Tier-2 Licensed Bookmakers: the 29 bookmakers that actually qualify
Top 30 bookmakers whose strongest active licence is Tier 2 (Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Alderney, Kahnawake, or KSA Netherlands), ranked by how many active Tier 2 licences they hold, then by Trust Score.
The top 3 by regulatory breadth
Most broadly licensed brands that pass “strongest active licence is tier 2 (no active tier 1 licence)”. Click any card for the full per-brand audit.
- #1Gold46/100
Interbet
- Regulated by Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board (South Africa)
- 2 active licences
- Verified Apr 2026
Interbet scores 46 on Trust Score, with active licences across 2 US states, identity-check rigor 3 of 5.
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- #2Silver55/100
Sunbet (ZA)
- Regulated by Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board (South Africa)
- 2 active licences
- Verified Apr 2026
Sunbet (ZA) scores 55 on Trust Score, with active licences across 2 US states, identity-check rigor 3 of 5.
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- #3Bronze72/100
Livescorebet
- Regulated by Gibraltar Regulatory Authority
- 1 active licence
- Verified Apr 2026
Livescorebet scores 72 on Trust Score, with an active Gibraltar Gambling Commission licence, accepting players from 1 markets, identity-check rigor 3 of 5.
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The strip under each score is the brand's score DNA: licensing, corporate, security, reviews, threat intel and operations. Width is the model weight, colour is that component's score.
The rest of the ranking
Brands 4 through 29, grouped by rank band. Open a band to see the compact list.
Ranks 4 to 107 brandsOpen
| Rank | Bookmaker | Score | Key signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| #4by licence coverage | Betdaq | 66/100 | Betdaq scores 66 on Trust Score, with an active Alderney Gambling Control Commission licence, accepting players from 2 markets, identity-check rigor 3 of 5. |
| #5by licence coverage | Bovada | 61/100 | Bovada scores 61 on Trust Score, with an active Kahnawake Gaming Commission licence, accepting players from 50 markets, identity-check rigor 3 of 5. |
| #6by licence coverage | Bodog | 60/100 | Bodog scores 60 on Trust Score, with an active Kahnawake Gaming Commission licence, accepting players from 56 markets, identity-check rigor 3 of 5. |
| #7by licence coverage | N1bet | 54/100 | N1bet scores 54 on Trust Score, with active licences from Kahnawake Gaming Commission and Anjouan AGA, accepting players from 1 markets, identity-check rigor 3 of 5. |
| #8by licence coverage | YesPlay | 52/100 | YesPlay scores 52 on Trust Score, with active licences across 1 US state, accepting players from 2 markets, identity-check rigor 3 of 5. |
| #9by licence coverage | BetCity | 50/100 | BetCity scores 50 on Trust Score, with an active KSA Netherlands licence, accepting players from 5 markets, identity-check rigor 4 of 5. |
| #10by licence coverage | Casumo (ES) | 50/100 | Casumo (ES) scores 50 on Trust Score, with an active Gibraltar Gambling Commission licence, identity-check rigor 4 of 5. |
Ranks 11 to 2010 brandsOpen
| Rank | Bookmaker | Score | Key signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| #11by licence coverage | Spin Palace Casino | 49/100 | Spin Palace Casino scores 49 on Trust Score, with an active Alderney Gambling Control Commission licence, identity-check rigor 3 of 5. |
| #12by licence coverage | Thorcasino | 48/100 | Thorcasino scores 48 on Trust Score, with active licences from Kahnawake Gaming Commission and Anjouan AGA, identity-check rigor 3 of 5. |
| #13by licence coverage | Holland Casino | 41/100 | Holland Casino scores 41 on Trust Score, with an active KSA Netherlands licence, accepting players from 1 markets, identity-check rigor 3 of 5. |
| #14by licence coverage | 20bet | 40/100 | 20bet scores 40 on Trust Score, with an active Kahnawake Gaming Commission licence, flagged for 6 critical CVE(s) on IP, identity-check rigor 3 of 5. |
| #15by licence coverage | Circus | 40/100 | Circus scores 40 on Trust Score, with an active KSA Netherlands licence, accepting players from 2 markets, identity-check rigor 3 of 5. |
| #16by licence coverage | ivibet | 40/100 | Ivibet scores 40 on Trust Score, with an active Kahnawake Gaming Commission licence, flagged for 4 critical CVE(s) on IP, identity-check rigor 3 of 5. |
| #17by licence coverage | Jacks | 37/100 | Jacks scores 37 on Trust Score, with an active KSA Netherlands licence, accepting players from 1 markets, identity-check rigor 3 of 5. |
| #18by licence coverage | 711 | 34/100 | 711 scores 34 on Trust Score, with an active KSA Netherlands licence, accepting players from 1 markets, identity-check rigor 3 of 5. |
| #19by licence coverage | Spin Palace | 20/100 | Spin Palace scores 20 on Trust Score, with an active Alderney Gambling Control Commission licence, flagged for Third-party domain-risk scan critical (10/100), identity-check rigor 3 of 5. |
| #20by licence coverage | Spinbetter | 20/100 | Spinbetter scores 20 on Trust Score, with active licences from Kahnawake Gaming Commission and Anjouan AGA, flagged for Third-party domain-risk scan critical (1/100), identity-check rigor 3 of 5. |
Ranks 21 to 309 brandsOpen
| Rank | Bookmaker | Score | Key signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| #21by licence coverage | Olimp | 63/100 | Olimp scores 63 on Trust Score, with active licences across 1 US state, accepting players from 2 markets, identity-check rigor 3 of 5. |
