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), which is licensed in Gibraltar and Australia. Betfair's other betting platforms include a bookmaking operation provided from Malta.
The Gibraltar Licensing Authority (GLA) has granted a licence to Betfair to offer remote betting facilities (including exchange betting). The following entity within the Betfair Group is licensed by the Gibraltar Licensing Authority (GLA) and regulated by the Gibraltar Gambling Commissioner under the Gibraltar Gambling Act 2005.
Registered partnership name and number:
TSE (Gibraltar) LP - 060
The registered address for the above partnership is:
Units 2/4 and 2/5 Waterport Place, Gibraltar
If you are a UK registered customer betting through the betting exchange, your betting is regulated by the Gibraltar Gambling Commissioner and your bets are being matched by other Betfair customers. In this case, although Betfair knows who is on each side of every bet matched, you will not know who you are betting against, and it may be a number of people matching your one bet.
The Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LGA) is the Maltese gaming regulator. The LGA has granted several licences to Betfair entities to offer a range of betting and gaming products from Malta 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 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
If you are registered with Betfair from outside the UK you are betting directly against Betfair rather than other Betfair customers , but in all cases your privacy and the confidentiality of your bets is maintained by Betfair's secure site.
Separately Betfair's established gaming products include Betfair Casino, Betfair Arcade, Multiplayer Games, New Poker and a number of exchange-enabled games.
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 Poker 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 to offer Australian betting markets in a regulated environment. Betfair Pty Ltd was licensed in 2006, in accordance with the Tasmanian Gaming Control Act 1993.
The following company within the Betfair Group 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 Amministrazione Autonoma dei Monopoli di Stato (AAMS) is the regulatory body which has granted Betfair a licence to offer an Italian 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. - 09166041005
The registered address for the above company is:
Via Carducci n. 36
20123 Milan
The Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) is the regulatory body which has granted Betfair a licence 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 Gambling Commission is the UK gambling regulator. Under the terms of the UK Gambling Act 2005, the Commission has issued a licence to the following Betfair company.
Registered company name and number:
TSE Development Limited - 5160532
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 Limited - 5140986
Betfair General Betting Limited - 05992333
Betfair Group plc - 6489716
Tradefair Exchange Limited - 6505809
TSE (Clients) Limited - 3994762
Portway Press Limited, trading as Timeform - 477913
The registered address for the above companies is:
Waterfront
Hammersmith Embankment
London
W6 9HP
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:
SC TSE Development Romania Srl. - 22201773
The registered address for the above company is:
Str. Constantin Brancusi 69
Cluj-Napoca
Romania
Betfair will comply with requests from customers for access to their own data (not that of another person) which is held by us.
To make such a request, please send a letter in writing setting out your name, address, telephone number and Betfair username and address it to:
Subject Access Requests
c/o Legal Department
Waterfront
Hammersmith Embankment
Winslow Road
London
W6 9HP
United Kingdom
Your letter must be accompanied by copies of two forms of identification, one of which should identify you (e.g. driving licence, passport, etc) and the other should provide proof of your address (e.g. utility bill).
Please include a cheque for £10 made payable to Betfair Limited with your request.
Subject access requests may take up to 40 days to be processed from the date of receipt by Betfair.