Who owns SportsBetting.ag?
As of : SportsBetting.ag is owned by BetOnline group (Chico Poker Network). The same owner has 1 other casino. Who owns that company is not published.
| Ultimate owner | BetOnline group (Chico Poker Network) (private (owners not public)) |
|---|---|
| Products | Sports betting, Casino, Poker |
| Website | sportsbetting.ag |
| Sister casinos | 1 |
| Fines and actions | SportsBetting.ag’s own company: 3 · whole BetOnline group (Chico Poker Network) group: 6 |
| Owner proof | verified |
| Last checked | 15 Oct 2026 |
In numbers
- BetOnline group (Chico Poker Network) owns 2 casino and betting brands in our data.
- 6 fines and regulator actions against the owner since 2024, about €1.2 million in total (converted to euros).
About BetOnline group (Chico Poker Network)
Panama-based group behind the offshore sportsbooks BetOnline.ag and SportsBetting.ag. Michigan's April 2026 cease-and-desist list puts both sites under "Chico Poker Network", and the Dutch regulator says betonline.ag is owned by Blue High House S.A. The people who own the group are not public. Not licensed in any US state.
Headquarters: Panama · Ownership: private (owners not public)
How we know, and what we could not confirm
How we know: US-facing offshore sportsbook. Michigan's April 2026 list names it as part of the Chico Poker Network, together with BetOnline.ag, and calls the operators Panama-based. The licence-holding company is not named on the pages we read. Tennessee fined it $50,000 in June 2025. Not licensed in any US state.
- The ultimate owner (the people or company at the top) is not published.
- We have no licence record for this site.
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 SportsBetting.ag cover its sister sites? · How national self-exclusion schemes work
BetOnline group (Chico Poker Network) sister sites, fines and sources →
Fines and regulator actions
3 of these 6 concern SportsBetting.ag’s own company; the others concern other companies of the BetOnline group (Chico Poker Network). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | SportsBetting.ag and BetOnline.ag (Chico Poker Network) | USA Michigan — MGCB | — | Named again on Michigan's list of 45 offshore operators sent cease-and-desist orders between Dec 2025 and Apr 2026. source |
| 2025-07-15 | BetOnline | USA Tennessee — SWC | USD 50,000 | USD 50,000 fine for unlicensed sports betting in Tennessee. source |
| 2025-06 | SportsBetting.ag | USA Tennessee — SWC | USD 50,000 | USD 50,000 fine for unlicensed sports betting in Tennessee, after ignoring an April 2025 cease-and-desist letter. source |
| 2025-05-20 | BetOnline | USA Tennessee — SWC | — | Cease-and-desist letter ordering BetOnline to stop accepting wagers in Tennessee by 16 June 2025. source |
| 2025-04-28 | BetOnline.ag and SportsBetting.ag | USA Michigan — MGCB | — | Cease-and-desist orders to the Panama-based operators of both sites for accepting sports, casino and poker wagers from Michigan residents without a licence. source |
| 2024-11-22 | Blue High House S.A. | Kansspelautoriteit (Netherlands) | EUR 1,125,000 | Unlicensed offer via betonline.ag. source |
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Questions and answers
Who owns SportsBetting.ag?
BetOnline group (Chico Poker Network).
Is SportsBetting.ag licensed?
We have no licence record for it.
Has the owner of SportsBetting.ag been fined?
6 records on file. The latest: USA Michigan — MGCB, 2026-04-07.
Is SportsBetting.ag legit?
We have no licence record for SportsBetting.ag. Its owner is BetOnline group (Chico Poker Network); who owns BetOnline group (Chico Poker Network) is not published. Fines and regulator actions against SportsBetting.ag’s own company: 3; against the whole BetOnline group (Chico Poker Network) group: 6. 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 SportsBetting.ag’s sister sites?
SportsBetting.ag has 1 sister casino with the same owner, BetOnline group (Chico Poker Network): BetOnline. Full list: all BetOnline group (Chico Poker Network) sister sites.
Sources
- https://www.michigan.gov/mgcb/news/2026/04/07/mgcb-issues-cease-and-desist-orders-to-45-illegal-offshore-gambling-operators
- https://www.michigan.gov/mgcb/news/2025/04/28/mgcb-issues-cease-and-desist-orders-to-sportsbetting-and-betonline
- https://www.tn.gov/swac/about/tennessee-sports-wagering-council-newroom/2025/6/18/illegal-offshore-sportsbooks-lowvig--sportsbetting-ag-fined--50-000-each-by-the-swc.html
- https://help.sportsbetting.ag/en/articles/201112-legality
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