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Where is Betfair legal? Licence status by country

Flutter Entertainment

Sports bettingBetting exchangeCasinoPoker

10

Market records

2000

Founded

Overview

Betfair is not legal or available in every country. Atlas currently records six licensed markets: Great Britain, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Ireland and Malta, plus federal authorisation in Brazil. Buenos Aires City and Alderney are not listed, while Romania is under review after the last confirmed term ended on 31 August 2026. The legal entity, domain and permitted products differ by market, so use the official source attached to each row.

Parent Company

Flutter Entertainment

Founded

2000

Current brand status

Seven positive records are not a worldwide availability list

Atlas records six licensed markets and one federally authorised market. Availability still depends on the local legal entity, domain and permitted product; a licence in one jurisdiction does not carry into another.

Great Britain: six UKGC business results need interpretation

The UKGC search returns six Betfair-related business records. Five show a matching Betfair consumer or prediction domain; Betfair Limited is a separate record with no matching domain. Counting rows alone would overstate the consumer licence picture.

UK Gambling Commission business register

Spain: check both domain and product licence

The DGOJ record connects Betfair International Spain SA to betfair.es and apuestas.betfair.es and lists distinct permissions for betting, betting exchange, poker and casino products.

DGOJ Betfair International Spain record

Brazil: the authorised domain is betfair.bet.br

The federal SPA table lists NSX Betfair Brasil SA under authorisation 248 of 7 February 2025 and names betfair.bet.br. That evidence does not authorise betfair.com for the Brazilian federal market.

Brazil Ministry of Finance authorised-company table
Where Atlas currently records licence evidence for Betfair

Atlas currently records Betfair as licensed or authorised in 7 markets: Great Britain, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Brazil, Ireland and 1 more.

3 additional records cover restricted, revoked, under-review or not-listed status. A missing register record does not, by itself, prove that an operator is illegal.

Products recorded: Sports betting, Betting exchange, Casino, Poker. Status is jurisdiction- and product-specific; the latest displayed verification is 2026-09-11. Follow the official source in each market record before making a decision.

Market Availability

Recorded status for Betfair. A brand can hold different statuses across jurisdictions and product categories.

Categories

Sports bettingBetting exchangeCasino
Direct official source

Checked 2026-09-01

Valid until

ONJN Class I published validity - transition review 1 September 2026

The last confirmed ONJN record for Betfair International Plc displayed validity through 31 August 2026. No later official validity period has been confirmed, so the Romania relationship is held under review from 1 September; this is not a revocation or illegality finding.

Categories

Betting exchangeSports betting
Direct official source

Checked 2026-07-28

AGCC live eGambling licensee register

No Betfair brand or domain was found in the current AGCC register. Exchange Platform Solutions Limited is listed for Betdaq, which is a separate consumer brand.

Key Facts
Market records10
Founded2000
Products4
Source coverage100%

Source-backed positive-status records

7 recorded markets currently has a licensed or authorised status and primary-source evidence. This does not by itself prove a live consumer domain, current availability or approval for a commercial placement. No live affiliate offer is active on this profile.

How the gate works
Products
Sports betting
Betting exchange
Casino
Poker

Important Notice

Operator status may vary by jurisdiction. Always verify licensing directly with the relevant regulatory authority.

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