Who owns Sky Poker?
As of : Sky Poker is owned by Flutter Entertainment plc, which also owns PokerStars. skypoker.com is a UK poker site run by Bonne Terre Gaming Limited under UK Gambling Commission account 65519. Flutter is listed on the NYSE. It took over Sky Poker in 2020, when The Stars Group and its Sky Betting & Gaming arm joined the group.
| Ultimate owner | Flutter Entertainment plc (listed (NYSE: FLUT)) |
|---|---|
| Operating company | Bonne Terre Gaming Limited · seat not confirmed on the register |
| Licences | UKGC account 65519 |
| Products | Poker |
| Website | skypoker.com |
| Sister casinos | 22 |
| Fines and actions | Sky Poker’s own company: 0 · whole Flutter Entertainment plc group: 21 |
| Owner proof | verified |
| Last checked | 14 Oct 2026 |
In numbers
- Bonne Terre Gaming Limited also runs 3 other gambling brands under the same company and licence.
- Flutter Entertainment plc owns 23 casino and betting brands (64 websites) in our data.
- 21 fines and regulator actions against the owner since 2018, about €12 million in total (converted to euros).
- Flutter Entertainment plc has owned Sky Poker since 2020.
Who is behind it
Flutter's 2020 takeover of The Stars Group brought in two poker brands at once: PokerStars and Sky Poker. Before that, Flutter was the 2016 merger of Paddy Power and Betfair. Today Sky Poker and PokerStars run under different companies.
Licence and what it means for you
UK account 65519 covers skypoker.com, and Bonne Terre Gaming Limited holds it. For poker players, UK rules mean checks on identity and age, tools to limit deposits and play time, and a complaints route. PokerStars plays under a different UK licence holder, Stars Interactive Limited. Where Bonne Terre Gaming Limited is based is not confirmed.
Licence records
What each licence means, and self-exclusion
- What a UKGC licence means · self-exclusion: GamStop
Sister sites
PokerStars is the main poker sibling of Sky Poker in Flutter, with its own UK licence. Junglee Games is another poker brand in the group. Sky Bet, Sky Vegas, Sky Casino and Sky Bingo share the Sky name. Our data lists 22 Flutter brands besides Sky Poker.
22 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.
Paddy Powerpaddypower.com
Betfairbetfair.com
Sky Betskybet.com
Sky Vegasskyvegas.com
Sky Casinoskycasino.com
Sky Bingoskybingo.com
PokerStars (US)pokerstarsmtairycasino.comtombolatombola.co.uk
- Sisalsisal.it
Snaisnai.it- Sportsbetsportsbet.com.au
FanDuelfanduel.com- Adjarabetadjarabet.com
MaxBetmaxbet.rs- Betnacionalbetnacional.bet.br closed
Junglee Gamesjungleegames.com- BetStarsbetstars.dk
PokerStars Mobile FRpokerstarsmobile.fr
FOX Betfoxbet.com closed- Betfair Brasilbetfair.bet.br closed
tombola arcadetombolaarcade.co.uk
MaxBet Bosniamaxbet.ba
Does self-exclusion at Sky Poker cover its sister sites? · How national self-exclusion schemes work
Fines and regulator actions
There is no fine against Bonne Terre Gaming Limited in our data. Flutter companies have 21 fines and actions on record. A poker-related example: an Austrian civil court ordered PokerStars, a Flutter brand, to repay one player EUR 1.6 million in casino and poker losses, because it had no Austrian licence. The table below has the full list.
All 21 fines and regulator actions, with sources
None of these 21 names Sky Poker’s own company; they concern other companies of the Flutter Entertainment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | FanDuel (Betfair Interactive US LLC) | USA New Jersey — DGE | USD 5,000 | DGE Director's ruling (summary for sep16-30 2026): civil penalty of $5,000 on FanDuel pursuant to an Action in Lieu of Complaint for failing to adhere to a Division directive source |
| 2026-03-31 | FanDuel (Betfair Interactive US LLC) | USA New Jersey — DGE | USD 25,000 | DGE Director's ruling (summary for mar16-31 2026): civil penalty of $25,000 against FanDuel pursuant to an Action in Lieu of Complaint for violation of responsible gaming rules source |
| 2026-03-23 | Betfair Interactive US, LLC d/b/a FanDuel | USA Massachusetts — Gaming Commission | USD 5,000 | Commission fine after an adjudicatory hearing: a FanDuel employee placed sports wagers in breach of 205 CMR 238.32(1) (19 to 21 April 2024). Listed on the Commission's noncompliance enforcement page (https://massgaming.com/regulations/noncompliance-enforcement-actions/). source |
| 2026-03-12 | Betfair Interactive US, LLC d/b/a FanDuel | USA Massachusetts — Gaming Commission | USD 5,000 | Civil administrative penalty for Sports Wagering Catalog noncompliance (7 to 9 September 2023); hearing waived. Listed on the Commission's noncompliance enforcement page (https://massgaming.com/regulations/noncompliance-enforcement-actions/). source |
| 2026-01-15 | TSG INTERACTIVE SPAIN SA | Spain — DGOJ | EUR 75,000 | Breached responsible-gambling and player-protection obligations. Nominal fine €125.000; reduced to €75.000 after the firm admitted liability and paid early. Case ES 2025/097; DGOJ lists it under 2026. source |
| 2026-01-08 | FanDuel Canada ULC | AGCO (Ontario) | CAD 350,000 | Penalty for failing to identify and report suspicious betting on Czech table tennis matches with match-fixing signs (Oct-Nov 2024). source |
| 2025-12-17 | Paddy Power / Betfair (PPB) | UK Gambling Commission | GBP 2,000,000 | About £2m for failing to spot signs of gambling harm quickly enough (amount approximate as reported). source |
