Tier-3 and Offshore Bookmakers: the 7 bookmakers that actually qualify
Top 30 bookmakers whose strongest active licence is Tier 3 (Curacao, Costa Rica, Anjouan, or Comoros) and who hold no Tier 1 or Tier 2 licence, ranked by how many active Tier 3 licences they hold, then by Trust Score.
The top 3 by regulatory breadth
Most broadly licensed brands that pass “active tier 3 licence only, no tier 1 or tier 2 licence”. Click any card for the full per-brand audit.
- #1Gold51/100
Rollbit
- Regulated by Anjouan-AGA
- 2 active licences
- Verified Jul 2026
Rollbit scores 51 on Trust Score, with active licences from Anjouan AGA and Curacao GCB, accepting players from 5 markets, identity-check rigor 2 of 5.
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- #2Silver56/100
MELbet
- Regulated by Betting Control and Licensing Board (Kenya)
- 3 active licences
- Verified Jul 2026
MELbet scores 56 on Trust Score, with an active Curacao GCB licence, accepting players from 24 markets, identity-check rigor 3 of 5.
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- #3Bronze55/100
Roobet
- Regulated by Curacao Gaming Control Board
- 1 active licence
- Verified Jul 2026
Roobet scores 55 on Trust Score, with an active Curacao GCB licence, accepting players from 7 markets, identity-check rigor 2 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 7, grouped by rank band. Open a band to see the compact list.
Ranks 4 to 104 brandsOpen
| Rank | Bookmaker | Score | Key signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| #4by licence coverage | Betwinner | 51/100 | Betwinner scores 51 on Trust Score, with an active Curacao GCB licence, accepting players from 26 markets, identity-check rigor 3 of 5. |
| #5by licence coverage | Bets.io | 37/100 | Bets.io scores 37 on Trust Score, with an active Anjouan AGA licence, identity-check rigor 2 of 5. |
| #6by licence coverage | 1xBet | 20/100 | 1xBet scores 20 on Trust Score, with an active Curacao GCB licence, flagged for Third-party domain-risk scan critical (1/100), identity-check rigor 3 of 5. |
| #7by licence coverage | FortuneJack | 34/100 | FortuneJack scores 34 on Trust Score, with an active Anjouan AGA licence, accepting players from 1 markets, identity-check rigor 2 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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Search all 7 brands in the Tier-3 and Offshore Bookmakers ranking, or raise the score bar to see which of them clear it. Each name links to its full brand audit.
Showing 7 of 7
- Criterion
- Active Tier 3 licence only, no Tier 1 or Tier 2 licence
- Bookmakers ranked
- 7
- Last rebuilt
- 2026-09-03
What this list is
Tier-3 and Offshore Bookmakers is a curated subset of bookmakers that meet one specific criterion: active tier 3 licence only, no tier 1 or tier 2 licence. Top 30 bookmakers whose strongest active licence is Tier 3 (Curacao, Costa Rica, Anjouan, or Comoros) and who hold no Tier 1 or Tier 2 licence, ranked by how many active Tier 3 licences they hold, then by Trust Score. Of the 1,805 bookmakers Atlas tracks, 7 qualify; the remaining 1,798 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 “active tier 3 licence only, no tier 1 or tier 2 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 7 entries holds an active offshore or Tier-3 licence (Curacao, Anjouan, Comoros, or similar) with no mid-tier or strict-tier licence confirmed active. Brands rank by Atlas Trust Score.
What we excluded
1,798 bookmakers did not qualify for this list. Brands with a mid-tier or strict-tier licence appear on those respective lists. Brands with no confirmed licence at all do not appear in this list.
What this list does not tell you
Offshore licences carry limited consumer recourse if a dispute arises. A high Atlas Trust Score here reflects structural indicators like domain age and corporate transparency, not formal player-protection guarantees. Proceed with caution.
Frequently asked questions
What counts as a Tier 3 licence?
Tier 3 regulators have lower licensing barriers and a limited consumer-protection track record. SharkBetting includes Curacao, Curacao Antillephone, Costa Rica, Anjouan, and Comoros in Tier 3. Player recourse for disputes is often weaker than under Tier 1 or Tier 2 oversight.
Should I avoid Tier 3 brands entirely?
Not necessarily. Tier 3 brands can be appropriate where they accept jurisdictions blocked by Tier 1 regulators, offer crypto rails, or service niche markets. Trust Score still rewards them for clean threat-intel, transparent corporate ownership, and strong public reputation. Read the red-flag overrides before depositing.
Why do Costa Rica brands sometimes show no licence?
Costa Rica issues data-processing permits rather than gambling licences in the European sense. We treat Costa Rica as Tier 3 when corporate filings reference a Costa Rica entity, but many self-declared Costa Rica brands hold no traceable licence at all. Those land in the unclassified bucket, not on this list.
Atlas trust scores are researched monthly against public-source signals. See the scoring methodology or browse all curated lists.