1xBet Review: No Irish Licence Since July 2026

This 1xBet review comes down to one fact: 1xBet holds no Irish licence today. Its Irish operation held a Revenue remote bookmaker's licence until that system closed on 30 June 2026, and the brand does not appear on the register of the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) as downloaded on 29 October 2026, so our verdict is swerve.

The story is narrower than the usual offshore one. The company behind the Irish site is real, registered in Cork and was once on the Revenue list. The trouble lies in what did not happen when licensing passed to the GRAI.

Who runs 1xBet in Ireland

The Irish-facing 1xBet site is run by Terminus Platform Ireland Limited, a Cork company (company no. 719563) described in our operator file as the Irish operation of the 1xBet brand. The same company is named as publisher of the iOS app listed on the Irish App Store as 1xBet: Sports Betting Ireland. The site is plainly aimed at punters here.

The licence record we hold reads: Revenue Remote Bookmaker's Licence 1019276 (trading name 1XBET), a Revenue licence that lapsed with the 1 July 2026 switch to GRAI; no GRAI licence confirmed.

From Revenue licence to no licence: the July switch

Until 30 June 2026 online bookmakers serving Ireland were licensed by Revenue. Terminus Platform Ireland Limited appears on the Revenue register published as at that date, trading as 1XBET. Revenue no longer issues those licences. From 1 July 2026 remote betting needs a licence from the GRAI under the Gambling Regulation Act 2024, and a Revenue licence did not roll over by itself.

A notice of intent to apply in the company's name appeared on the GRAI website in March 2026. An application is not a licence. The official register, copied by our desk on 29 October 2026, lists 42 licences; neither Terminus Platform Ireland Limited nor the 1xBet name is among them.

Under the Act, providing gambling without a licence is an offence carrying a fine, up to eight years in prison, or both. The same commencement order gave the courts power to order the blocking of internet services, advertising and payments of unlicensed providers. A site in that position can stop opening, or stop taking card payments, at short notice. That is a risk to any money left in an account, and it is the main reason for the verdict.

What an unlicensed bookmaker means for your money

• No Irish complaints route. The GRAI's complaints and enforcement powers work through its licensees. A dispute over a settled bet or a held withdrawal at 1xBet has no Irish regulator to take it.
• No foreign fallback that we could find. Our file shows no Malta, Great Britain or other licence covering the Irish site, so there is no foreign regulator to name either.
• Statutory protections apply to licensees. Deposit limits under section 164, the credit card ban in section 165 and the identity and age checks in the 2026 regulations bind GRAI licence holders. An operator outside the register is outside that frame.

1xBet review verdict: swerve, and why not worse

Swerve is the only verdict we give a brand without an Irish licence, and it carries no link from us. We stop short of calling 1xBet a scam: the company exists, it was licensed by Revenue until June, and a notice of intent to apply to the new regulator was published in its name. If the GRAI grants a remote betting licence, this page will be rewritten from scratch. Until then, its form line shows the gap at the top: licence.

Is 1xBet legit in Ireland?

Two questions hide in that search. Is it a real business? Yes, on the company records. Is it licensed to take bets from Ireland today? Not on the register we checked. For a punter the second answer is the one that counts, because it decides who, if anyone, stands behind a withdrawal. The register itself is the place to check; our guide to the Irish licence register shows how to read it.

Sportsbook, casino and the Aviator question

1xBet offers sports betting and a casino, according to our operator file. Whether racing markets, a live casino or lotto bets are offered to Irish accounts is not confirmed. The 1xBet casino draws plenty of searches, but its slots and tables do not change the licence position. Ireland has issued no gaming licences to anyone, and our file shows no foreign casino licence for the Irish site.

Aviator, the crash game many people associate with 1xBet, is a supplier's game sold to many operators. How crash games work, and why their pace makes losses run quickly, is set out in our crash games explainer.

Bonus, promo code and free spins

The Irish homepage headlines a bet-and-get welcome offer. Its terms page could not be read when our file was compiled, so we print no amounts, no wagering and no code. No-deposit bonuses and free spins for Irish accounts are not confirmed. A bonus from an operator without a licence is worth only as much as its willingness to pay out under its own terms, with no regulator to hold it to them. More on that in the 1xBet promo code page.

Deposits and 1xBet withdrawal

Payment methods, minimum deposit and withdrawal times for the Irish site are not in our file. If you already hold a balance, withdraw it and stop depositing; the steps are listed on the 1xBet app page. A licensed bookmaker answers to a regulator if a payout stalls. Here nobody in Ireland does.

The app and the sister sites

The iOS app is published under the Irish company's name. Being in an app store says nothing about licensing, and the app carries the same status as the website. We do not list sister sites for brands without an Irish licence; our sister sites guide covers groups whose betting brands are on the register.

Licensed bookmakers instead

The GRAI register is mostly remote betting licences, each issued for three years. Three holders with full reviews on our desk:

• BoyleSports, licensed to Boylesports (Gibraltar) Limited.
• Paddy Power, licensed to PPB Counterparty Services Limited.
• bet365, licensed to Hillside (Europe) ENC.

Each of those licences covers betting only. Their casinos, like every online casino serving Ireland, run under foreign licences until gaming licensing begins.

Before any bet

18+ only. Set a limit before a deposit rather than after a loss, and if the habit is taking more than you meant to give it, our safer gambling page lists free Irish support, including Gamblers Anonymous Ireland and Extern Problem Gambling.