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Trust Score 80/100 · Tier 1

80/100Tier 16 components

Tracked under the Super Group (SGHC) family, Betway is a sportsbook in the SharkBetting Atlas.

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

Betway at a glance

At a glance

Betway 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 1009295286260100Licensing 25%Corporate 20%Security 15%Reviews 15%Threat 15%Operational 10%80
6 weighted checks, total 100
Licensing 25%92

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

Evidence: Tier-1: UK Gambling Commission

Corporate 20%95

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

Evidence: SEC-filed public parent: super-group-sghc

Security 15%28

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

Reviews 15%62

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

Evidence: Dispute mediation: 2.8/10

Threat 15%60

What this score means: Some elevated threat signals. Check the domain-risk scan or enforcement timeline for context.

Evidence: UKGC enforcement: 2 fine(s) (-40)

Operational 10%100

What this score means: Domain age, hosting tier, and CDN posture indicate a stable long-running operation.

Evidence: Domain age: 24y

Betway overview

Tracked under the Super Group (SGHC) family, Betway is a sportsbook in the SharkBetting Atlas. Its primary domain has a verifiable online record dating back to 2002. Its ultimate parent is publicly traded, so a regulated, accountable company stands behind the brand rather than an anonymous holding company. It holds 10 active licences, including ones from UKGC, CO-DOG, and MGA. It is open to players in roughly 34 markets. Public hosting infrastructure is classified as tier-1 hosting (Cloudflare, Inc.).

Its SharkBetting Trust Score v2 sits at 80 out of 100 (high confidence, strong band). Public review aggregators report 2.8/10 on a third-party dispute-mediation service. For a player in a market it is licensed for, the regulatory recourse here is among the stronger options the Atlas tracks.

What Super Group's NYSE listing tells you about Betway

Betway is the flagship sportsbook brand of Super Group (NYSE: SGHC), which went public via SPAC in January 2022 at an enterprise value of approximately USD 4.75 billion. Super Group also operates the Spin casino brand and a portfolio of regional brands. The listing brought Betway into the regulated-disclosure universe: SEC 10-K and 10-Q filings, segregated player-fund attestations, and quarterly disclosure of regulator-imposed settlements within four business days.

The practical signal for a player is structural. SGHC's annual reports identify the operator entities for each licensed market (UKGC license held by Win Technologies (UK) Ltd, MGA licenses under Win Technologies Ltd, Belgian via a separate subsidiary). When a player escalates a dispute, the legal counterparty is the licensed entity in their jurisdiction, not the parent. Listed-parent governance also explains Betway's relatively conservative bonus posture compared to private offshore peers, every promo line item flows through audit and disclosure.

Betway's UK licensing and the recourse it gives players

Betway's UK business operates under a UK Gambling Commission licence held by its UK operating company within the Super Group structure. For a player in Britain the UKGC licence is the part that carries practical recourse, independent of the brand's marketing or scale.

The licence requires the operator to fund a dispute path through an approved alternative dispute resolution provider, to apply affordability and responsible-gambling controls, and to account for customer funds to a stated protection rating. Those protections follow the licence that covers your location: the UKGC licence governs play in Great Britain, while Betway operates under separate licences in its other markets. The check before depositing is simply that you are in a market Betway is licensed to serve.

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80

Atlas default

80

Delta

-0.3

Licensing & regulatory footprint

Country access

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Europe
7 accepted, 0 blocked
Americas
4 accepted, 0 blocked
Accepted: USA, Brazil, Canada, Mexico
Asia
3 accepted, 0 blocked
Africa
4 accepted, 0 blocked
Oceania
1 accepted, 0 blocked
Accepted: New Zealand

Activity timeline

Latest events first.

  1. 2026-04-19Atlas verified
    Atlas last verified
  2. 2022-09-21Enforcement
    Betway faces £400,000 fine for marketing on children’s webpages
    £400,000
    Source
  3. 2020-03-12Enforcement
    Betway to pay £11.6m for failings linked to 'VIP' customers
    £11.6m
    Source

How we know: licence registers, UKGC enforcement sitemap, certificate transparency logs, atlas verification. First observed 2026-04-19.

Public reviews

Dispute mediation
0 complaints
Mediation: Tracked

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

iOS4.5 stars519 reviews
Android4.6 stars

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 Betway safe?

Betway has a Trust Score of 80/100 with high data confidence. It rates well on independent signals: licensing 92/100, reviews 62/100, corporate 95/100, security 28/100. No active red flags are recorded against the brand.

Who owns Betway?

Betway is part of the SEC-listed group super-group-sghc (ticker SGHC), which discloses audited financials and ownership in public filings. The same operator family also runs jackpot-city, spin-palace. 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 Betway licensed?

Betway appears in regulator registers classified by the Trust Score v2 scorer as UKGC (tier-1). Additional matches under Mexico-SEGOB are not tier-mapped by the scorer, so they are reported as regulated without a tier claim. The licensing component scores 92/100 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 Betway have a mobile app?

Betway ships native apps on both iOS and Android, both verified by name and category match against the public store listings. On the App Store, "Betway Scores - News & Scores" rates 4.52/5 across 519 reviews, published by Sportcc ApS (App Store category: Sports). On Google Play (package com.betway.scores.android), the app rates 4.62/5 across 194,018 user reviews. 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 Betway?

Betway appears on multiple independent review aggregators that measure different aspects of player experience. A third-party dispute-mediation service, which mediates player complaints with operators, scores 2.8/10. 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 Betway available?

Betway accepts players from 34 jurisdictions per atlas data, including USA, Brazil, Canada, Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia and 28 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 Betway?

Atlas has no confirmed operator group on file linking Betway to other brands outside the Super Group corporate structure. Alternatives with similar Trust Scores and licensing posture include bet365, 888sport, and william-hill. Compare independent Trust Scores side by side before switching, and check whether the alternative holds the same licences in your country.

Is Betway's site secure?

Betway scores 28/100 on the Trust Score v2 security component, indicating noticeable hardening gaps. Signals include: Mozilla Observatory grade F; HSTS + CSP (+5); DNS hygiene: SPF/DMARC/DKIM 3/4 (+5); CDN: Cloudflare (+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.

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Trust Score
80/100
TierTier 1
Active licences10
Player reviews195k
Top regulatorUK Gambling Commission
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
8 sources

Sources (8)

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

Operator pages (1)

  1. [8]Domain registration record for betway.com (RDAP (registry data))

Other (4)

  1. [2]Betway licence record (Direccion General de Ordenacion del Juego)
  2. [3]Betway licence record (Gemeinsame Gluecksspielbehoerde der Laender)
  3. [4]Betway licence record (Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario)
  4. [7]Web-security scan of betway.com (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: 8.

See full Trust Score v2 methodology | about the data

Last updated: 19 Apr 2026

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