Who owns partypoker?
As of : partypoker is owned by Entain plc, the London-listed betting group. partypoker.com is run by Entain companies, and LC International Limited holds UK Gambling Commission account 54743. In the United States the partypoker brand is run separately by BetMGM, the joint venture of Entain and MGM Resorts, on state sites such as nj.partypoker.com.
| 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 | Poker |
| Website | partypoker.com |
| Also runs as | partypoker.de, partypoker.fr, partypoker.es, on.partypoker.ca |
| Companies of the other sites | Ladbrokes (Deutschland) Limited (partypoker.de) · Germany — GGL B.E.S. SAS (partypoker.fr) · France — ANJ Electraworks Ceuta, SA (partypoker.es) · Spain — DGOJ ElectraWorks Maple Limited (on.partypoker.ca) · Canada Ontario — iGaming Ontario · Canada Alberta — AGLC |
| Sister casinos | 33 |
| Fines and actions | partypoker’s own company: 0 · whole Entain plc group: 9 |
| Owner proof | verified |
| Last checked | 16 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
Entain was formerly called GVC Holdings. It is based in the Isle of Man, and our data gives 2004 as its founding year. It also owns Ladbrokes, Coral and bwin. Because BetMGM runs the US partypoker sites, our data lists those sites under BetMGM.
Licence and what it means for you
The UK register lists partypoker.com on account 54743 of LC International Limited. For poker players in Great Britain that brings UK identity checks, deposit limits and complaint rights, and GamStop blocks the site for registered users. Players in Germany, France, Spain and Ontario use partypoker.de, partypoker.fr, partypoker.es and on.partypoker.ca, which answer to their national regulators. US players deal with BetMGM, not this 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
partypoker is the only poker-only brand in our Entain data, so it has no direct twin. Its nearest siblings are PartyCasino, from the same bwin.party past, and bwin, which also runs poker. Ladbrokes, Optibet, Crystalbet and GiocoDigitale offer poker next to betting. Entain owns 33 other brands in our data, 30 of them active. A partypoker self-exclusion may not cover them.
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
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 partypoker cover its sister sites? · How national self-exclusion schemes work
Fines and regulator actions
Today the UK licence for partypoker.com sits with LC International Ltd, which shared a £17m settlement with Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming in August 2022 (about £14m for online, £3m for retail). Across Entain our data lists 9 actions.
All 9 fines and regulator actions, with sources
None of these 9 names partypoker’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: partypoker.com is run by Entain companies (Electraworks Limited / LC International Ltd). In the United States the partypoker brand is run by BetMGM, the Entain and MGM Resorts joint venture, on separate state sites such as nj.partypoker.com.
- We have no company registration number for LC International Limited.
Entain plc sister sites, fines and sources →
Ratings elsewhere
- Trustpilot: read the reviews there
Ratings from other websites, with their source. We do not copy their reviews, and they do not change our facts.
Often compared
- Are bwin and partypoker owned by the same company? Yes, both are owned by Entain plc.
- Are Ninja Casino and partypoker owned by the same company? Yes, both are owned by Entain plc.
- Are PartyCasino and partypoker owned by the same company? Yes, both are owned by Entain plc.
Questions and answers
Who owns partypoker?
Entain plc. In the US, BetMGM runs the partypoker sites.
Is partypoker licensed?
Yes. LC International Limited holds UK Gambling Commission account 54743.
Does partypoker have country sites?
Yes. Our data lists partypoker.de, partypoker.fr, partypoker.es and on.partypoker.ca.
Has partypoker been fined?
Its UK licence holder was part of a £17m UK Gambling Commission settlement in 2022.
Is partypoker legit?
partypoker 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 partypoker’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 partypoker’s sister sites?
partypoker has 33 sister casinos with the same owner, Entain plc: Ladbrokes, Coral, bwin, Sportingbet, 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://entaingroup.com/news-insights/latest-news/2021/betmgm-investor-day-details
- https://www.ajbell.co.uk/news/articles/entain-shares-climb-betmgm-buy-out-hopes-after-people-incs-mgm-bid
- https://www.spillemyndigheden.dk/en-us/licensed-gambling-operators
- https://gamingcommission.ca/interactive-gaming/permit-holders/
- 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 16 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.
