Operator File · Curaçao

Velobet

Licence status, GamStop coverage and any publicly documented issues for Velobet, with sources. A listing is a record, not an allegation of wrongdoing.

Ownership and licence on record

Velobet sits within the portfolio of Santeda International B.V., a company recorded under registration number 151296. The same parent holds a Curacao Gaming Authority licence carried under reference OGL/2024/1798/1048. On the public record, Velobet is therefore one brand among several operated by a single corporate entity rather than a standalone licensee, and the licence governing it is the Curacao authorisation held by Santeda International B.V.

Regulator action against the parent

The corporate record also includes a regulator decision. Spain's gambling regulator, the DGOJ, fined Santeda International B.V. EUR 5m and imposed a two-year ban for unlicensed online gambling activity in Spain. That action was directed at the parent company that operates Velobet, and the named body, the amount and the two-year ban are matters of regulatory record rather than allegation.

Third-party research and reported testimony

Separately, an independent GAMRS report described Santeda brands, naming MyStake, Velobet, Goldenbet, Cosmobet and Rolletto, as central to an estimated black-market network put at around GBP 2bn or USD 2.7bn. The report referenced customer testimony, including a GamStop-registered individual who reported losing around GBP 49,300, and pointed to a concentration of UK players. This is a third-party research report rather than a regulator ruling or court judgment, and is recorded here on that basis.

What the record shows

Regulator / court actionDGOJ (Direccion General de Ordenacion del Juego, Spain)· 2022 (reported)

Spain's gambling regulator (DGOJ) fined Santeda International B.V. EUR 5m and imposed a two-year ban for unlicensed online gambling activity in Spain (primary regulator action).

Source
Reported allegationGAMRS (independent monitoring body), reported by GamblingNews· 2025-12-22

Independent GAMRS report described Santeda brands (MyStake, Velobet, Goldenbet, Cosmobet, Rolletto) as central to an estimated ~£2bn/$2.7bn black-market network, with customer testimony incl. a GamStop-registered individual reporting ~£49,300 lost. THIS IS A THIRD-PARTY RESEARCH REPORT / ALLEGATION, NOT a regulator ruling or court judgment, and must be presented as such.

Source

Complaints about Velobet

Documented items about Velobet appear above with their sources; day-to-day Velobet complaints, typically stalled withdrawals, verification loops and bonus disputes, are recorded by independent complaints platforms rather than published by Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA).

A complaint about Velobet should go to Velobet itself first, in writing through its published procedure, with every reply kept. If Velobet does not resolve it, escalation points at Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA), and in practice the pressure comes from the evidence your own records support. The sequence is set out in how to escalate a casino complaint.

What the licence requires

Velobet is regulated by Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA) under licence OGL/2024/1798/1048, and it holds no UK Gambling Commission licence, so GamStop and the UK dispute-resolution framework do not apply. Read more on how Curaçao casino law works.

If you are trying to recover money

Because Velobet is licensed in Curaçao and not by the UK Gambling Commission, no UK adjudicator can order a refund, so recovery runs as a claim built on Velobet's own complaints process and contractual terms, taken forward with a regulated legal partner where the evidence supports it. Preserve your account evidence first, then see how gambling-loss recovery works, the evidence you need to recover losses, and how to escalate a casino complaint. Our step-by-step guide to your options when Velobet does not pay covers this operator in detail.

Two guides carry the detail for a Curaçao brand like Velobet. Getting your money back from a Curaçao casino sets out the complaint order and what the regulator can realistically do about Velobet. Where a self-exclusion was live and Velobet kept taking deposits, read getting money back after gambling on GamStop. The free complaint route finder maps the order for you.

Sources

How we verified this: the Velobet file draws on Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA) records, licence registers and attributed player reports, checked as our editorial standards describe.

FAQ

Common questions about Velobet

Can I get my money back from Velobet?

Possibly. Velobet is licensed in Curaçao, outside the UK system, so no UK adjudicator can order a refund. Recovery instead works through the operator's own complaints process, the evidence your payment history supports, and where appropriate a regulated legal partner. The right route depends on your evidence, and our initial assessment is free and confidential.

Velobet is operated by Santeda International B.V., licensed in Curaçao, under licence OGL/2024/1798/1048. It is recorded as licensed under Curacao Gaming Authority (CGA). The brand has operated since 2023. It sits outside GamStop, so a GamStop self-exclusion does not block it.

Velobet does not list the UK as an accepted market. T&Cs list the United Kingdom as a restricted country and the brand is not UKGC-licensed; the GAMRS report nonetheless names Velobet among Santeda-group brands it alleges marketed to UK players, including GamStop-registered individuals. Whichever applies, the licence in force when you played is what shapes the routes open to you.

Our research records 1 regulator or court action and 1 reported allegation for Velobet, each with its issuing body and a source you can check. A listing is a record, not proof of wrongdoing, and every case turns on its own evidence.

Preserve the evidence first: screenshot your balance, the stuck withdrawal, chat transcripts and emails, and save the terms as they read today. Then make one formal written complaint and escalate to the right authority or a regulated legal partner. Avoid closing the account or accepting a partial settlement before you have taken advice.

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The sooner the evidence is preserved, the stronger the file. Our initial assessment is free and strictly confidential.

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