
| Owner proof | verified |
| Last checked | 15 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.
- MGM Resorts International has owned Expekt since 2021.
Who is behind it
Expekt has belonged to LeoVegas Group since May 2021. MGM Resorts International, the NYSE-listed US casino company, then bought the whole of LeoVegas in September 2022 for about US$604m and took it off Nasdaq Stockholm. Within the group, Expekt is a sportsbook and casino brand. Besides expekt.com there are separate Expekt sites for Sweden and Denmark.
Licence and what it means for you
LeoVegas Gaming PLC holds licences in Malta, the UK, Denmark, the Netherlands (KSA 1970, valid until 2028), Italy (ADM 16019) and Ireland (remote bookmaker 1012453). A Malta licence is a strong EU licence. It does not replace the licence of your own country. In Denmark, ROFUS self-exclusion covers all sites with a Danish licence. In Great Britain, GamStop covers all UK-licensed online sites.
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
Expekt shares LeoVegas Gaming PLC with the LeoVegas brand, so both work under the same licences. For sports betting the group also has BetUK and BetMGM. Our data lists 10 sister brands, 8 of them active. A self-exclusion at Expekt may not cover them.
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
BetUKbetuk.com
Royal Pandaroyalpanda.com
Pink Casinopinkcasino.co.uk- 21.co.uk21.co.uk
- Slot Bossslotboss.co.uk
GoGoCasinogogocasino.com- BetMGM Brasilbetmgm.bet.br closed
- MGMmgm.bet.br closed
Does self-exclusion at Expekt cover its sister sites? · How national self-exclusion schemes work
Fines and regulator actions
No action in our data names Expekt itself. Its licence holder, LeoVegas Gaming PLC, has several. In April 2021 Sweden's Spelinspektionen gave it a warning and a SEK 2 million fine for anti-money-laundering failures. In August 2022 the UK Gambling Commission fined it £1.32 million with an official warning over safer-gambling and money-laundering failures. In 2025 Spain's DGOJ fined it twice: €75,000 in January for using technical systems that were not approved, and €60,000 in March for not meeting technical requirements. In October 2025 the Dutch Kansspelautoriteit fined it €500,000 for weak duty of care towards ten players. Across LeoVegas Group our data lists 9 entries.
All 9 fines and regulator actions, with sources
5 of these 9 concern Expekt’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)
How we know, and what we could not confirm
How we know: Bought by LeoVegas in May 2021. Site footer names LeoVegas Gaming plc (Malta, reg. C59314) under MGA licence MGA/CRP/237/2013.
MGM Resorts International sister sites, fines and sources →
Ratings elsewhere
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Ratings from other websites, with their source. We do not copy their reviews, and they do not change our facts.
Often compared
- Are Expekt and LeoVegas owned by the same company? Yes, both are owned by MGM Resorts International.
- Are BetMGM (Sweden, betmgm.se) and Expekt 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.
Questions and answers
Who owns Expekt?
MGM Resorts International, through LeoVegas Group.
Is Expekt licensed?
Yes. Its footer names LeoVegas Gaming PLC and MGA licence MGA/CRP/237/2013.
Are Expekt and LeoVegas related?
Yes. LeoVegas Group bought Expekt in 2021, and both run under LeoVegas Gaming PLC.
Is Expekt legit?
Expekt 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 Expekt’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 Expekt’s sister sites?
Expekt has 10 sister casinos with the same owner, MGM Resorts International: LeoVegas, BetMGM, BetUK, Royal Panda, Pink Casino and 5 more. Full list: all MGM Resorts International sister sites.
Sources
- https://www.leovegasgroup.com/en/about-us/our-brands/
- https://web.archive.org/web/2025/https://www.expekt.com/en/
- 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://www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/documents/statistics/excise/register-licensed-remote-bookmakers.pdf
Last checked 15 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.
