Who owns Optibet?
As of : Optibet is owned by Entain plc, the London-listed betting group behind Ladbrokes, Coral and bwin. Optibet came to Entain with its purchase of Enlabs. The Latvian site optibet.lv runs under SIA OPTIBET, company number 40003462947, which holds licence A-66; TI-01 from the Latvian regulator IAUI. Entain names Optibet in its own brand list.
| Ultimate owner | Entain plc (listed (LSE: ENT)) |
|---|---|
| Operating company | SIA "OPTIBET", Latvia · reg. 40003462947 |
| Licences | Latvia — IAUI A-66; TI-01 |
| Products | Sports betting, Casino, Poker |
| Website | optibet.lv |
| Also runs as | optibet.se, optibet.ee, optibet.lt |
| Companies of the other sites | Enlabs Nordics OÜ (optibet.se) · Sweden — Spelinspektionen Optiwin OÜ (optibet.ee) · Estonia — EMTA HKL000432 · Estonia — EMTA HKL000162 · Estonia — EMTA HKT000022 · Estonia — EMTA HKT000021 UAB Baltic Bet (optibet.lt) · Lithuania — LPT 0130 · Lithuania — LPT |
| Sister casinos | 33 |
| Fines and actions | Optibet’s own company: 1 · whole Entain plc group: 9 |
| Owner proof | verified |
| Last checked | 14 Oct 2026 |
In numbers
- 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).
Who is behind it
Optibet came to Entain with Enlabs. Its Latvian company, SIA OPTIBET, also owns Ninja Global OÜ, the Estonian company behind Ninja Casino and Boost Casino. The top owner, Entain plc, is the former GVC Holdings and trades in London. Optibet offers sports betting, casino and poker and has sites for Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and Sweden.
Licence and what it means for you
SIA OPTIBET is a Latvian company with an active licence from IAUI, the Latvian gambling regulator. Latvian rules apply to players on optibet.lv. The Estonian, Lithuanian and Swedish sites run under their own national licences. For Sweden, our data shows optibet.se under Enlabs Nordics OÜ; we have not checked the company for each other licence.
Licence records
| Regulator | Type | Valid | Check it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia — IAUI A-66; TI-01 | — | active | register |
Sister sites
Ninja Casino and Boost Casino sit below SIA OPTIBET in the group chain. For betting and poker, the nearest Entain matches are Crystalbet, bwin and partypoker. Entain has 33 other brands in our data. Optibet account limits do not carry over to these sites.
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 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
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 Optibet cover its sister sites? · How national self-exclusion schemes work
Fines and regulator actions
In June 2023 Lithuania's regulator fined UAB Baltic Bet (Optibet) €16,705. It found that website content and search adverts for Optibet encouraged gambling. That is the only action in our data that names Optibet. Across Entain our data lists 9 actions.
All 9 fines and regulator actions, with sources
1 of these 9 concerns Optibet’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: Named in Entain's own brand list (2025 annual report / 2026 AGM notice). Came with the Enlabs acquisition (date not verified here).
Entain plc sister sites, fines and sources →
Ratings elsewhere
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Often compared
- Are bwin and Optibet owned by the same company? Yes, both are owned by Entain plc.
- Are Ninja Casino and Optibet owned by the same company? Yes, both are owned by Entain plc.
- Are Optibet and PartyCasino owned by the same company? Yes, both are owned by Entain plc.
Questions and answers
Who owns Optibet?
Entain plc, through its purchase of Enlabs.
Is Optibet licensed?
Yes. SIA OPTIBET holds Latvian licence A-66; TI-01 from IAUI.
Has Optibet been fined?
Yes. Lithuania fined UAB Baltic Bet (Optibet) €16,705 in 2023.
Is Optibet legit?
Optibet is run by SIA "OPTIBET", which holds a licence from IAUI (Latvia, A-66; TI-01). Its owner is Entain plc, a listed company. Fines and regulator actions against Optibet’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 Optibet’s sister sites?
Optibet 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://data.fca.org.uk/artefacts/NSM/RNS/5584836.html
- https://www.lobbyregister.bundestag.de/media/9d/de/842909/Entain_Annual-Report_2025.pdf
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entain
- https://web.archive.org/web/20251219054618/https://www.iaui.gov.lv/en/licence-holders
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.