Who owns Nutz?
As of : Nutz is owned by Entain plc, listed (LSE: ENT). The site runs under Optiwin OÜ, Estonia, with licences from EMTA (Estonia). The same owner has 33 other casinos.
| Ultimate owner | Entain plc (listed (LSE: ENT)) |
|---|---|
| Operating company | Optiwin OÜ, Estonia · reg. 12418087 |
| Licences | Estonia — EMTA HKL000432 Estonia — EMTA HKL000162 Estonia — EMTA HKT000022 Estonia — EMTA HKT000021 |
| Products | Casino |
| Website | nutz.ee |
| Sister casinos | 33 |
| Fines and actions | Nutz’s own company: 0 · whole Entain plc group: 9 |
| Owner proof | verified |
| Last checked | 14 Oct 2026 |
In numbers
- Optiwin OÜ 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).
Licences
| Regulator | Type | Valid | Check it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia — EMTA HKL000432 | — | – 2028-12-31 | register |
| Estonia — EMTA HKL000162 | — | – 2033-12-31 | register |
| Estonia — EMTA HKT000022 | — | active | register |
| Estonia — EMTA HKT000021 | — | active | register |
What these licences mean for you
- Estonia — EMTA: Estonian rules apply to players in Estonia. What a casino licence means
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: Casino brand listed under Optiwin OÜ.
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.
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- SuperSportsupersport.hr
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- Sports Interactionsportsinteraction.com
- Optibetoptibet.lv
Ninja Casinoninjacasino.com
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- Superbet (SE)superbet.se
Bpremium DEbpremium.de
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- Sportingbet Brasilsportingbet.bet.br closed
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Does self-exclusion at Nutz cover its sister sites? · How national self-exclusion schemes work
Entain plc sister sites, fines and sources →
Fines and regulator actions
None of these 9 names Nutz’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 |
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Questions and answers
Who owns Nutz?
Entain plc.
Is Nutz licensed?
Yes. Its operator Optiwin OÜ holds licences from EMTA (Estonia).
Has the owner of Nutz been fined?
9 records on file. The latest: Kansspelautoriteit (Netherlands), 2025-01-23.
Is Nutz legit?
Nutz is run by Optiwin OÜ, which holds licences from EMTA (Estonia). Check the licence in the EMTA (Estonia) licence register. Its owner is Entain plc, a listed company. Fines and regulator actions against Nutz’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 Nutz’s sister sites?
Nutz 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.emta.ee/ariklient/registreerimine-ettevotlus/hasartmangukorraldajale/seaduslike-hasartmangukorraldajate
- https://mtr.ttja.ee/juriidiline_isik/104233
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