Trust Score 41/100
41/1006 components188Bet is an unlicensed sportsbook tracked in the SharkBetting Atlas.
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Is it safe to bet with? Licence, owner and complaint record, verified 2026
188Bet is an unlicensed sportsbook tracked in the SharkBetting Atlas.
- ACTIVE LICENCES
- 0
- PLAYER REVIEWS
- 0
No live licences tracked
Review platforms + apps
Our independent 0-100 check, computed from public records. Not paid for, not editable by operators.
Quick scan
- LicenseUnlicensed
- EnforcementNo fines
- Cert since13 years
- AppsWeb only
- Markets8 countries
Author and sources
188Bet at a glance
At a glance
188Bet places at #794 of 1,806 bookmakers we track and earns no live licence in tracked registers. The trust score and tier shown in the header above are broken down by 6 weighted components in the score panel below.
What's behind the 41/100
6 weighted checks, total 100. Each bar shows the score, weight, and what it means.
What this score means: Atlas could not verify licensing signals for this brand.
Evidence: No active licenses matched
What this score means: Operating company opaque. No verified ownership chain in Wikidata or Companies House.
Context: Measures public-register disclosure depth; a brand can be legitimately owned but thinly documented in tracked registers.
Evidence: No corporate-ownership disclosure found
What this score means: Multiple security signals failing. Mozilla Observatory grade poor or critical CVEs nearby.
Context: A technical measure of HTTP-header hardening and DNS hygiene, not evidence of a breach or unsafe funds.
Evidence: Mozilla Observatory: F
What this score means: Mixed review signals. Some platforms positive, others negative or sparse.
Evidence: Dispute mediation: 1.0/10
What this score means: No fraud-intel hits, no AML enforcement actions, no KEV CVEs on infrastructure.
Evidence: No threat-intel hits
What this score means: Domain age, hosting tier, and CDN posture indicate a stable long-running operation.
Evidence: Domain age: 20y
188Bet overview
188Bet is an unlicensed sportsbook tracked in the SharkBetting Atlas. The brand was first registered online in 2005, giving it roughly 21 years of operating history. It accepts players from 8 countries.
Its SharkBetting Trust Score v2 sits at 40 out of 100 (high confidence, below-average band). The first thing to check is licensing: we found no active licence we can verify, so any consumer-protection recourse would rest on the operator's own policies.
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Your weighted score
41
Atlas default
41
Delta
-0.1
Licensing & regulatory footprint
Unverified regulatory status.
Country access
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Activity timeline
Atlas tracked 4 timeline sources for this brand: licence registers, UKGC enforcement sitemap, certificate transparency, atlas verification. 2 returned signal so far. Atlas first observed this brand on 2026-04-19.Latest event: Atlas last verified on 2026-04-19.
Public reviews
What to expect
Identity checks
Standard: ID on first withdrawal
A general expectation for this brand type, not an individually verified KYC audit. Check the operator’s own terms before depositing.
How we know: Apple App Store + Google Play Store metadata, atlas brand catalogue. Last checked 2026-04-19.
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Frequently asked questions
Is 188Bet safe?
188Bet has a Trust Score of 41/100 with high data confidence. It rates below average and warrants caution: licensing 0/100, reviews 48/100, corporate 13/100, security 15/100. No active red flags are recorded against the brand.
What do third-party review platforms say about 188Bet?
188Bet appears on multiple independent review aggregators that measure different aspects of player experience. An open consumer-review platform, which collects open consumer reviews, shows 4/5 across 4 reviews captured from a Wayback snapshot of 188bet.bestfirst-casino.biz. A third-party dispute-mediation service, which mediates player complaints with operators, scores 1/10. Open consumer-review platforms reflect sentiment from any consumer who chooses to post; dispute-mediation services reflect how an operator behaves when disputes are escalated, so the two metrics measure different things.
Where is 188Bet available?
188Bet accepts players from 8 jurisdictions per atlas data, including China, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and 2 more. Availability lists are derived from public terms-of-service pages and licence registers; geofencing rules can be tighter than what is publicly stated, and accounts opened from restricted IPs are usually voided. Always verify your specific country on the official site before depositing.
Is 188Bet's site secure?
188Bet scores 15/100 on the Trust Score v2 security component, indicating noticeable hardening gaps. Signals include: Mozilla Observatory grade F; CSP enabled. The security component blends HTTP-header hardening (HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options), TLS configuration, DNS hygiene (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), CDN/WAF presence, and hosting reputation; it does not assess the operator's internal security or breach history.
Compare 188Bet to alternatives
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| Metric | This brand 188Bet | Alternative 1 Not selected | Alternative 2 Not selected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trust Score | 41/100 | ||
| Tier | No tier | ||
| Active licences | 0 | ||
| Player reviews | 0 | ||
| Top regulator | None listed | ||
| Regulator actions | None on file |
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Author and sources
Sources (2)
Citations backing every factual claim in this 188Bet profile, grouped by category. Atlas verifies each source on the date shown. External links open in a new tab.
Operator pages (1)
- [2]Domain registration record for 188bet.net (RDAP (registry data))
Other (1)
- [1]Web-security scan of 188bet.net (grade F) (Mozilla HTTP Observatory)Accessed
Trust score computed from 6 weighted components (licensing, corporate, security, reviews, threat intel, operational). License data verified against public authority records. Last verified 53 days ago. Sources cited: 2.
Last updated: 19 Apr 2026
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