SBOBET
Not licensed in United States.
Asian-facing sportsbook known for Asian handicap and live bettingLive bettingBetting while the event is already under way. Odds move with every goal, card or point. In the glossary →, now run by Entrope S.R.L (Costa Rica) under a Tobique Gaming Commission licence after its Isle of Man licence was surrendered in 2025.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Long-established Asian handicap specialist with live betting across many sports
- Cash outCash outSettling your bet before the event is over, for an amount the bookmaker offers at that moment. Useful to lock in some profit or cut a loss. In the glossary →, including partial cash out (up to 5 times per single bet)
- Live video via SBOtv / Live Center
- Deposit, casino-loss and wageringPlaythroughHow many times you have to bet a bonus, sometimes plus your deposit, before you can withdraw anything won with it. In the glossary → limits plus 7/30/90-day or permanent self-exclusionSelf-exclusionClosing your account for a set period so you can’t bet. It can’t be undone early. In the glossary →
- Accounts in 14 currencies incl. INR, BRL, THB, VND, IDR and USDT
Cons
- Gave up Isle of Man licence May 2025; IoM regulator fined Celton Manx £3.94m for 15 AML breaches (Jul 2025)
- Only licence now is Tobique (Canadian First Nation), with no public licensee register
- Opaque ownership: T&Cs name Entrope S.R.L (Costa Rica); SBO trademarks linked to Runningman Corp, Manila
- T&Cs: 5% fee if turnover <3x deposit, £5/month dormant fee, payouts capped at £50k per 24h
- T&Cs ban Myanmar, China, Philippines and Hong Kong, yet the site offers MMK/RMB accounts and a Myanmar bonus
Trust Score 3.5
Worked out the same way for every bookmaker, from the facts on this page. Some checks are still pending; until they are done they count low, so missing facts never lift a score.
- Licence3.0 Tobique
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Payout speed–
Not checked yet: counts as 2.0 until it is.
- Payment choice3.0 1 of 5 kinds: crypto
- Bonus terms2.0 18× deposit + bonus
- Betting features8.6 6 of 7 key features
- Safer gambling4.0 Deposit limits, Self-exclusion
Paid placement never changes a score. How we score
Features
Products
- Casino: yes
- Live casino: yes
- Esports: yes
- Virtual sports: yes
Betting
- Live betting: yes
- Live streaming: yes
- Cash out: yes
- iOS app: yes
- Android app: yes
- Crypto payments: yes
Safer gambling
- Deposit limits: yes
- Self-exclusion: yes
Not checked yet: Poker, Bet builder, Time-out
Countries
SBOBET takes players worldwide except in 56 countries:
Not available in these countries56
Afghanistan
American Samoa
Australia
Belarus
Belgium
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
China
Congo
Cuba
Curaçao
Côte d'Ivoire
Denmark
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern Territories
Germany
Greece
Guadeloupe
Guam
Haiti
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iran
Iraq
Liberia
Libya
Lithuania
Malta
Martinique
Mayotte
Myanmar
Netherlands
North Korea
Northern Mariana Islands
Philippines
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Russia
Réunion
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Serbia
Singapore
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Somalia
Spain
Sudan
Switzerland
Taiwan
Türkiye
United Kingdom
United States
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Venezuela
Virgin Islands, U.S.
Yemen
Company and licences
- Licences
- Tobique Gaming Commission
- Group
- Entrope S.R.L