Who owns 888.es / 888casino.es / 888poker.es?

888.es / 888casino.es / 888poker.es is owned by evoke plc, listed (LSE: EVOK) - takeover by Bally's Intralot approved by shareholders Aug 2026, completion pending. The site runs under 888 Online Games España, S.A., Spain, with a licence from DGOJ (Spain) (DGOJ general and singular licences (register lists licence types, no numbers)). The same owner has 21 other casinos.

Ultimate owner	evoke plc (listed (LSE: EVOK) - takeover by Bally's Intralot approved by shareholders Aug 2026, completion pending)
Operating company	888 Online Games España, S.A., Spain
Licenses	Spain — DGOJ DGOJ general and singular licences (register lists licence types, no numbers)
Products	Casino, Poker, Sports betting
Website	888.es
Also runs as	888casino.com, 888sport.com, 888.se, 888casino.se, 888sport.se, 888.dk, 888casino.dk, 888sport.dk, 888.nl, 888.de, 888sport.de, 888.pt, 888sport.es, 888casino.it, 888casino.ca, 888sport.ca
Sister casinos	21
Fines and actions	6
Owner proof	verified
Last checked	14 Oct 2026

In numbers

888 Online Games España, S.A. also runs 1 other gambling brand under the same company and licence.
evoke plc owns 22 brand families with 47 websites in our data.
6 regulator fines against the owner since 2017, about €45 million in total (converted to euros).

Licences

Regulator	Type	Valid	Check it
Spain — DGOJ DGOJ general and singular licences (register lists licence types, no numbers)	—	active	register

What these licences mean for you

Spanish rules apply to players in Spain. The national self-exclusion register (RGIAJ) covers all sites with a Spanish licence. Self-exclusion: RGIAJ.

About evoke plc

evoke is the renamed 888 Holdings (renamed May 2024). It bought William Hill's non-US business from Caesars in July 2022. In 2026 it agreed to be acquired by Bally's Intralot in an all-share/cash deal worth about £243m. Shareholders approved the deal in August 2026; court sanction and regulatory approvals were still outstanding at last report.

Headquarters: Gibraltar · Founded: 1997 · Ownership: listed (LSE: EVOK) - takeover by Bally's Intralot approved by shareholders Aug 2026, completion pending

How we know, and what we could not confirm

How we know: evoke plc (ex-888) Spanish licensee; also 888sport.es.

We have no company registration number for 888 Online Games España, S.A..

21 sister casinos

Same owner often means the same terms, the same support team and the same payout rules. A self-exclusion at one brand may not cover its sister sites.

Everything evoke plc owns, with fines and sources →

Regulator fines

Date	Company	Regulator / court	Amount	Reason
2025-02-28	WHG CEUTA SA	Spain — DGOJ	EUR 75,000	Let a person registered in Spain's gambling self-exclusion register (RGIAJ) play. Nominal fine €125.000; reduced to €75.000 after the firm admitted liability and paid early. Case ES/2025/023; DGOJ lists it under 2026. source
2023-03-28	WHG (International) Ltd, Mr Green Ltd, William Hill Organization Ltd	UK Gambling Commission	GBP 19,200,000	Largest UKGC penalty to date: social-responsibility and AML failures (£12.5m WHG International, £3.7m Mr Green, £3m retail). Conduct pre-dated 888 ownership. source
2022-05-19	Evoke Gaming Ltd	Spelinspektionen (Sweden)	SEK 450,000	Remark and fine over compliance failings (Mr Green group company). source
2022-03-01	888 UK Limited	UK Gambling Commission	GBP 9,400,000	Social-responsibility and AML failures; official warning and audit. source
2021-08-23	Mr Green Limited	Spelinspektionen (Sweden)	SEK 31,500,000	Warning and fines: SEK 1.5m for AML failings and SEK 30m for duty-of-care failings; the appeal court later cut the duty-of-care part to SEK 12m (2024). source
2017	888 UK Limited	UK Gambling Commission	GBP 7,800,000	Earlier penalty package for failing vulnerable/self-excluded customers. source

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