Trust Score 53/100
53/1006 componentsShadowPay is an unlicensed sportsbook tracked in the SharkBetting Atlas.
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ShadowPay is an unlicensed sportsbook tracked in the SharkBetting Atlas.
- ACTIVE LICENCES
- 0
- PLAYER REVIEWS
- 375
No live licences tracked
Review platforms + apps
Our independent 0-100 check, computed from public records. Not paid for, not editable by operators.
Quick scan
- LicenseUnlicensed
- EnforcementNo fines
- Reviews4.1/5
- AppsWeb only
Author and sources
ShadowPay at a glance
At a glance
ShadowPay lands in the top 17% of the bookmakers we track and earns no live licence in tracked registers. 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 53/100
6 weighted checks, total 100. Each bar shows the score, weight, and what it means.
What this score means: Atlas could not verify licensing signals for this brand.
Evidence: No active licenses matched
What this score means: Atlas could not verify corporate signals for this brand.
Evidence: No corporate-ownership disclosure found
What this score means: Security posture acceptable but with some gaps (weak headers or unpatched CVE on shared IP).
Evidence: Mozilla Observatory: C+
What this score means: Public review platforms show consistently positive sentiment over time.
Evidence: Consumer reviews (wayback): 4.1star (375 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: Domain age, hosting tier, and CDN posture indicate a stable long-running operation.
Evidence: Domain age: 9y
ShadowPay overview
ShadowPay is an unlicensed sportsbook tracked in the SharkBetting Atlas. The brand was first registered online in 2016, giving it roughly 10 years of operating history. Public hosting infrastructure is classified as tier-1 hosting (Cloudflare, Inc.).
Its SharkBetting Trust Score v2 sits at 59 out of 100 (medium confidence, mid band). The first thing to check is licensing: we found no active licence we can verify, so any consumer-protection recourse would rest on the operator's own policies. Public review aggregators report 4.1 stars on an open consumer-review platform (375 reviews).
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Drag the sliders to match your own priorities. ShadowPay’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
53
Atlas default
53
Delta
-0.3
Licensing & regulatory footprint
Unverified regulatory status.
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 ShadowPay safe?
ShadowPay has a Trust Score of 53/100 with medium data confidence. It rates in the middle of the atlas: licensing 0/100, reviews 71/100, corporate 10/100, security 68/100. No active red flags are recorded against the brand.
What do third-party review platforms say about ShadowPay?
ShadowPay appears on multiple independent review aggregators that measure different aspects of player experience. An open consumer-review platform, which collects open consumer reviews, shows 4.1/5 across 375 reviews captured from a Wayback snapshot of shadowpay.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.
Is ShadowPay's site secure?
ShadowPay scores 68/100 on the Trust Score v2 security component, indicating a mid-tier security posture. Signals include: Mozilla Observatory grade C+; HSTS + CSP (+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.
Compare ShadowPay to alternatives
Pick up to two other atlas brands and see the verifiable stats side-by-side.
| Metric | This brand ShadowPay | Alternative 1 Not selected | Alternative 2 Not selected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trust Score | 53/100 | ||
| Tier | No tier | ||
| Active licences | 0 | ||
| Player reviews | 375 | ||
| Top regulator | None listed | ||
| Regulator actions | None on file |
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Author and sources
Sources (2)
Citations backing every factual claim in this ShadowPay 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 shadowpay.com (RDAP (registry data))
Other (1)
- [1]Web-security scan of shadowpay.com (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: 2.
Last updated: 19 Apr 2026
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