Who owns Gala Bingo?
As of : Gala Bingo is owned by Entain plc, a group based in the Isle of Man and listed in London. galabingo.com runs under LC International Limited, which holds UK Gambling Commission account 54743 from Gibraltar. In our data Gala Bingo is a bingo-only site for UK players.
| Ultimate owner | Entain plc (listed (LSE: ENT)) |
|---|---|
| Operating company | LC International Limited, Gibraltar |
| Licences | UKGC account 54743 Ireland — GRAI (GRAI-0622-RB-26-0001) |
| Products | Bingo |
| Website | galabingo.com |
| Sister casinos | 33 |
| Fines and actions | Gala Bingo’s own company: 0 · whole Entain plc group: 9 |
| Owner proof | verified |
| Last checked | 14 Oct 2026 |
In numbers
- LC International Limited also runs 12 other gambling brands 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: GB, IE.
Who is behind it
Gala Bingo is a pure bingo site: our data lists no casino or betting product for it. Entain plc owns it from the Isle of Man, where the group has its head office; our data gives 2004 as the founding year. The Gala name also covers two casino siblings, Gala Casino and Gala Spins.
Licence and what it means for you
Gala Bingo plays under account 54743 of LC International Limited, a company registered in Gibraltar. The UK Gambling Commission sets the rules for online bingo rooms that serve British players: age checks, limits, and a route for complaints. A GamStop registration closes Gala Bingo as well as every other online site with a UK licence.
Licence records
| Regulator | Type | Valid | Check it |
|---|---|---|---|
| UKGC account 54743 | — | active | register |
| Ireland — GRAI GRAI-0622-RB-26-0001 | B2C Remote Betting | 2026-07-01 – 2029-06-30 | register |
What each licence means, and self-exclusion
- What a UKGC licence means · self-exclusion: GamStop
Sister sites
Gala Casino and Gala Spins carry the same Gala name but focus on casino games. For bingo, the nearest sisters are Foxy Bingo, Coral and Ladbrokes, which all have bingo in their range. Our data lists Entain's Cheeky Bingo as closed. Entain runs 30 active brands besides Gala Bingo. Closing your Gala Bingo account does not close accounts at the others.
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.
Ladbrokesladbrokes.com
Coralcoral.co.uk
bwinbwin.com
Sportingbetsportingbet.com
partypokerpartypoker.com
PartyCasinopartycasino.com
Foxy Bingofoxybingo.com
Foxy Gamesfoxygames.com- Gala Casinogalacasino.com
Gala Spinsgalaspins.com
Gamebookersgamebookers.com
Cheeky Bingocheekybingo.com closedEurobeteurobet.it
GiocoDigitalegiocodigitale.it- STSsts.pl
- SuperSportsupersport.hr
BetCitybetcity.nl
Crystalbetcrystalbet.com- Nedsneds.com.au
- Sports Interactionsportsinteraction.com
- Optibetoptibet.lv
Ninja Casinoninjacasino.com
Boost Casinoboostcasino.com
Enlabsenlabs.se- Nano Casinonanocasino.se
- Superbet (SE)superbet.se
Nutznutz.ee
Bpremium DEbpremium.de
bwin Dice BEbwindice.be
Vistabetvistabet.gr- Partysports (Ontario)on.partysports.ca
- Sportingbet Brasilsportingbet.bet.br closed
- Betboobetboo.bet.br closed
Does self-exclusion at Gala Bingo cover its sister sites? · How national self-exclusion schemes work
Fines and regulator actions
Our data has no fine against Gala Bingo by name. Its licence holder, LC International Ltd, shared a 2022 UK settlement of £17 million with Ladbrokes retail; roughly £3m of that concerned shops, the rest online. Entain as a whole has 9 actions in our data, among them a €3 million Dutch fine on BetEnt B.V. in November 2023 for weak anti-money-laundering checks.
All 9 fines and regulator actions, with sources
None of these 9 names Gala Bingo’s own company; they 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.
| Date | Company | Regulator / court | Amount | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-23 | Betent B.V. (BetCity) | Kansspelautoriteit (Netherlands) | EUR 2,650,000 | Fine 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 |
| 2024-12-17 | Electraworks Ceuta, SA | Spain — DGOJ | EUR 217,200 | Let 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 |
| 2023-12-05 | Entain plc | Crown Prosecution Service / HMRC (UK DPA) | GBP 585,000,000 | Deferred prosecution agreement for failing to prevent bribery in former Turkey-facing business (2011-2017), under GVC ownership; plus £20m charity and £10m costs. source |
| 2023-11-30 | BetEnt B.V. (BetCity) | Kansspelautoriteit (Netherlands) | EUR 3,000,000 | Anti-money-laundering (Wwft) breaches: weak customer due diligence and transaction monitoring. source |
| 2023-06-27 | UAB Baltic Bet (Optibet) | Lithuania — LPT | EUR 16,705 | Website content and search keyword ads for Optibet judged to encourage gambling (date is the report date). source |
| 2023-04-20 | Betent B.V. (BetCity) | Kansspelautoriteit (Netherlands) | EUR 400,000 | Advertising aimed at young adults (date = trade press report). source |
| 2022-08-17 | LC International Limited (ladbrokes.com, coral.co.uk, foxybingo.com) | UK Gambling Commission | GBP 14,000,000 | Social responsibility and AML failures across 13 online sites; Entain paid GBP 17m in total including GBP 3m for its retail arm. source |
| 2019-06-26 | ElectraWorks Limited | Spelinspektionen (Sweden) | SEK 5,500,000 | Warning and fine for taking bets on matches with under-18 players. source |
| 2019 | Ladbrokes Coral Group | UK Gambling Commission | GBP 5,900,000 | Earlier social-responsibility penalty package for Ladbrokes and Coral. source |
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: Active domain on LC International Ltd UK licence.
- We have no company registration number for LC International Limited.
Entain plc sister sites, fines and sources →
Ratings elsewhere
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Questions and answers
Who owns Gala Bingo?
Entain plc, which has its head office in the Isle of Man.
Is Gala Bingo licensed?
Yes. LC International Limited holds UK Gambling Commission account 54743.
Does Gala Bingo offer casino games?
Not in our data. Its casino sisters are Gala Casino and Gala Spins.
Has Gala Bingo been fined?
Its operator LC International Ltd was part of a £17 million settlement with the UK Gambling Commission in 2022.
Is Gala Bingo legit?
Gala Bingo is run by LC International Limited, which holds a licence from UKGC (account 54743) and a licence from GRAI (Ireland) for B2C Remote Betting. Check the licence in the UKGC licence register. Its owner is Entain plc, a listed company. Fines and regulator actions against Gala Bingo’s own company: 0; 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 Gala Bingo’s sister sites?
Gala Bingo has 33 sister casinos with the same owner, Entain plc: Ladbrokes, Coral, bwin, Sportingbet, partypoker and 28 more. Full list: all Entain plc sister sites.
Sources
- https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register/business/detail/domain-names/54743
- https://data.fca.org.uk/artefacts/NSM/RNS/5584836.html
- https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register/business/detail/54743
- https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register/business/detail/trading-names/54743
- https://www.grai.ie/register/licence-register
- https://www.grai.ie/register/download
Last checked 14 Oct 2026. Review text checked against our data on 25 Oct 2026. How we check facts. Gambling can be addictive. Help: BeGambleAware, GamStop, Gamblers Anonymous.
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