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TGP Europe, a company based in the Isle of Man, was fined in the UK (albeit not in the IoM)

19/05/2025

TGP Europe, a company based in the Isle of Man, recently made headlines by exiting the UK market.

£3.3 million penalty

  • This decision to exit follows an investigation by the UK Gambling Commission, which resulted in a £3.3 million penalty for the company due to failures in due diligence and anti-money laundering measures.   
  • TGP Europe was known for operating white label gambling sites, often partnering with high-profile sports betting brands and Premier League football clubs  
  • The company holds a license from the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission (GSC), which oversees gambling activities to ensure they comply with local regulations.  

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The whole portfolio of betting sites maintaining white label agreements with Isle of Man-based TGP Europe appears to have ended UK operations.

All 15 operators listed on the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) website as TGP Europe white label partner domain names have posted notices.

Of these 15 sites, 13 stated they would no longer accept new or existing customers from Thursday, 8 May 2025 onwards. These included some notable sportsbooks, such as SBOTOP, the parent group of another Isle of Man-based firm, Celton Manx.

Bill Mummery, CEO of Celton Manx, emailed SBC News to confirm that the company had surrendered its Isle of Man licence on Friday, May 9. It is not yet clear why Celton Manx opted to do this.

An Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission (IOM GSC) statement read: “The Gambling Supervision Commission (GSC) is aware that with effect from Friday, 9 May 2025, Celton Manx has formally surrendered its licence.

“Celton Manx held a licence with the GSC under the Online Gambling Regulation Act since 2008. A licence holder may surrender their licence for various reasons, and the GSC cannot discuss individual circumstances in this regard.”

Some of the brands that maintained white label deals with TGP Europe—a company based in Douglas, Isle of Man, and founded in 2014 are notable as partners of Premier League football clubs.

For example,

  • SBOTOP is the front-of-shirt sponsor of Premier League club Fulham, and its status as a TGP Europe-affiliated partner of an English top-flight club is not alone.
  • AFC Bournemouth is also partnered with TGP Europe, a white label partner of bj88. Some former TGP white label partners who were or still are Premier League partners include Kaiyun Sports with Nottingham Forest (active deal), Crystal Palace (inactive), and BC Game and Leicester City (active).
  • Last year, after Kaiyun’s white label deal with TGP Europe expired, both Forest and Palace were warned by the UKGC about the potential regulatory implications of maintaining a commercial deal with a betting firm not active in the UK.
  • Vietnam-facing DEBET is a partner of Wolverhampton Wanderers, and some Wolves fans noted on social media that their club’s principal partner appeared to be shutting down.

Screenshot of DEBET website as of 15 May

2023

  • TGP Europe has also previously been subject to UKGC enforcement action.
  • In 2023, the firm was issued a £316,250 penalty and had additional terms attached to its licence due to social responsibility and AML failures.
  • All in all, the 15 TGP Europe-partnered firms that closed down their websites this week are 12bet, 96uk, bj88, DEBET, DuelBits, Fun88, Nova88Bet, and Sportsbetio.uk, SBOTOP, Ticbet and UK-WL.

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