The Betfair group of companies (the 'Betfair Group' or 'Betfair') holds a number of gambling licences which enable us to offer a wide range of products to customers globally, in a fair and regulated manner. These operating licences and the companies which hold them are described below.
Statutory information regarding other group operating companies is also provided below. Our relationships with customers, licensees, suppliers and other third parties are conducted by or on behalf of the group company which is licensed or otherwise authorised to conduct the relevant operating activity.
Betfair's betting platforms include the world's leading betting exchange (a concept pioneered by us).
The Gambling Commission is the UK gambling regulator. Under the terms of the UK Gambling Act 2005, the Gambling Commission has issued licences to cover a range of betting and gaming products to the following Betfair companies. Customers who are in the UK are licensed and regulated by the Gambling Commission for all products that they bet on.
Registered company name and number:
Registered Company Name Registered Company Number TSE (Gibraltar) LP Units 2/4 and 2/5 Waterport Place,
Gibraltar060 Betfair Entertainment Limited Triq il-Kappillan Mifsud
St. Venera
Malta
SVR 1851C39499 Betfair Casino Limited Triq il-Kappillan Mifsud
St. Venera
Malta
SVR 1851C39498 Betfair Counterparty Services Limited Triq il-Kappillan Mifsud
St. Venera
Malta
SVR 1851C40083 Betfair Games Limited Triq il-Kappillan Mifsud
St. Venera
Malta
SVR 1851C36293 TSE Development Limited Waterfront
Hammersmith Embankment
Chancellors Road (Access on Winslow Rd)
London
England
W6 9HP05160532 Betfair Limited Waterfront
Hammersmith Embankment
Chancellors Road (Access on Winslow Rd)
London
England
W6 9HP5140986 Betfair Pty Limited Level 13
South Tower
459 Collins Street
Melbourne
Victoria
3000ACN 110 084 985
In addition to the licensed companies listed above, the following operating companies within the Betfair Group are registered in the UK:
Registered company name and number:
Betfair General Betting Limited - 05992333
Betfair Group plc - 6489716
The Sporting Exchange (Clients) Limited - 3994762
Portway Press Limited - 8355486
The Sporting Exchange Limited - 3770548
TSE Global Limited - 5741254
The registered address for the above companies is:
Waterfront
Hammersmith Embankment
Chancellors Road (Access on Winslow Rd)
London
England
W6 9HP
The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) is the Maltese gaming regulator. The MGA has granted several licences to Betfair entities to offer a range of betting and gaming products from Malta, to customers outside of the UK, in accordance with the Maltese Remote Gaming Regulations 2004.
The following companies within the Betfair Group are licensed in Malta:
Registered company name and number:
Registered company name and number:
Registered Company Name Registered Company Number Licence Number(s) Licence Date(s) Betfair Entertainment Limited C39499 LGA/CL1/185/2004 LGA/CL1/775/2011 LGA/CL3/775/2011 LGA/CL3/833/2012 01/07/2010 26/06/2012 26/06/2012 10/12/2012 Betfair Casino Limited C39498 LGA/CL1/294/2006 16/07/2012 Betfair Counterparty Services Limited C40083 LGA/CL2/294/2006 12/03/2013 Polco Limited C39497 LGA/CL4/294/2006 12/03/2013 Betfair International Plc C52779 LGA/CL3/454/2008 17/03/2010 Betfair Games Limited C36293 LGA/CL3/207/2005 22/12/2012
In addition to the licensed companies listed above, the following operating companies within the Betfair Group are registered in Malta:
Registered company name and number:
Betfair Marketing Limited - C42261
Betfair Holding (Malta) Limited - C39483
Betfair Poker Holdings Limited - C36290
The registered address for the above companies is:
Triq il-Kappillan Mifsud
St. Venera
Malta
SVR 1851
The Danish Gambling Authority (DGA) is the regulatory body which has granted Betfair a licence to offer a range of betting and gaming products to our Danish customers.
The following company within the Betfair Group is licensed in Denmark:
Registered company name:
Betfair International PLC – C52779
The registered address for the above company is:
Triq il-Kappillan Mifsud
St. Venera
Malta
SVR 1851
The Tasmanian Gaming Commission (TGC) is the Tasmanian gaming regulator which has granted a licence to Betfair Pty Limited to offer Australian betting markets in a regulated environment. Betfair Pty Limited was licensed in 2006, in accordance with the Tasmanian Gaming Control Act 1993.
The Betfair Group sold its 50% stake in Betfair Pty Limited to joint-venture partner Crown Resorts Limited (“Crown”) on 13 August 2014. The Betfair Group concurrently entered into an agreement with Crown to continue to provide the Betfair betting exchange in Australasia. Under the agreement, customers of the Betfair Group and Crown continue to benefit from pooled liquidity arrangements on the Betfair Exchange.
The following company is licensed in Australia:
Registered company name and number:
Betfair Pty Limited - ACN 110 084 985
In addition to the licensed company listed above, the following operating companies within the Betfair Group are registered in Australia:
Registered company name and number:
Betfair Developments Pty Ltd - ACN 110 084 994
Betfair Australasia - ACN 110 084 743
The registered address for the above companies is:
Level 13
South Tower
459 Collins Street
Melbourne
Victoria
3000
Merchant Facilities for Australian domiciled customers will be provided by The Sporting Exchange (Clients) Limited ARBN 118 155 070 whose registered address is 40 - 50 Innovation Drive, Glenorchy, Tasmania, 7010.
The Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM) is the regulatory body which has granted Betfair a licence to offer an Italian Exchange, Sportsbook and Casino Games to our Italian customers.
The following company within the Betfair Group is licensed in Italy:
Registered company name:
Betfair Italia S.R.L. - MI-1857380
The registered address for the above company is:
Carducci Giosue’ 36 CAP 20123
Milan
Italy
The Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) is the regulatory body which has granted Betfair licences to offer a Spanish Sportsbook, Poker, Blackjack and Roulette to our Spanish customers.
The following company within the Betfair Group is licensed in Spain:
Registered company name:
Betfair International PLC - C52779
The registered address for the above company is:
Triq il-Kappillan Mifsud
St. Venera
Malta
SVR 1851
The State Commission for Gambling is the regulatory body which has granted Betfair licences to offer Sports, Casino and Poker products to our Bulgarian customers.
The following company within the Betfair Group is licensed Bulgaria:
Registered company name and number:
Polco Limited - C39497
The registered address for the above company is:
Triq il-Kappillan Mifsud
St. Venera
Malta
SVR 1851
Betfair does not offer betting services from Romania, but it currently develops some of its products in this location.
The following operating company within the Betfair Group is registered in Romania:
Registered company name and number:
Betfair Romania Development SRL - J12/3396/2007
The registered address for the above company is:
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj
Constantin Brancusi Street
69-71
400458
Cluj
Romania