Who owns Ladbrokes?
As of : Ladbrokes is owned by Entain plc, the betting group listed in London as ENT. The UK site ladbrokes.com runs under LC International Limited, a Gibraltar company with UK Gambling Commission account 54743. The same company holds Irish remote betting licence GRAI-0622-RB-26-0001. Ladbrokes covers sports betting, casino, poker and bingo.
| 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 | Sports betting, Casino, Poker, Bingo |
| Website | ladbrokes.com |
| Also runs as | ladbrokes.com.au |
| Companies of the other sites | Entain Group Pty Ltd (ladbrokes.com.au) · Australia NT Racing and Wagering Commission |
| Sister casinos | 33 |
| Fines and actions | Ladbrokes’s own company: 2 · 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
Ladbrokes is the only brand in our Entain data that offers all four main products: sports betting, casino, poker and bingo. Its parent, Entain plc, used the name GVC Holdings before and is run from the Isle of Man. There is also an Australian site, ladbrokes.com.au, which our data places under Entain Group Pty Ltd, the company behind Neds.
Licence and what it means for you
LC International Limited holds UK Gambling Commission account 54743 for ladbrokes.com. For a bettor in Great Britain this means UK rules on age and identity checks, deposit limits and complaints, and GamStop covers the site. Irish customers fall under the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland: the same company holds remote betting licence GRAI-0622-RB-26-0001, valid until June 2029. The Australian site is not covered by either 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
Coral is the closest sibling: same licence holder, same UK market and a similar mix of sports, casino and bingo. bwin and Sportingbet are the other sportsbooks on that licence. Entain has 33 other brands in our data. If you self-exclude only on your Ladbrokes account, you can still open accounts elsewhere in the group, so GamStop gives a wider block.
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.
Coralcoral.co.uk
bwinbwin.com
Sportingbetsportingbet.com
partypokerpartypoker.com
PartyCasinopartycasino.com
Foxy Bingofoxybingo.com
Foxy Gamesfoxygames.com
Gala Bingogalabingo.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 Ladbrokes cover its sister sites? · How national self-exclusion schemes work
Fines and regulator actions
Its own licence holder has a record. In August 2022 LC International Ltd and Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming (retail) agreed a £17 million settlement with the UK Gambling Commission for social-responsibility and anti-money-laundering failures, about £14m online and £3m retail. In 2019 Ladbrokes Coral Group paid £5.9 million in an earlier penalty package. Entain companies have 9 actions in our data in total.
All 9 fines and regulator actions, with sources
2 of these 9 concern Ladbrokes’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.
| 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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Ratings from other websites, with their source. We do not copy their reviews, and they do not change our facts.
Often compared
- Are Coral and Ladbrokes owned by the same company? Yes, both are owned by Entain plc.
- Are Ladbrokes and Ladbrokes BE owned by the same company? No: Ladbrokes belongs to Entain plc, Ladbrokes BE to Derby SA (Ladbrokes Belgium).
- Are Ladbrokes and Ladbrokes Dice owned by the same company? No: Ladbrokes belongs to Entain plc, Ladbrokes Dice to Derby SA (Ladbrokes Belgium).
Questions and answers
Who owns Ladbrokes?
Entain plc, a group listed on the London Stock Exchange as ENT.
Are Ladbrokes and Coral the same company?
They are separate brands with one owner, Entain, and one UK licence holder, LC International Limited.
Does Ladbrokes have an Australian site?
Yes. ladbrokes.com.au is the Australian version. Entain Group Pty Ltd runs it, as it runs Neds.
Has Ladbrokes been fined?
Yes. In August 2022 its licence holder and Ladbrokes retail agreed a £17 million UK settlement.
Is Ladbrokes legit?
Ladbrokes 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 Ladbrokes’s own company: 2; 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 Ladbrokes’s sister sites?
Ladbrokes has 33 sister casinos with the same owner, Entain plc: Coral, bwin, Sportingbet, partypoker, PartyCasino 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.
