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bet365 review
Sports betting, licensed by the UK Gambling Commission through Hillside (UK Sports) ENC, account 55148.
Checked by the Slate Casino Review editors · licence facts from the Gambling Commission register
01 · Licence
Who is behind bet365
bet365 is run by Hillside (UK Sports) ENC, which holds a remote operating licence from the UK Gambling Commission. The register recorded these facts when we checked:
- Licence holder
- Hillside (UK Sports) ENC
- Regulator
- UK Gambling Commission
- Account number
- 55148 (opens in a new tab)
- Licence number
- 055148-R-331498-002
- Company registered in
- Malta
- Activities on the licence
- General Betting Standard - Real Event, General Betting Standard - Virtual Event, Pool Betting
Before you open an account, open the register entry (opens in a new tab), confirm the status reads Active and look for www.bet365.com among the domains. For any other site, search the public register (opens in a new tab).
02 · Offer
The welcome offer, condition by condition
£30 in Free BetsBet £10
18+. New customers only. Bet £10 and get £30 in Free Bets. Min deposit requirement. Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are available for use upon settlement of bets to the value of the qualifying deposit. Min odds, bet and payment method exclusions apply. Returns exclude Bet Credits stake. Time limits and T&Cs apply.
6 conditions, in plain English
- 1
Age. Adults only. The operator checks your age and identity before you can deposit or play.
- 2
New customers. Only for a first account with this operator. Held one before? The offer usually won't apply.
- 3
Your money first. The amount of your own money that has to go in, and be staked, before anything is added.
- 4
Payment method. Some ways to pay do not qualify. Check yours is allowed before the first deposit.
- 5
Stake not returned. If a free bet comes in, you receive the return without the free bet amount itself.
- 6
Full terms. The operator's own terms page has every rule, and it applies over anything written here.
This is a sports offer. Expect a qualifying bet with your own money at a minimum price, followed by free bets whose stake is not returned. Check which payment methods qualify and how many days you have to use the free bets.
We last checked this offer on 20 October 2026. Operators change offers without notice; the terms on the operator's own site always apply.
03 · Safer gambling
What a GB licence obliges bet365 to give you
- A deposit limit, offered while you open the account. Lowering it is immediate; raising it waits out a cooling-off period.
- Time-outs that pause the account, and reality checks that show how long you have played.
- Self-exclusion for six months or more, and membership of GAMSTOP (opens in a new tab).
- Age and identity checks before any deposit or play, free demos included.
- No credit cards. Gambling on a credit card is banned in Great Britain.
- A free dispute service: an approved alternative dispute resolution provider, named in the operator's terms, if a complaint is not settled.
Set a deposit limit while you open the account, before you take any offer. More on safer gambling
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