Trust Score 66/100 · Tier 1
66/100Tier 16 componentsAKBets is a sportsbook listed in the SharkBetting Bookmaker Atlas.
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Is it safe to bet with? Licence, owner and complaint record, verified 2026
AKBets is a sportsbook listed in the SharkBetting Bookmaker Atlas.
- ACTIVE LICENCES
- 1
- PLAYER REVIEWS
- 201
Single jurisdiction
Review platforms + apps
Our independent 0-100 check, computed from public records. Not paid for, not editable by operators.
Quick scan
- LicenseTier 1 UK Gambling Commission
- EnforcementNo fines
- Reviews3.3/5
- AppsWeb only
Author and sources
AKBets at a glance
At a glance
AKBets lands in the top 7% of the bookmakers we track and earns a Tier-1 licensing posture. 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 66/100
6 weighted checks, total 100. Each bar shows the score, weight, and what it means.
What this score means: Active licences in tier-1 jurisdictions provide strong consumer protection and dispute-resolution channels.
Evidence: Tier-1: UK Gambling Commission
What this score means: Atlas could not verify corporate signals for this brand.
Evidence: No corporate-ownership disclosure found
What this score means: TLS posture, security headers, and threat-feed checks all clean.
Evidence: Mozilla Observatory: B
What this score means: Mixed review signals. Some platforms positive, others negative or sparse.
Evidence: Consumer reviews (wayback): 3.3star (201 reviews)
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: Operational maturity moderate. Either young domain, basic hosting, or infrastructure changed recently.
Evidence: Domain age: 4y
AKBets overview
AKBets is a sportsbook listed in the SharkBetting Bookmaker Atlas. Its primary domain has a verifiable online record dating back to 2022. It holds 1 active licence, from UKGC, a tier-1 regulator. Public hosting infrastructure is classified as tier-1 hosting (Cloudflare, Inc.).
Its SharkBetting Trust Score v2 sits at 66 out of 100 (high confidence, above-average band). One gap worth noting: we found no disclosed ownership on record, so there is no named parent company behind the brand to hold accountable.
The company and founder behind AK Bets
Where our automated check found no named parent, the licensing record fills it in: AK Bets is operated under a UK Gambling Commission licence held by Akbo Limited, and the brand was founded by Anthony Kaminskas. It began as an on-course racecourse operation before launching online, initially through a white-label arrangement with an established licensed operator and later on its own licence.
For a player that means a named founder and an identifiable operating company on the register stand behind the brand. AK Bets is a young, independent book rather than part of a large group, so the licensing regulator is the formal route for any account dispute, and the operator's move to its own licence is the relevant structural fact.
AK Bets' racing-first, on-course roots
AK Bets is built around horse racing, growing out of a racecourse bookmaking operation that invested heavily to secure prime pitches at major meetings before moving online. Racing is its core market and its distinguishing character.
For a racing customer that focus can mean competitive prices on the big races; for someone wanting broad multi-sport depth, a young racing-led independent will not match the breadth of a large multi-product operator. The trust-relevant facts are the named operator and the UK Gambling Commission licence; the racing pedigree is the brand's character rather than a guarantee about pricing or your account.
Weight the Trust Score yourself
Drag the sliders to match your own priorities. AKBets’s score recomputes live with the published weighting rules (missing data counts as a conservative prior at half weight). See the full methodology for red-flag and coverage caps.
Your weighted score
66
Atlas default
66
Delta
-0.4
Licensing & regulatory footprint
Country access
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Europe0 accepted, 0 blocked
Americas0 accepted, 0 blocked
Asia0 accepted, 0 blocked
Africa0 accepted, 0 blocked
Oceania0 accepted, 0 blocked
Activity timeline
Atlas tracked 4 timeline sources for this brand: licence registers, UKGC enforcement sitemap, certificate transparency, atlas verification. 1 returned signal so far. Atlas first observed this brand on 2026-04-19.Latest event: Atlas last verified on 2026-04-19.
Public reviews
Industry context: open consumer-review platform scores for sportsbooks typically range 1.2-2.5/5. Satisfied customers rarely leave reviews; complainers seek them out.
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 AKBets safe?
AKBets has a Trust Score of 66/100 with high data confidence. It rates in the middle of the atlas: licensing 80/100, reviews 59/100, corporate 10/100, security 72/100. No active red flags are recorded against the brand.
Is AKBets licensed?
AKBets appears in regulator registers classified by the Trust Score v2 scorer as UKGC (tier-1). The licensing component scores 80/100 in Trust Score v2. Tier-1 status means strict KYC, AML, segregated player funds, and mandatory dispute resolution. Tier-2 covers Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Alderney, Kahnawake, and KSA-NL. Tier-3 covers Curacao-style light-touch frameworks.
What do third-party review platforms say about AKBets?
AKBets appears on multiple independent review aggregators that measure different aspects of player experience. An open consumer-review platform, which collects open consumer reviews, shows 3.3/5 across 201 reviews captured from a Wayback snapshot of akbets.bet. 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.
Is AKBets's site secure?
AKBets scores 72/100 on the Trust Score v2 security component, indicating a strong security posture. Signals include: Mozilla Observatory grade B; HSTS + CSP both missing (-3); hosted on tier-1 infrastructure (Cloudflare, Inc.). 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 AKBets to alternatives
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| Metric | This brand AKBets | Alternative 1 Not selected | Alternative 2 Not selected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trust Score | 66/100 | ||
| Tier | Tier 1 | ||
| Active licences | 1 | ||
| Player reviews | 201 | ||
| Top regulator | UK Gambling Commission | ||
| Regulator actions | None on file |
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Sources (3)
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Regulator records (1)
- [1]AKBets licence record (no. 65961) (UK Gambling Commission)
Operator pages (1)
- [3]Domain registration record for akbets.bet (RDAP (registry data))
Other (1)
- [2]Web-security scan of akbets.bet (grade B) (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: 3.
Last updated: 19 Apr 2026
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