| #22by licence coverage | 22bet | 61/100 | 22bet scores 61 on Trust Score, with active licences from Kahnawake Gaming Commission and Curacao GCB, accepting players from 24 markets, identity-check rigor 3 of 5. |
| #23by licence coverage | PureBet | 54/100 | PureBet scores 54 on Trust Score, with active licences across 1 US state, identity-check rigor 2 of 5. |
| #24by licence coverage | BET.co.za | 50/100 | BET.co.za scores 50 on Trust Score, with active licences across 1 US state, accepting players from 2 markets, identity-check rigor 3 of 5. |
| #25by licence coverage | Sportmarket | 43/100 | Sportmarket scores 43 on Trust Score, with an active Isle of Man GSC licence, accepting players from 1 markets, identity-check rigor 3 of 5. |
| #26by licence coverage | JACKS.NL | 42/100 | JACKS.NL scores 42 on Trust Score, with an active KSA Netherlands licence, identity-check rigor 4 of 5. |
| #27by licence coverage | Toto | 38/100 | Toto scores 38 on Trust Score, with an active KSA Netherlands licence, accepting players from 1 markets, identity-check rigor 3 of 5. |
| #28by licence coverage | ZEbet | 35/100 | ZEbet scores 35 on Trust Score, with an active KSA Netherlands licence, accepting players from 5 markets, identity-check rigor 3 of 5. |
| #29by licence coverage | BetNation | 34/100 | BetNation scores 34 on Trust Score, with an active KSA Netherlands licence, accepting players from 2 markets, identity-check rigor 3 of 5. |
Score colour: 80+ strong, 60-79 solid, 40-59 mixed, under 40 caution. Open any brand row for the full per-component breakdown.
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Explore the full ranking
Search all 29 brands in the Tier-2 Licensed Bookmakers ranking, or raise the score bar to see which of them clear it. Each name links to its full brand audit.
Showing 29 of 29
- #1Interbet46
- #2Sunbet (ZA)55
- #3Livescorebet72
- #4Betdaq66
- #5Bovada61
- #6Bodog60
- #7N1bet54
- #8YesPlay52
- #9BetCity50
- #10Casumo (ES)50
- #11Spin Palace Casino49
- #12Thorcasino48
- #13Holland Casino41
- #1420bet40
- #15Circus40
- #16ivibet40
- #17Jacks37
- #1871134
- #19Spin Palace20
- #20Spinbetter20
- #21Olimp63
- #2222bet61
- #23PureBet54
- #24BET.co.za50
- #25Sportmarket43
- #26JACKS.NL42
- #27Toto38
- #28ZEbet35
- #29BetNation34
- Criterion
- Strongest active licence is Tier 2 (no active Tier 1 licence)
- Bookmakers ranked
- 29
- Last rebuilt
- 2026-06-10
What this list is
Tier-2 Licensed Bookmakers is a curated subset of bookmakers that meet one specific criterion: strongest active licence is tier 2 (no active tier 1 licence). Top 30 bookmakers whose strongest active licence is Tier 2 (Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Alderney, Kahnawake, or KSA Netherlands), ranked by how many active Tier 2 licences they hold, then by Trust Score. Of the 1,806 bookmakers Atlas tracks, 29 qualify; the remaining 1,777 did not pass the criterion or scored below the cutoff.
"Best of" pages on the rest of the web are mostly affiliate-paid placements. This one is not. Every entry below is ranked by its independent Atlas Trust Score, with the criterion, the rejected count, and the trade-offs shown in the open.
How we ranked for “strongest active licence is tier 2 (no active tier 1 licence)”
Each entry passes the criterion above and then ranks first by how many qualifying licences it holds within the tier, with Atlas Trust Score (0 to 100) as the tie-break. The Trust Score combines six independent components: licensing strength, corporate transparency, security posture, public reputation, threat intelligence, and operational evidence.
How we picked
Each of the 29 entries holds an active mid-tier licence (Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Alderney, Kahnawake, or KSA Netherlands) with no active strict-tier licence. Brands rank by mid-tier breadth, then Atlas Trust Score.
What we excluded
1,777 bookmakers did not qualify. Brands with an active strict-tier licence appear on the Strictest-Licence list instead. Brands with only an offshore or unclassified licence appear on the Offshore-Licence list.
What this list does not tell you
Mid-tier regulators require a formal complaints process but enforcement is lighter and dispute resolution is slower than at strict-tier bodies. Check each brand's enforcement history on the leaf page before depositing.
Frequently asked questions
What counts as a Tier 2 licence?
Tier 2 regulators are established licensing regimes with reasonable consumer-protection rules but lighter enforcement cadence than Tier 1. SharkBetting recognises Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Alderney, Kahnawake, and KSA Netherlands as Tier 2. To appear on this list a brand must hold at least one active Tier 2 licence and no active Tier 1 licence.
Why exclude brands that also hold a Tier 1 licence?
Brands with an active Tier 1 licence already appear on the Tier 1 list. Filtering them out here keeps the Tier 2 list focused on operators whose strongest current licence is Tier 2, which is the buyer signal most readers want from this view.
How does Trust Score treat a Tier 2 licence?
The Licensing component scores a Tier 2 licence at 70 out of 100 (versus 95 for Tier 1 and 40 for Tier 3). Licensing carries 25 percent of the overall weight, so a Tier 2 brand starts with roughly 17 of 25 licensing points before the other five components are applied.
Atlas trust scores are researched monthly against public-source signals. See the scoring methodology or browse all curated lists.