Which sportsbook is licensed where you live, and is it any good?
Start with the licence: who issued it, where it applies and what it promises. Then read each sportsbook’s history and record. We do not score or rank anyone. See how we work.
Start with the licence
Gambling Commission (UKGC)
Jurisdiction: Great Britain.
Malta Gaming Authority (MGA)
Jurisdiction: Malta.
Gibraltar Gambling Division and Gambling Commissioner
Jurisdiction: Gibraltar.
Gambling Supervision Commission (Isle of Man)
Jurisdiction: Isle of Man.
iGaming Ontario and the AGCO
Jurisdiction: Ontario, Canada.
Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission
Jurisdiction: Kahnawà:ke Mohawk Territory, Quebec, Canada.
Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA)
Jurisdiction: Curaçao.
Anjouan Gaming (Autonomous Island of Anjouan)
Jurisdiction: Anjouan, Union of the Comoros.
Sportsbooks
bet365
British sportsbook run from Stoke-on-Trent, licensed in Great Britain, Gibraltar and Ontario.
Betfair
Betting-exchange pioneer founded in 2000, part of Flutter since 2016.
Betway
Sportsbook of Super Group, licensed in Great Britain, Malta and Ontario.
Ladbrokes
British bookmaker founded in 1886, now part of Entain.
Paddy Power
Irish bookmaker founded in 1988, now part of Flutter.
Stake
Crypto-first casino and sportsbook; its British site closed in 2025.
Unibet
Online bookmaker founded in 1997, now owned by FDJ UNITED.
William Hill
Long-established British bookmaker, now part of evoke plc.
Local guides
These markets have their own guide, written for local law. If you live there, use it first.
South Africa
Poland
Alberta, Canada