Melbet vs SBOBET
On trust Melbet leads, 6.7/10 against SBOBET's 5.8/10, both under a lighter-touch regulator. On speed SBOBET is quicker, 24 hours via Skrill against Melbet's 25 hours via Skrill, both measured end to end.
We pair these two because a player could plausibly swap one for the other: 18 shared providers/payments/countries, similarity 0.23. Comparisons below are drawn from the same fields on each brand's profile, checked 2026-07-18 (Melbet) and 2026-07-18 (SBOBET).
 Melbet Licensed |
 SBOBET Licensed |
|
|---|---|---|
| Licensed by | Curaçao Gaming Authority | Tobique Gaming Commission |
| Trust | 6.7 / 10 · a lighter-touch regulator | 5.8 / 10 · a lighter-touch regulator |
| Fastest withdrawal end to end, request to spendable | 25 hours via Skrill | 24 hours via Skrill |
| Minimum deposit winner by USD conversion | $1 | $5 |
| Welcome offer shown, not scored: a bonus never wins a comparison here | 50% up to €350 + 30 free spins on first deposit (part of a five-deposit welcome package up to €1,750 + 290 free spins) (global) | none recorded |
| Wagering | 40 on bonus | not stated |
| Established | 2012 | 2004 |
A highlighted cell wins that row. Trust is highlighted only when both casinos answer to the same class of regulator. Otherwise the scores measure different things and we leave the row unmarked.
What regulators have done about each
| Casino | Published actions against it |
|---|---|
| Melbet | none found |
| SBOBET | 1 recorded |
Most recent against SBOBET: Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission on 3 July 2025, GBP 3,937,500. The decision itself.
We have not finished searching every regulator for at least one of these two, so do not read a low count as a clean record here.
Payout speed, rail by rail
One "fastest withdrawal" figure hides the spread inside each casino. These are end-to-end times for the quickest method in each class, so a card user and a crypto user can each read the row that applies to them.
| Rail | Melbet | SBOBET |
|---|---|---|
| Ewallet | 25 hours via Skrill | 24 hours via Skrill |
| Card | no rail here | 5 days via Visa |
| Bank | 7 days via Bank Transfer | 5 business days via Bank Transfer |
Where they actually differ
What one of them does and the other does not. The overlap is the part every comparison already prints; the difference is the part that decides which one suits you.
- Only Melbet takes
- AstroPay, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Jeton, Litecoin, MoneyGo, Pay4Fun, Payeer and 1 more
- Only SBOBET takes
- Alipay, Apple Pay, Grabpay, Paytm, Phonepe, Unionpay, Wavepay, ecoPayz
- Only Melbet serves
- Australia, Canada, Ghana, Kenya, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan and 4 more
- Only SBOBET serves
- Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, South Korea, Thailand and 1 more
Country and payment coverage is what we recorded from each operator, and both change without notice. Check on the operator's own site before depositing.