Caecus N.V. is the Curaçao entity currently licensed to run the 1xBet casino and sportsbook, under a Curaçao Gaming Authority licence granted in 2024. 1xBet itself is a very large global brand, but it does not operate through a single stable company: over the years it has run through a series of Curaçao shells, of which Caecus N.V. is the current one. It is worth keeping the brand and the specific licensing company separate when reading about its history.
A documented regulatory history
1xBet as a brand carries one of the more troubled regulatory records in this index. Its Russian founders were the subject of a criminal case over illegal gambling operations; the Netherlands regulator fined the brand in 2018 for targeting Dutch players; Ukraine placed it under sanctions; and it ceased UK-licensed operations in 2019 following UK press reporting into how it was marketed. These matters attach to the 1xBet brand and its earlier operating entities rather than to the Caecus N.V. company by name, but they are context any reader should have. For the casino experience itself, see our full 1xBet review above.
