1xBet Bookmaker (1xbet.com)

⚠ Legal warning. 1xBet has no valid Ukrainian license: both of its permits were revoked in September 2022, and the brand and its affiliated companies are under NSDC (National Security and Defense Council) sanctions. Access to the domain from Ukraine is supposed to be blocked. This page is published as an analysis of the product and its risks, not as a recommendation.

Affiliate disclosure: the links on this page are affiliate links. 1xBet is assessed under a separate methodology for unlicensed platforms and is not part of our ranking of legal bookmakers.

1xBet is an international bookmaker launched in 2007, offering pre-match, live, esports, virtual sports, poker and a casino. The 1xbet.com domain is run by Caecus N.V. under a Curaçao license.

The JoyFactory team analysed the 1xBet betting line, market depth, margin, live betting, bonuses, cashier, apps and support, and separately checked the brand’s legal status in Ukraine.

In terms of features, 1xBet is one of the broadest products on the market: the market list for a top match rivals the line of major European operators. But for Ukrainian users these advantages remain theoretical, since there is no legal way to use them.

What we checked

The review was carried out by Dmytro Kolesnikov, JoyFactory’s bookmaker author. The legal status was verified by Valeriia Prykhodko, our in-house lawyer.

We did not create an account, use a VPN or mirror sites, or make any payments. Market depth and features were assessed using publicly available international pages, and the margin was calculated from published odds.

This is a mathematical estimate of the publicly visible range, not a snapshot of a specific match. We did not and will not take a control measurement of the line from Ukrainian territory.

1xBet betting line and market depth

The 1xBet line covers 40–50 sports, with filters by time, country and tournament.

Football and tennis have the widest coverage. A top match comes with several hundred markets:

• match result, double chance, handicaps and totals;
• both teams to score, correct score, team totals;
• player stats, corners, cards, shots;
• combined markets and bet builder.

Singles, accumulators, systems and chains are available, and the minimum bet is roughly €0.20 equivalent. A separate Special Bets section contains non-sports predictions. In terms of market breadth, 1xBet is one of the stronger operators in the segment: historically, the brand’s main selling point has been market depth, not the odds.

Odds and margin

The best odds are usually offered on top football, tennis and basketball tournaments. For a symmetrical two-way market, the margin is easy to calculate: at odds of 1.87 on both sides it is 6.95%, and at 1.90 it is 5.26%.

The average calculated benchmark of 6.11% is a mid-range level for the international market. For comparison, legal Ukrainian bookmakers keep the margin on top football within 2.6–6.7%, which means the best Ukrainian operators offer noticeably better value on main events.

On lesser-known leagues, stats markets and special bets, the 1xBet margin can approach or exceed 10%. This is standard practice, but niche markets are exactly where this bookmaker is widest, and they carry the highest commission.

Live betting

Live supports real-time odds updates, a match tracker, streams where rights are available, statistics and next-event bets. There is also full and partial cashout: the partial option lets you take part of the amount and keep the rest of the bet in play.

The live margin is usually higher than pre-match. Odds may change before the bet slip is confirmed, and some markets are temporarily closed after a dangerous attack or a goal. Cashout is not guaranteed for every bet: the bookmaker removes it because of market changes, a technical pause or insufficient liquidity of the event.

Bonuses

The basic offer is 120% on the first deposit, up to €400, with a minimum deposit of €5. Regional versions may use a different currency and maximum. To wager the bonus, you need to:

1. activate the offer before making a deposit;
2. make the required minimum deposit;
3. wager the bonus several times with accumulators;
4. meet the minimum number of events and odds for each selection;
5. complete the turnover before the deadline.

There are also “Lucky Day” and “Accumulator of the Day” promotions, promo point draws and a promo code store. Promo points are not real money: they are exchanged for a free bet with its own requirements for minimum odds, number of events, validity period and maximum winnings.

There is no single current hryvnia offer. Any promotion advertised as “official for Ukraine” has no legal status, so JoyFactory does not publish 1xBet promo codes or activation terms.

Cashier and verification

The set of methods depends on the profile’s country. There is no legal payment route for Ukraine.

Ukrainian banks are required to take the sanctions status of related transactions into account: a payment may be declined, returned or flagged for review. Cryptocurrency does not change the situation: criminal case files mention transactions linked to a cluster of 1xbet.com crypto wallets.

During verification, 1xBet asks for a passport, a selfie with the document, proof of address, a photo of the card, a bank statement and the source of income. Hiding your location will not help: the country is also determined by your phone number and payment details. The security team can set individual maximums and return a payout to the balance.

Apps

The brand distributes apps for Android, iOS and Windows, as well as a mobile website with the full set of features.

JoyFactory deliberately provides no installation instructions and does not publish download links. An APK from Telegram, a file-sharing service or a random mirror site may be fake and steal passwords, documents or payment details. A working app after the domain has been blocked does not make using the service legal either.

Support and reviews

Support is available 24/7 via chat, e-mail and phone. Simple questions are answered quickly, but first-line agents do not make decisions on KYC, account blocking or large payouts.

International reviews praise the breadth of the line, esports and fast odds updates. Recurring negative scenarios:

• maximum stakes cut after winning play;
• KYC delays and repeated document requests;
• cancelled or returned payouts;
• account restrictions and disputes over bonus terms.

Ukrainian users have no local office, licensee or regulator through which a dispute could be enforced.

Legal status of 1xBet in Ukraine

On March 30, 2022, KRAIL (Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries) issued Tvoya Bettinhova Kompaniya LLC two licenses to operate under the 1xBet brand, decisions No. 116 and No. 117, with 1xbet.ua as the licensed domain. After an inspection by the Bureau of Economic Security, the regulator found false information about links to residents of the aggressor state, and on September 6, 2022, both permits were revoked by decisions No. 320 and No. 321.

On March 10, 2023, Presidential Decree No. 145/2023 imposed 50-year sanctions on 1XCorp N.V., Tvoya Bettinhova Kompaniya LLC, Roman Semiokhin, Serhii Karshkov and Dmytro Kazorin.

JoyFactory’s lawyer Valeriia Prykhodko stresses that the change of international operator from 1XCorp N.V. to Caecus N.V. does not take the brand out from under the restrictions. The decree covers the 1xbet.com domain and its subdomains, resources that provide access to the portal, services with identical content and social media content.

Separately, the Latvian company SIA Royal Pay Europe, which law enforcement linked to the brand’s payment infrastructure, was sanctioned in January 2023. The High Anti-Corruption Court confiscated about UAH 2 billion of its assets to the state.

The zeros for safety, payouts and bonuses do not reflect the quality of the service but the impossibility of using it legally from Ukraine. The line scored 3.5 out of 10: the market list really is broad, but the margin is worse than at Ukrainian licensees, and niche markets are expensive.

The approach is described in the JoyFactory methodology. A safety score below 4 is a blocker: the operator cannot enter our ranking of legal bookmakers under any circumstances.

You can see who worked on this review on our editorial team page.

Changelog

12.10.2026 — scheduled update: content refresh and fact-checking.

09.10.2026 — scheduled update: content refreshed and data fact-checked.

06.08.2026 — first publication of the review. Dmytro Kolesnikov analysed the line, market depth, live features and bonus mechanics and calculated the margin from published odds; Valeriia Prykhodko verified the CGA certificate for Caecus N.V., KRAIL decisions No. 116, No. 117, No. 320 and No. 321, Decree No. 145/2023 and the court rulings on the assets of SIA Royal Pay Europe. The next status check is in one month.