Who owns LeoVegas?
LeoVegas is owned by MGM Resorts International, the NYSE-listed US casino company, which bought LeoVegas Group in 2022 for about US$604m. The operator is LeoVegas Gaming PLC, a Malta company with UK Gambling Commission account 39198. UK players now use leovegas.co.uk. The group also runs BetMGM in the UK, Netherlands and Sweden.
| Ultimate owner | MGM Resorts International (listed (NYSE: MGM)) |
|---|---|
| Owner chain | LeoVegas Group → MGM Resorts International |
| Operating company | LeoVegas Gaming PLC, Malta · reg. C59314 |
| Licenses | UKGC account 39198 Denmark — Spillemyndigheden Netherlands — KSA 1970 Italy — ADM 16019 MGA MGA/CRP/237/2013 Ireland — Revenue (National Excise Licence Office) 1012453 |
| Products | Casino, Sports betting |
| Website | leovegas.com |
| Also runs as | leovegas.dk, leovegas.nl, leovegas.de, leovegas.es, leovegas.it |
| Sister casinos | 10 |
| Fines and actions | 8 |
| Owner proof | verified |
| Last checked | 14 Oct 2026 |
In numbers
- LeoVegas Gaming PLC also runs 6 other gambling brands under the same company and licence.
- MGM Resorts International owns 11 brand families with 20 websites in our data.
- 8 regulator fines against the owner since 2019, about €3.1 million in total (converted to euros).
- Licensed in 5 countries: GB, DK, NL, IT, IE.
- MGM Resorts International has owned LeoVegas since 2022.
Who is behind it
LeoVegas started in 2011 as a mobile-first casino. MGM Resorts bought it in September 2022 and took it off Nasdaq Stockholm. MGM also holds 50% of BetMGM in the US, together with Entain.
LeoVegas Group runs LeoVegas, BetMGM outside the US, BetUK, Expekt, Royal Panda and several UK casinos it got with Rocket X.
License and what it means for you
The UK Gambling Commission is a strict regulator. Players in Great Britain get its rules on identity checks, safer-gambling tools and complaints. LeoVegas serves the Nordics, the UK, Europe and Canada.
Sister sites
LeoVegas Group runs 8 other brands in our data: BetMGM (UK, Netherlands, Sweden), BetUK, Royal Panda, Pink Casino, 21.co.uk, Slot Boss, Expekt and GoGoCasino. A self-exclusion at LeoVegas may not cover them.
Fines and regulator actions
In August 2022 the UK Gambling Commission fined LeoVegas Gaming PLC £1.32 million and gave it an official warning over safer-gambling and anti-money-laundering failures. In March 2025 Sweden fined Roar Vegas Ltd, a LeoVegas company, SEK 8 million for acting too late on excessive gambling. In 2019 the Dutch regulator fined Royal Panda €400,000 for serving Dutch players without a Dutch licence. Other actions in our data include: April 2021, Sweden's Spelinspektionen, SEK 2 million (LeoVegas Gaming Plc); May 2026, Sweden's Spelinspektionen, SEK 1.2 million (Oddit Limited); January 2025, Spain's DGOJ, €75,000 (Leovegas Gaming, PLC). The full list is in the table below.
Licences
| Regulator | Type | Valid | Check it |
|---|---|---|---|
| UKGC account 39198 | — | active | register |
| Denmark — Spillemyndigheden | Online casino, Betting | active | register |
| Netherlands — KSA 1970 | — | – 2028-09-08 | register |
| Italy — ADM 16019 | — | active | register |
| MGA MGA/CRP/237/2013 | corporate group licence | 2018-08-01 – | register |
| Ireland — Revenue (National Excise Licence Office) 1012453 | Remote Bookmaker's Licence | active | register |
What these licences mean for you
- Players in Great Britain get UK rules on identity checks, safer-gambling tools and complaints. GamStop self-exclusion covers all UK-licensed online sites. Self-exclusion: GamStop.
- Danish rules apply to players in Denmark. ROFUS self-exclusion covers all sites with a Danish licence. Self-exclusion: ROFUS.
- Dutch rules apply to players in the Netherlands. The Cruks self-exclusion register covers all sites with a Dutch licence. Self-exclusion: Cruks.
- Italian rules apply to players in Italy. The national self-exclusion register (RUA) covers all sites with an Italian licence. Self-exclusion: RUA.
