MELbet lands in the top 11% of the bookmakers we track and earns a Tier-3 licensing posture. The trust score and tier shown in the header above are broken down by 6 weighted components in the score panel below.

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What's behind the 57/100

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

6 weighted checks, total 100

Licensing 25%36

What this score means: Few or no active operator licences in tracked registers. Recourse in disputes may be limited.

Context: Measures how strong the strongest active licence is, not whether the brand is illegal to use in your country.

Evidence: Unclassified regulator: Kenya-BCLB

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%60

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%58

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

Evidence: Consumer reviews (wayback): 1.5star (559 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%98

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

Evidence: Domain age: 13y

MELbet overview

Licensed by Curacao, MELbet is a sportsbook tracked in the SharkBetting Atlas. The brand was first registered online in 2012, giving it roughly 14 years of operating history. It holds 3 active licences, from Curacao and Kenya-BCLB. It is open to players in roughly 24 markets.

Its SharkBetting Trust Score v2 sits at 59 out of 100 (high confidence, mid band). Worth knowing before depositing: its strongest licence is a light-touch one by our tiering, which carries weaker dispute recourse than a top-regulator licence. Public review aggregators report 1.5 stars on an open consumer-review platform (559 reviews) and 7.8/10 on a third-party dispute-mediation service.

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Drag the sliders to match your own priorities. MELbet’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.

LicensingScore 36 / weight 30%Regulator tier and active licencesCorporateScore 10 / weight 20%· data missingVerified ownership chain depthSecurityScore 60 / weight 10%TLS, headers, DNS hygiene, CDNReviewsScore 58 / weight 15%Consumer reviews, dispute mediation and aggregatorsThreat intelScore 100 / weight 10%PhishTank, URLhaus, OFACOperationalScore 98 / weight 15%Domain age, traffic, app presence

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Licensing & regulatory footprint

Country access

Hover or tap a region for the country list.

Europe

4 accepted, 0 blocked

Accepted: Czech Republic, France, Ukraine, Russia

Americas

2 accepted, 0 blocked

Accepted: Argentina, Peru

Asia

7 accepted, 0 blocked

Accepted: China, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Bangladesh, Philippines, India

Africa

10 accepted, 0 blocked

Accepted: Nigeria, Egypt, Morocco, Ethiopia, Senegal, Tunisia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, +2 more

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

1.5/ 5

559 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

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.

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 MELbet?

These brands currently outscore MELbet 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 MELbet safe?

MELbet has a Trust Score of 57/100 with high data confidence. It rates in the middle of the atlas: licensing 36/100, reviews 58/100, corporate 10/100, security 60/100. No active red flags are recorded against the brand.

Is MELbet licensed?

MELbet appears in regulator registers classified by the Trust Score v2 scorer as Curacao (tier-3). The licensing component scores 36/100 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 MELbet?

MELbet appears on multiple independent review aggregators that measure different aspects of player experience. An open consumer-review platform, which collects open consumer reviews, shows 1.5/5 across 559 reviews captured from a Wayback snapshot of www.melbet.com. A third-party dispute-mediation service, which mediates player complaints with operators, scores 7.8/10. 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 MELbet available?

MELbet accepts players from 24 jurisdictions per atlas data, including Czech Republic, France, Ukraine, Russia, China, Pakistan and 18 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 MELbet?

Alternatives in the same operator family (parent group: 1xbet) include 1xbit-crypto, 1xstavkaru, 22bet, 888starz, asprobet and 27 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 MELbet's site secure?

MELbet scores 60/100 on the Trust Score v2 security component, indicating a mid-tier security posture. Signals include: Mozilla Observatory grade C; HSTS enabled; DNS hygiene: SPF/DMARC/DKIM 3/4 (+5). 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 MELbet to alternatives

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Metric	This brand MELbet	Alternative 1 Not selected	Alternative 2 Not selected
Trust Score	57/100
Tier	Tier 3
Active licences	3
Player reviews	559
Top regulator	Curacao GCB
Regulator actions	None on file

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2. What matters most to you?

Tight margins / sharp pricingStrong dispute resolution / regulator backingFast withdrawals / light KYCWide market list / niche sportsGenerous bonuses / promo offers

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By Erik Andersson, Content & Marketing Specialist8 years tracking gambling regulation and trust audits

2 sources

Sources (2)

Citations backing every factual claim in this MELbet 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 melbet.com (RDAP (registry data))

Other (1)

^[1]Web-security scan of melbet.com (grade C) (Mozilla HTTP Observatory)Accessed 24 Apr 2026

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.

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Last updated: 19 Apr 2026

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