BresBet and Bet St George Licenses Suspended by Gambling Commission

The Gambling Commission has suspended the licenses held by operators BresBet Ltd and Bet St George Ltd as a result of suspected social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures.

Specific details of the alleged offences committed were not published by the British regulator. The suspension, which has been enforced following enquiries made by the Commission, will remain in place until the Commission is satisfied both licensees have addressed any issues and showed they are compliant.

More to come

The suspension takes place immediately and players at both sites are permitted to access their accounts and withdraw funds. Both businesses can be contacted via their websites. At this time, the Commission has not reached a final conclusion of wrongdoing and it is still possible for BresBet and Bet St George to resume operations following the outcome of the Commission’s investigation.

Posting on X, BresBet wrote: “BresBet is currently temporarily unavailable following the suspension of its operating licence by the Gambling Commission. We are currently working through the matter and will provide further updates when appropriate. Please note that BresBet is not currently accepting bets. We’d like to reassure our customers that all open bets and account balances remain in place.”

A link between the brands

Both operators appear to be owned by BresCorp, which was incorporated in March 2021 as a white-label business using the website technology and operating license of Playbook Engineering. Both BresBet and Bet St George are listed at the same address in Sheffield, Yorkshire, while BresCorp is also listed in Sheffield. There also appears to be plenty of crossover between the two brands, in terms of personnel.

Nic Brereton is the owner of BresBet. Sarah Laycock was listed as a director for both BresBet and Bet St George, and her LinkedIn profile displays the title of Managing Director of both brands. However, a filing on Companies House shows Laycock’s position as a Director of both brands was terminated on August 10.

BresBet was incorporated in March 2021 and Bet St George was incorporated in June 2025. BresBet moved on to its own Gambling Commission license in February 2025 and Bet St George’s license has been live since last December. Bet St George’s license went live three months before its website launched in March this year.

BresBet has not publicly announced its gambling revenue, but its accounts showed £3.5 million was owed to creditors, with amounts falling due within one year from March 31, 2025. Bet St George is yet to file any accounts.

No shortage of fines

The Commission has been very active when it comes to fines and suspensions for licensees recently. In August, QuinnBet was fined £609,104 after an investigation by the Commission revealed anti-money laundering and social responsibility failures. QuinnBet will pay the money as part of a settlement with the Commission.

Two days earlier, adult gaming centre (AGC) operator Holland Park Leisure was fined £150,000 for failing to comply with a self-exclusion requirement. Holland Park Leisure, which runs three AGCs in Leicester, will have to undergo a third-party audit to review its policies, procedures and controls.

In July meanwhile, live casino supplier Evolution reached a £4.75 million settlement with the Commission as a result of its game content being found to have been offered in the UK without a license. The license review was initiated by the Commission in December 2024, finding Evolution’s content was supplied illegally via two operators across six websites.