- A Malta licence is a strong EU licence. It does not replace the licence of your own country: national self-exclusion registers cover only sites licensed in that country.
About MGM Resorts International
US casino-resort company. It owns LeoVegas Group outright since 2022 and holds 50% of the BetMGM US joint venture with Entain.
Headquarters: USA · Founded: 1986 · Ownership: listed (NYSE: MGM)
How we know, and what we could not confirm
How we know: Group owned by MGM Resorts since 2022. UK traffic now on leovegas.co.uk (leovegas.com shown inactive on UK account).
10 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.
BetMGMbetmgm.se
BetUKbetuk.com
Royal Pandaroyalpanda.com
Pink Casinopinkcasino.co.uk- 21.co.uk21.co.uk
- Slot Bossslotboss.co.uk
Expektexpekt.com
GoGoCasinogogocasino.com- BetMGM Brasilbetmgm.bet.br closed
- MGMmgm.bet.br closed
Everything MGM Resorts International owns, with fines and sources →
Regulator fines
| Date | Company | Regulator / court | Amount | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | Oddit Limited | Spelinspektionen (Sweden) | SEK 1,200,000 | Warning and fine (Casumo) for not reporting a change in the people with influence over the company in time. source |
| 2025-03-25 | Roar Vegas Ltd (LeoVegas brand) | Spelinspektionen (Sweden) | SEK 8,000,000 | Warning and fee for not acting early enough on excessive gambling (duty of care). source |
| 2025-03-07 | Leovegas Gaming, PLC | Spain — DGOJ | EUR 60,000 | Did not meet the technical requirements set by the gambling regulations. Nominal fine €100.000; reduced to €60.000 after the firm admitted liability and paid early. Case ES/2025/015; DGOJ lists it under 2025. source |
| 2025-01-29 | Leovegas Gaming, PLC | Spain — DGOJ | EUR 75,000 | Used technical systems that were not approved, e.g. moving gambling data to a new data centre without approval. Nominal fine €125.000; reduced to €75.000 after the firm admitted liability and paid early. Case ES/2025/007; DGOJ lists it under 2025. source |
| 2023-04-20 | LeoVegas Gaming PLC | AGCO (Ontario) | CAD 25,000 | Order of monetary penalty for offering an uncertified game on its Ontario site. source |
| 2022-08-03 | LeoVegas Gaming PLC | UK Gambling Commission | GBP 1,320,000 | Social-responsibility and AML failures; official warning. source |
| 2021-04-23 | LeoVegas Gaming Plc | Spelinspektionen (Sweden) | SEK 2,000,000 | Warning and fine for anti-money-laundering failures. source |
| 2019 | Royal Panda (LeoVegas) | Kansspelautoriteit (Netherlands) | EUR 400,000 | Offering games to Dutch players without a Dutch licence (LeoVegas brand also fined ~€350k). source |
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Questions and answers
Who owns LeoVegas?
MGM Resorts International, since 2022.
Is LeoVegas licensed?
Yes. LeoVegas Gaming PLC holds UK Gambling Commission account 39198.
Has LeoVegas been fined?
Yes. The UK Gambling Commission fined it £1.32 million in 2022.
Sources
- https://www.leovegasgroup.com/en/about-us/our-brands/
- https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register/business/detail/domain-names/39198
- https://igamingbusiness.com/strategy/ma/mgm-resorts-closes-on-leovegas-acquisition-as-shareholders-accept-offer/
- https://www.spelinspektionen.se/licens-o-tillstand/licensregister/
- https://www.spelinspektionen.se/api/export/LicenseRegistryExcel
- https://www.spillemyndigheden.dk/en-us/licensed-gambling-operators
- https://brightsideofnews.com/gambling/news/finland-igaming-license-applications-2026/
- https://igamingontario.ca/en/player/regulated-igaming-market
- https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/downloads/business-licence-register-businesses.csv
- https://openovergokken.nl/kansspelwijzer/leovegas-gaming-p-l-c/
- https://kansspelautoriteit.nl/kansspelwijzer
- https://www.adm.gov.it/portale/monopoli/giochi/gioco_distanza/gioco_dist_concessionari
- https://web.archive.org/web/2025/https://www.expekt.com/en/
- https://www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/documents/statistics/excise/register-licensed-remote-bookmakers.pdf
Last checked 14 Oct 2026. How we check facts. Gambling can be addictive. Help: BeGambleAware, GamStop, Gamblers Anonymous.