Who owns ZEturf NL?

As of : ZEturf NL belongs to FDJ United through the ZEturf group, which FDJ bought at the end of September 2023 at an enterprise value of EUR 175m. The Dutch horse-betting site zeturf.nl runs under ZEbetting & Gaming Nederland B.V. That company holds licence 1600 from the Kansspelautoriteit, valid until February 2027.

Ultimate ownerFDJ United (listed (Euronext Paris: FDJU); the French State held about 72% before the November 2019 IPO and keeps about 21%)
Owner chainZEturf group → FDJ United
Operating companyZEbetting & Gaming Nederland B.V., Netherlands · reg. 27144447
LicencesNetherlands — KSA 1600
ProductsSports betting
Websitezeturf.nl
Also runs aszeturf.be
Companies of the other sitesTURF BELGIUM (SA/NV) (zeturf.be) · Belgium — Gaming Commission
Sister casinos16
Fines and actionsZEturf NL’s own company: 0 · whole FDJ United group: 6
Owner proofverified
Last checked14 Oct 2026

In numbers

  • ZEbetting & Gaming Nederland B.V. also runs 1 other gambling brand under the same company and licence.
  • FDJ United owns 17 casino and betting brands (38 websites) in our data.
  • 6 fines and regulator actions against the owner since 2024, about €18 million in total (converted to euros).

Who is behind it

ZEturf NL is part of the ZEturf group, a horse-racing and sports betting business based in Malta and France, with the brands ZEturf and ZEbet. FDJ bought the group in 2023, a year before it took over Kindred. ZEturf NL offers horse-race betting in the Netherlands, and a Belgian site runs at zeturf.be.

Licence and what it means for you

Dutch rules apply to players in the Netherlands. The Cruks self-exclusion register covers all sites with a Dutch licence, so a Cruks registration also blocks ZEturf NL. The licence holder, ZEbetting & Gaming Nederland B.V., is a Dutch company (number 27144447).

Licence records

RegulatorTypeValidCheck it
Netherlands — KSA
1600
— – 2027-02-16register

What each licence means, and self-exclusion

Sister sites

ZEbet NL is ZEturf NL's closest sibling: both are Dutch betting brands from the ZEturf group. Unibet NL competes in the same Dutch market under the same top owner. FDJ and Unibet FR serve France. FDJ United has 16 other brands in our data. A Cruks registration blocks every Dutch-licensed site, but an account block at ZEturf NL does not reach the others.

16 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.

Does self-exclusion at ZEturf NL cover its sister sites? · How national self-exclusion schemes work

Fines and regulator actions

Our data lists no fine against ZEbetting & Gaming Nederland B.V. The Dutch regulator has acted against another FDJ United company in the same market: in December 2024 it fined Optdeck Service Ltd (Unibet NL) €400,000 for letting players registered in Cruks gamble. Across FDJ United our data holds 6 actions, all against companies that came with Kindred.

All 6 fines and regulator actions, with sources

None of these 6 names ZEturf NL’s own company; they concern other companies of the FDJ United 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.

DateCompanyRegulator / courtAmountReason
2025-12-02Optdeck Service Ltd (Unibet NL)Kansspelautoriteit (Netherlands)EUR 4,000,000Duty-of-care failures Jul 2022 to Jul 2024: late income checks after big losses, weak pop-up interventions (date = press report). source
2025-10-22Platinum Gaming Limited (unibet.co.uk, uk.bingo.com)UK Gambling CommissionGBP 10,000,000Repeat AML and social responsibility failures (second action after 2023), with a required independent audit. source
2025-09-02Optdeck Service Ltd (Unibet)Kansspelautoriteit (Netherlands)EUR 450,000Penalty order (EUR 75,000 per week, max EUR 450,000; amount is the maximum, not a paid fine) for offering banned bet types such as corners and yellow cards, Oct 2022 to May 2025. source
2025-05-05Spooniker LtdSpelinspektionen (Sweden)SEK 10,000,000Warning and SEK 10m sanction fee for anti-money-laundering failures: weak customer due diligence on five high-depositing customers (May 2023 to April 2024), found in a follow-up to the November 2022 AML decision. Decision dated 5 May 2025 (case 24Si1186). Förvaltningsrätten i Linköping rejected Spooniker's appeal on 2 July 2026 (case 4340-25). source
2025-05BetChoice Corporation Pty Ltd (Unibet)ACMA (Australia)AUD 1,014,120First ACMA financial penalty under the BetStop self-exclusion rules: failed to close 954 accounts of registered customers. source
2024-12-18Optdeck Service Ltd (Unibet NL)Kansspelautoriteit (Netherlands)EUR 400,000Let players registered in the CRUKS self-exclusion register gamble. source

About FDJ United

France's national lottery operator, which took over Kindred Group (Unibet, 32Red) in October 2024 for about €2.5bn and now trades as FDJ United. The online betting and gaming arm is being consolidated, with Parions Sport online merging onto the Unibet platform in 2026.

Headquarters: France · Founded: 1976 · Ownership: listed (Euronext Paris: FDJU); the French State held about 72% before the November 2019 IPO and keeps about 21%

How we know, and what we could not confirm

How we know: Horse-race betting.

Ratings elsewhere

Ratings from other websites, with their source. We do not copy their reviews, and they do not change our facts.

Questions and answers

Who owns ZEturf NL?

FDJ United, since the end of September 2023.

Is ZEturf NL licensed?

Yes. ZEbetting & Gaming Nederland B.V. holds Dutch licence 1600, valid until February 2027.

Are ZEturf and Unibet the same company?

They have the same owner, FDJ United, but run under different companies and licences.

Is ZEturf NL legit?

ZEturf NL is run by ZEbetting & Gaming Nederland B.V., which holds a licence from KSA (Netherlands, 1600). Check the licence in the KSA licence register. Its owner is FDJ United, a listed company. Fines and regulator actions against ZEturf NL’s own company: 0; against the whole FDJ United group: 6. Sister sites with the same owner: 16. Guide: How to check a casino. We do not rate sites. A licence from your country’s regulator is the main protection.

What are ZEturf NL’s sister sites?

ZEturf NL has 16 sister casinos with the same owner, FDJ United: FDJ, ZEturf, Unibet FR, Unibet, 32Red and 11 more. Full list: all FDJ United sister sites.

Sources

Last checked 14 Oct 2026. Review text checked against our data on 19 Oct 2026. How we check facts. Gambling can be addictive. Help: BeGambleAware, GamStop, Gamblers Anonymous.

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