Publication date: 30 Mar 2021

Bettors from Russia have access to the sports betting service from the well-known British bookmaker bet365 now. The site bet365.ru operates under the betting license of the limited liability company “Golden Bet”. The provider received a license from the Federal Tax Service on June 5, 2018, and in July, 2018 became a member of the Association of Bookmakers. All transactions are driven via the QIWI TSUPIS (QIWI Betting Control Centre). SimilarWeb, the Internet traffic analysis service, has published a report. February 2021 figures show that the platform of the British brand bet365 is the world’s leader in the category “sports betting” due to a number of visitors. Their site in the domain zone .com is ranked 108th (the same category). On average, 293 million bettors visit bet365.com every month. By the way, the brand bet365 was registered in 2000 and is legal. In addition to the Russian gambling licence, the company is also allowed to work in countries of the United States, Great Britain, Australia jurisdiction, and in most European countries, such as Malta, Cyprus and Gibraltar. One of the key features of this bookmaking company is that they operate online only. The company does not have any ground-based betting stations at all.