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LeoVegas

Trust Score 66/100 · Tier 1

66/100Tier 16 components

LeoVegas is a betting platform tracked 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
8 sources

LeoVegas at a glance

At a glance

LeoVegas 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.

6 weighted checks, total 100901080704062Licensing 25%Corporate 20% (no data)Security 15%Reviews 15%Threat 15%Operational 10%66
6 weighted checks, total 100
Licensing 25%90

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

Evidence: Tier-1: Italy ADM

Corporate 20%(no data)10

What this score means: Atlas could not verify corporate signals for this brand.

Evidence: No corporate-ownership disclosure found

Security 15%80

What this score means: TLS posture, security headers, and threat-feed checks all clean.

Evidence: Mozilla Observatory: B

Reviews 15%70

What this score means: Public review platforms show consistently positive sentiment over time.

Evidence: Consumer reviews (wayback): 3.9star (278 reviews)

Threat 15%40

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

Evidence: UKGC enforcement: 4 fine(s) (-60)

Operational 10%62

What this score means: Operational maturity moderate. Either young domain, basic hosting, or infrastructure changed recently.

Evidence: Domain age unknown; scored from establishment signals

LeoVegas overview

LeoVegas is a betting platform tracked in the SharkBetting Bookmaker Atlas. It is open to players in roughly 27 markets. KYC checks are documented as strict, with full identity verification before withdrawal. Public hosting infrastructure is classified as tier-1 hosting (Amazon.com, Inc.).

Its SharkBetting Trust Score v2 sits at 68 out of 100 (medium 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.

What MGM Resorts' 2022 LeoVegas acquisition changed

LeoVegas was founded in 2011 in Sweden as a mobile-first casino brand, listed on Nasdaq First North Stockholm in 2016, and was acquired by MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) in 2022 for approximately USD 607 million. The acquisition was MGM's strategic move into European mobile-casino market access ahead of the BetMGM US joint-venture build-out. LeoVegas now operates as MGM's wholly-owned European-facing subsidiary, retaining its Stockholm operational base and Maltese MGA licensing.

For a player, the practical effect of MGM ownership is structural. MGM Resorts is a NYSE-listed S&P 500 component with mandatory SEC disclosure obligations, segregated player-fund attestations, and quarterly disclosure of regulator-imposed settlements within four business days. LeoVegas's Maltese-licensed operator entity inherits MGM group financial-stability and AML compliance frameworks, which are stricter than typical privately-held MGA-licensed peers. The trade-off: MGM's group-level responsible-gambling baseline is interventionist, so customers used to LeoVegas's pre-acquisition aggressive bonus posture have seen those terms tighten meaningfully since 2023.

Why LeoVegas's mobile-first product matters for the casino UX

LeoVegas was designed mobile-first from the 2011 launch, the brand's marketing tagline was 'King of Mobile Casino' for over a decade, and the product was built on a single mobile-web codebase that scaled to desktop rather than the other way around. This is unusual in online casino: most competitors built desktop-first products in the 2008-2014 window and retrofitted mobile experiences afterwards. LeoVegas's mobile-native architecture means the game library loads, runs and renders consistently on phones across older Android devices that struggle with retrofitted competitors.

The practical implication for a player is product-quality consistency on mobile. Live casino tables, slot game launches and account-management flows all run smoothly on mid-range phones where competing operators show clear performance friction. The trade-off is that the desktop product, while functional, lacks the layout density and information richness that desktop-first operators (Bet365, Betsson, Pinnacle) provide. If mobile is your primary betting context, LeoVegas's mobile UX leadership is a real advantage; if you prefer deep desktop interfaces, look elsewhere.

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66

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66

Delta

+0.4

Licensing & regulatory footprint

Country access

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Europe
13 accepted, 0 blocked
Accepted: Austria, France, Netherlands, Poland, Greece, Malta, Spain, Russia, +5 more
Americas
2 accepted, 0 blocked
Accepted: Canada, Chile
Asia
3 accepted, 0 blocked
Africa
1 accepted, 0 blocked
Accepted: Tunisia
Oceania
1 accepted, 0 blocked
Accepted: New Zealand

Activity timeline

Latest events first.

  1. 2026-04-19Atlas verified
    Atlas last verified
  2. 2025-03-04Enforcement
    AG Communications Limited to pay £1.4m for regulatory failures
    £1.4m
    Source
  3. 2022-11-30Enforcement
    Gambling business AG Communications Limited fined £237,600
    £237,600
    Source
Show 2 more events
  1. 2022-08-03Enforcement
    Online operator LeoVegas fined £1.32 million
    £1.32m
    Source
  2. 2018-05-02Enforcement
    LeoVegas penalised for advertising and marketing failings
    fine
    Source

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

Public reviews

Consumer reviews
3.9/ 5
278 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
Dispute mediation
0 complaints
Mediation: Tracked

What to expect

Identity checks

Strict: ID + proof of address on signup

A general expectation for this brand type, not an individually verified KYC audit. Check the operator’s own terms before depositing.

Payment methods not yet documented for this brand. No verified mobile app on file. Last checked 2026-04-19.

How we know: Apple App Store + Google Play Store metadata, atlas brand catalogue. Last checked 2026-04-19.

Not convinced by LeoVegas?

These brands currently outscore LeoVegas in the Atlas ranking. Same scoring code, no placement fees; check that each holds a licence in your country before switching.

Frequently asked questions

Is LeoVegas safe?

LeoVegas has a Trust Score of 66/100 with high data confidence. It rates in the middle of the atlas: licensing 90/100, reviews 70/100, corporate 10/100, security 80/100. No active red flags are recorded against the brand.

Is LeoVegas licensed?

LeoVegas appears in regulator registers classified by the Trust Score v2 scorer as MGA (tier-1). The licensing component scores 90/100 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 LeoVegas?

LeoVegas appears on multiple independent review aggregators that measure different aspects of player experience. An open consumer-review platform, which collects open consumer reviews, shows 3.9/5 across 278 reviews captured from a Wayback snapshot of leovegas.co.uk. A third-party dispute-mediation service, which mediates player complaints with operators, scores 8.4/10. 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 LeoVegas available?

LeoVegas accepts players from 27 jurisdictions per atlas data, including Canada, Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, British Columbia 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 LeoVegas?

Alternatives in the same operator family (parent groups: kambi, bog-bookmakers, unibet) include 32red, atg, betparx, betplay, betuk and 20 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 LeoVegas's site secure?

LeoVegas scores 80/100 on the Trust Score v2 security component, indicating a strong security posture. Signals include: Mozilla Observatory grade B; HSTS + CSP (+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
66/100
TierTier 1
Active licences7
Player reviews278
Top regulatorItaly ADM
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 LeoVegas profile, grouped by category. Atlas verifies each source on the date shown. External links open in a new tab.

Regulator records (4)

  1. [4]LeoVegas licence record (Spelinspektionen)
  2. [5]AG Communications Limited to pay £1.4m for regulatory failures (UK Gambling Commission)
  3. [6]Gambling business AG Communications Limited fined £237,600 (UK Gambling Commission)
  4. [7]Online operator LeoVegas fined £1.32 million (UK Gambling Commission)

Operator pages (1)

  1. [3]LeoVegas licence record (Kansspelautoriteit)

Other (3)

  1. [1]LeoVegas licence record (no. GAD-16019) (Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli)
  2. [2]LeoVegas licence record (Gemeinsame Gluecksspielbehoerde der Laender)
  3. [8]Web-security scan of leovegas.eu (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: 8.

See full Trust Score v2 methodology | about the data

Last updated: 19 Apr 2026

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