Bet365 casino review
Bet365 holds a licence from the UK Gambling Commission, a top-tier regulator, and scores 9.2 out of 10 for trust against other casinos licensed by top-tier regulators. Its fastest withdrawal is 24 hours via PayPal, measured end to end from the withdrawal request to money in hand — not the operator's processing window alone. The minimum deposit is £5 (≈$6.35 at our 2026-07-16 rate). Regulators have taken 1 published action against Bet365 or its predecessors, which we count against the score.
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Countries served (14)
Ways to pay (7)
Game studios (9)
The record
- Licence
- UK Gambling Commission (Hillside (UK Gaming) ENC, account 55149 — Remote Casino & Bingo); Malta Gaming Authority (Hillside (Sports) ENC, MGA/CRP/531/2018, regional)
- Owner
- Hillside (UK Gaming) ENC operatorBet365 Group Limited ultimate parent
- Established
- 2000 (domain registered 25.3 years ago)
- Minimum deposit
- £5 (≈$6.35 at our 2026-07-16 rate)
How long the money actually takes
These are end-to-end times: from the moment you request a withdrawal to the moment it is spendable, including the operator's own review window. They are not the "instant" figure a cashier screen shows.
| Method | Time to your hands |
|---|---|
| PayPal fastest | 24 hours |
| paysafecard | 24 hours |
| Visa | 3 days |
| Mastercard | 3 days |
| Apple Pay | 3 days |
| Google Pay | 3 days |
| Bank Transfer | 4 days |
The welcome offer
We show this because you will be offered it. It is not part of any score on this site: a large bonus tells you what a casino spends on acquiring you, not how it treats you afterwards. What these terms actually cost, measured across every offer we hold.
100% deposit match up to $1,000 plus up to 1,000 bonus spins (US casino product, MI/NJ/PA); offer differs by market on bet365.com
What regulators have done about Bet365
| Date | Regulator | Against | Amount | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (exact) | UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) | Hillside (UK Sports) ENC sister | GBP 239,085 | The same section 116 review as the Hillside (UK Gaming) ENC case: the Commission found breaches of licence condition 12.1.1 on money laundering and terrorist financing prevention between May 2021 and July 2022 and of SRCP 3.4.1 paragraphs 1b and 1c on customer interaction between October 2021 and September 2022. This action is against the sister entity holding bet365's betting licence rather than the casino licensee, which paid £239,085 in lieu of a financial penalty. source |
| (exact) | UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) | Hillside (UK Gaming) ENC | GBP 343,035 | Following a section 116 licence review prompted by a March 2022 compliance assessment, the Commission found breaches of licence conditions 12.1.1 and 12.1.2 on money laundering and terrorist financing prevention between May 2021 and July 2022, and of SRCP 3.4.1 paragraphs 1b and 1c on customer interaction between October 2021 and September 2022. Hillside (UK Gaming) ENC holds the bet365 bingo and casino licence and agreed to pay £343,035 in lieu of a financial penalty. source |
Actions against a sister brand or a wider group are listed for context but do not affect this brand's score. Only actions against the brand itself or the company it grew out of do.
Where each of these facts came from
Every claim above is tied to the document we read it in. If a fact has no source here, it is not on this page — we drop unsourced data rather than publish it.
| Fact | Source | Read on |
|---|---|---|
| bonus headline | www.legalsportsreport.com | 2026-07-16 |
| countries allowed | en.wikipedia.org | 2026-07-16 |
| domain age years | en.wikipedia.org | 2026-07-16 |
| established year | en.wikipedia.org | 2026-07-16 |
| game providers | www.casino.org | 2026-07-16 |
| license authority | authorisation.mga.org.mt | 2026-07-16 |
| license authority | authorisation.mga.org.mt | 2026-07-16 |
| license status | www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk | 2026-07-16 |
| license status | www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk | 2026-07-16 |
| min deposit | www.aceodds.com | 2026-07-16 |
| owner company | en.wikipedia.org | 2026-07-16 |
| owner company | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk | 2026-07-16 |
| payment methods | www.aceodds.com | 2026-07-16 |
| payout hours by method | www.racingpost.com | 2026-07-16 |
Questions people ask about Bet365
Is Bet365 licensed, and by which regulator?
Bet365 is licensed by UK Gambling Commission. The licence was active when we checked the regulator’s own public register on 18 July 2026. You can check it yourself in the register entry we used.
Who owns Bet365?
Bet365 is owned through Hillside (UK Gaming) ENC (operator); Bet365 Group Limited (ultimate parent). Ownership of these companies changes by takeover faster than most registers update, so we date it: this is the structure we recorded on 18 July 2026. Source: the filing we read.
Has Bet365 been fined by a gambling regulator?
Yes. We have recorded 2 published enforcement actions against Bet365 or the company it operates under. The most recent was by UK Gambling Commission on 5 April 2024, a GBP 239,085 penalty. Read the regulator’s published decision. Every action we hold is listed with its date, amount and source further up this page.
How long does a withdrawal from Bet365 actually take?
The fastest route we recorded is PayPal at 24 hours. The slowest is Bank Transfer at 4 days. These are end-to-end times: from requesting the money to it being spendable, including the operator’s own review window. They are not the “instant” figure a cashier screen shows, which times only the last step. Source: the operator’s published terms.
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