Who owns SBOBET?
As of : SBOBET is owned by Celton Manx (SBOBET / SBOTOP). It holds a licence from GSC (Isle of Man) for B2C. The same owner has 1 other casino. Who owns that company is not published. Press reports this link; we have not confirmed it in a register yet.
| Ultimate owner | Celton Manx (SBOBET / SBOTOP) (private (ultimate owners not published)) |
|---|---|
| Operating company | Celton Manx Limited, Isle of Man |
| Licences | Isle of Man — GSC OGRA online gambling licence (1 Aug 2008 - 9 May 2025) surrendered |
| Products | Sports betting, Casino |
| Website | sbobet.com |
| Sister casinos | 1 |
| Fines and actions | SBOBET’s own company: 1 · whole Celton Manx (SBOBET / SBOTOP) group: 1 |
| Owner proof | reported |
| Last checked | 15 Oct 2026 |
In numbers
- Celton Manx Limited also runs 1 other gambling brand under the same company and licence.
- Celton Manx (SBOBET / SBOTOP) owns 2 casino and betting brands in our data.
- 1 fine or regulator action against the owner since 2025, about €4.6 million in total (converted to euros).
Licences
| Regulator | Type | Valid | Check it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Man — GSC OGRA online gambling licence (1 Aug 2008 - 9 May 2025) | B2C | – 2025-05-09 | register |
What these licences mean for you
- Isle of Man — GSC: An Isle of Man licence is a well-established licence. What a casino licence means
About Celton Manx (SBOBET / SBOTOP)
Isle of Man company that trade press describes as the holding and licence company for the Asian-facing SBOBET sportsbook and its European sister brand SBOTOP. It held an Isle of Man online gambling licence from August 2008 until it gave the licence up in May 2025. In July 2025 the Isle of Man regulator announced a GBP 3.9m civil penalty for anti-money-laundering failings, including weak checks on its network partners. SBC News reported in January 2026 that Celton Manx had applied for dissolution.
Headquarters: IM · Founded: 2008 · Ownership: private (ultimate owners not published)
How we know, and what we could not confirm
How we know: Asian-handicap sportsbook. Its licence company Celton Manx surrendered the Isle of Man licence on 9 May 2025; the site footer no longer names a licence or company, so the current licensing is unclear.
- The ultimate owner (the people or company at the top) is not published.
- The owner link comes from press reports; we have not confirmed it in a register or in the brand’s own terms.
- We have no company registration number for Celton Manx Limited.
1 sister casino
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.
Does self-exclusion at SBOBET cover its sister sites? · How national self-exclusion schemes work
Celton Manx (SBOBET / SBOTOP) sister sites, fines and sources →
Fines and regulator actions
All 1 concern SBOBET’s own company.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-03 | Celton Manx Limited (SBOBET) | Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission | GBP 3,900,000 | Civil penalty for AML/CFT code breaches found in an October 2024 inspection, including no evidence that network partners applied equivalent AML standards and no proper customer monitoring. Set at GBP 5.6m and cut by 30% for early settlement. source |
Ratings elsewhere
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Questions and answers
Who owns SBOBET?
Celton Manx (SBOBET / SBOTOP). Press reports this link; we have not confirmed it in a register yet.
Is SBOBET licensed?
Yes. Its operator Celton Manx Limited holds a licence from GSC (Isle of Man) for B2C.
Has the owner of SBOBET been fined?
1 record on file. The latest: Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission, 2025-07-03.
Is SBOBET legit?
SBOBET is run by Celton Manx Limited, which holds a licence from GSC (Isle of Man) for B2C. Check the licence in the GSC (Isle of Man) licence register. Its owner is Celton Manx (SBOBET / SBOTOP); who owns Celton Manx (SBOBET / SBOTOP) is not published. Fines and regulator actions against SBOBET’s own company: 1. Sister sites with the same owner: 1. Guide: How to check a casino. We do not rate sites. A licence from your country’s regulator is the main protection.
What are SBOBET’s sister sites?
SBOBET has 1 sister casino with the same owner, Celton Manx (SBOBET / SBOTOP): SBOTOP. Full list: all Celton Manx (SBOBET / SBOTOP) sister sites.
Sources
- https://www.sbobet.com/
- https://www.isleofmangsc.com/gambling/supervision/former-online-gambling-licence-holders
- https://next.io/news/regulation/isle-of-man-fines-sbobet-aml-failures
- https://www.isleofmangsc.com/media/51gbuhro/2025-07-03-public-statement-celton-manx-limited.pdf
Last checked 15 Oct 2026. How we check facts. Gambling can be addictive. Help: BeGambleAware, GamStop, Gamblers Anonymous.