| 2025-07-31 | FanDuel (Betfair Interactive US LLC) | USA New Jersey — DGE | USD 2,000 | DGE Director's ruling (summary for jul16-31 2025): $2,000 civil penalty on FanDuel pursuant to a Notice of Violation for an unauthorized promotion source |
| 2025-07-23 | Betfair Interactive US LLC d/b/a FanDuel | USA Pennsylvania — PGCB | USD 40,000 | Consent agreement: failed to license several employees. source |
| 2025-07-10 | TOMBOLA INTERNATIONAL MALTA, PLC | Spain — DGOJ | EUR 9,000 | Did not meet the technical requirements set by the gambling regulations. Nominal fine €15.000; reduced to €9.000 after the firm admitted liability and paid early. Case ES/2025/079; DGOJ lists it under 2026. source |
| 2025-05-28 | TSG Interactive PLC | Spelinspektionen (Sweden) | SEK 7,000,000 | Warning and fine (PokerStars) for anti-money-laundering shortcomings. source |
| 2025-03-25 | TSG Interactive Spain, S.A. | Spain — DGOJ | EUR 100,000 | Used technical systems that were not approved, e.g. moving gambling data to a new data centre without approval. Nominal fine €125.000; reduced to €100.000 after the firm admitted liability and paid early. Case ES/2025/002; DGOJ lists it under 2025. source |
| 2025-03-11 | TSG Interactive Spain, S.A. | Spain — DGOJ | EUR 60,000 | Did not meet the technical requirements set by the gambling regulations. Nominal fine €100.000; reduced to €60.000 after the firm admitted liability and paid early. Case ES/2025/017; DGOJ lists it under 2025. source |
| 2024-02-15 | FanDuel (Betfair Interactive US LLC) | USA New Jersey — DGE | USD 2,000 | DGE Director's ruling (summary for feb1-15 2024): $2,000 civil penalty on FanDuel pursuant to a Notice of Violation for violation of rules regarding patron wagering source |
| 2023-05-25 | PPB Counterparty Services (Paddy Power) | UK Gambling Commission | GBP 490,000 | Sent marketing to self-excluded or vulnerable consumers. source |
| 2023-04-24 | Betfair International plc | Spelinspektionen (Sweden) | SEK 4,000,000 | Warning and fine for offering bets on a Swedish U21 football league, which is not allowed. source |
| 2022-03-09 | Bonne Terre Limited (Sky Betting & Gaming) | UK Gambling Commission | GBP 1,170,000 | Marketing emails sent to self-excluded and unsubscribed customers. source |
| 2022-02 | Sportsbet Pty Ltd | ACMA (Australia) | AUD 2,508,600 | Infringement notice for spam breaches: marketing emails and SMS sent without consent or without a working unsubscribe facility (Jan 2020 to Mar 2021). Also an enforceable undertaking and about A$1.2m in customer refunds. source |
| 2021-01-01 | PokerStars (Flutter group) | Austria — Courts (civil) | EUR 1,600,000 | Civil court order to repay one player's online casino and poker losses, because the operator had no Austrian licence. A court judgment, not a regulator fine; date approximate. source |
| 2019-06-26 | Betfair International plc | Spelinspektionen (Sweden) | SEK 5,500,000 | Warning and fine for taking bets on matches with under-18 players. source |
| 2018-10 | Paddy Power Betfair | UK Gambling Commission | GBP 2,200,000 | Customer-interaction and AML failures; stolen money gambled on Betfair exchange. source |
About Flutter Entertainment plc
The world's largest online betting group by revenue, formed when Paddy Power merged with Betfair in 2016 and later absorbed The Stars Group (PokerStars, Sky Betting & Gaming). Recent deals added Italy's Snai (2025) and a majority of Brazil's NSX/Betnacional (2025); its Brazilian sites had to go offline in October 2026 under a provisional Brazilian ban on fixed-odds betting. FanDuel is its main US brand.
Headquarters: Ireland (incorporated); operational HQ New York, USA · Founded: 2016 · Ownership: listed (NYSE: FLUT)
How we know, and what we could not confirm
- We have no company registration number for Bonne Terre Gaming Limited.
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Ratings elsewhere
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Questions and answers
Who owns Sky Poker?
Flutter Entertainment plc. It took over the site in 2020 with Sky Betting & Gaming.
Which company holds the Sky Poker licence?
Bonne Terre Gaming Limited, under UK Gambling Commission account 65519.
Are Sky Poker and PokerStars the same company?
No. Flutter owns both, but they run under different companies.
Is Sky Poker legit?
Sky Poker is run by Bonne Terre Gaming Limited, which holds a licence from UKGC (account 65519). Check the licence in the UKGC licence register. Its owner is Flutter Entertainment plc, a listed company. Fines and regulator actions against Sky Poker’s own company: 0; against the whole Flutter Entertainment plc group: 21. Sister sites with the same owner: 22. Guide: How to check a casino. We do not rate sites. A licence from your country’s regulator is the main protection.
What are Sky Poker’s sister sites?
Sky Poker has 22 sister casinos with the same owner, Flutter Entertainment plc: Paddy Power, Betfair, Sky Bet, Sky Vegas, Sky Casino and 17 more. Full list: all Flutter Entertainment plc sister sites.
Sources
- https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register/business/detail/domain-names/65519
- https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/downloads/business-licence-register-businesses.csv
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.
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