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BetMGM

Trust Score 80/100 · Tier 1

80/100Tier 16 components

BetMGM is a sportsbook listed in the SharkBetting Bookmaker Atlas.

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Erik Andersson, Content & Marketing Specialist at Sharkbetting
By , Content & Marketing Specialist8 years tracking gambling regulation and trust audits
5 sources

BetMGM at a glance

At a glance

BetMGM sits in the top 1% of 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 80/100

6 weighted checks, total 100. Each bar shows the score, weight, and what it means.

6 weighted checks, total 10010095556410037Licensing 25%Corporate 20%Security 15%Reviews 15%Threat 15%Operational 10%80
6 weighted checks, total 100
Licensing 25%100

What this score means: Active licences in tier-1 jurisdictions provide strong consumer protection and dispute-resolution channels.

Evidence: Unclassified regulator: KSA

Corporate 20%95

What this score means: Ownership traces to a publicly-known parent group with documented filings.

Evidence: SEC-filed public parent: mgm-resorts

Security 15%55

What this score means: Security posture acceptable but with some gaps (weak headers or unpatched CVE on shared IP).

Evidence: Mozilla Observatory: C

Reviews 15%64

What this score means: Mixed review signals. Some platforms positive, others negative or sparse.

Evidence: Consumer reviews (wayback): 1.2star (1450 reviews)

Threat 15%100

What this score means: No fraud-intel hits, no AML enforcement actions, no KEV CVEs on infrastructure.

Evidence: No threat-intel hits

Operational 10%37

What this score means: Operational signals weak: very young domain, residential hosting, or frequent infrastructure changes.

Context: Measures domain age and hosting tier; a newer or recently rebranded brand scores low here regardless of licence quality.

Evidence: Domain age: 1y

BetMGM overview

BetMGM is a sportsbook listed in the SharkBetting Bookmaker Atlas. The brand was first registered online in 2025, giving it roughly 1 year of operating history. Ultimate ownership traces back to MGM Resorts, a publicly traded company, so a regulated parent is accountable behind the brand. It holds 26 active licences, including ones from Spelinspektionen, NJDGE, and PA PGCB. It is open to players in roughly 27 markets. Public hosting infrastructure is classified as tier-1 hosting (Amazon.com, Inc.).

Its SharkBetting Trust Score v2 sits at 79 out of 100 (high confidence, above-average band). Public review sentiment runs low, which is worth weighing against the rest of the data. Public review aggregators report 1.2 stars on an open consumer-review platform (1450 reviews). For a player in a market it is licensed for, the regulatory recourse here is among the stronger options the Atlas tracks.

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80

Atlas default

80

Delta

-0.4

Licensing & regulatory footprint

Country access

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Europe
2 accepted, 0 blocked
Americas
2 accepted, 0 blocked
Accepted: USA, Canada
Asia
0 accepted, 0 blocked
Africa
0 accepted, 0 blocked
Oceania
0 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

Consumer reviews
1.2/ 5
1,450 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.

Checked 2026-06-10

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.

Mobile apps

iOS4.8 stars255,853 reviews

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 BetMGM safe?

BetMGM has a Trust Score of 80/100 with high data confidence. It rates well on independent signals: licensing 100/100, reviews 64/100, corporate 95/100, security 55/100. No active red flags are recorded against the brand.

Who owns BetMGM?

BetMGM is part of the SEC-listed group mgm-resorts (ticker MGM), which discloses audited financials and ownership in public filings. The same operator family also runs betboo, borgata, bpremium, bwin-dk and 18 other brands. Verified ownership matters because the parent company holds the regulatory licence, custody of player funds, and final responsibility for dispute resolution; corporate transparency is one of six components in the Trust Score v2 rubric.

Is BetMGM licensed?

BetMGM appears in regulator registers but the Trust Score v2 scorer does not classify any of them into its tier rubric. Additional matches under AGCO are not tier-mapped by the scorer, so they are reported as regulated without a tier claim. The licensing component scores 100/100 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.

Does BetMGM have a mobile app?

BetMGM ships a native iOS app verified against the App Store listing. On the App Store, "BetMGM - Sportsbook & Casino" rates 4.76/5 across 255,853 reviews, published by BetMGM, LLC (App Store category: Sports). Store ratings reflect user satisfaction with the app itself, not the underlying betting product, and can drift after major updates.

What do third-party review platforms say about BetMGM?

BetMGM appears on multiple independent review aggregators that measure different aspects of player experience. An open consumer-review platform, which collects open consumer reviews, shows 1.2/5 across 1,450 reviews captured from a Wayback snapshot of betmgm.com. 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.

When did BetMGM launch?

BetMGM was first indexed online in 2025 on the domain betmgm.co, giving it roughly 1 year of recorded web history. The Internet Archive Wayback Machine is the source for this first-snapshot evidence; corporate registration may predate the first archived crawl. 1 years on the public web is a relatively young footprint relative to the rest of the atlas, which spans operators founded between the late 1990s and the present.

Where is BetMGM available?

BetMGM accepts players from 27 jurisdictions per atlas data, including USA, Canada, Ontario, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Massachusetts and 21 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.

What are alternatives to BetMGM?

Alternatives in the same operator family (parent groups: bog-bookmakers, bwin, entain) include betboo, borgata, bpremium, bwin-dk, gamebookers and 17 other branded clones. Same-family sites typically share the platform, licensing posture, payment rails, and corporate ownership, so a complaint pattern, regulator action, or AML failure at one site frequently recurs across siblings. Compare independent Trust Scores side by side before switching, and check whether the alternative holds the same licences in your country.

Is BetMGM's site secure?

BetMGM scores 55/100 on the Trust Score v2 security component, indicating a mid-tier security posture. Signals include: Mozilla Observatory grade C; HSTS + CSP (+5); DNS hygiene: no SPF/DMARC/DKIM (-5); hosted on tier-1 infrastructure (Amazon.com, 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.

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Trust Score
80/100
TierTier 1
Active licences26
Player reviews257k
Top regulatorSweden Spelinspektionen
Regulator actionsNone on file

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Author and sources

Erik Andersson, Content & Marketing Specialist at Sharkbetting
By , Content & Marketing Specialist8 years tracking gambling regulation and trust audits
5 sources

Sources (5)

Citations backing every factual claim in this BetMGM profile, grouped by category. Atlas verifies each source on the date shown. External links open in a new tab.

Regulator records (2)

  1. [2]BetMGM licence record (Spelinspektionen)
  2. [3]BetMGM licence record (New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement)

Operator pages (1)

  1. [1]BetMGM licence record (Kansspelautoriteit)

Other (2)

  1. [4]BetMGM licence record (Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario)
  2. [5]Web-security scan of betmgm.co (grade C) (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: 5.

See full Trust Score v2 methodology | about the data

Last updated: 19 Apr 2026

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