AK Bets Sister Sites: Does AK Bets Have Any Real Sister Bookmakers?

Search for AK Bets sister sites and you will often see Star Sports, BetWright, DragonBet and PricedUp grouped together.

There is a real connection between these bookmakers, but it is mostly a technology relationship, not shared ownership.

Based on the current UK Gambling Commission register, AK Bets does not have another active online bookmaker operating under the same remote licence. Its website, akbets.bet, is the only active domain listed under Akbo Limited’s UKGC account 66030.

So the useful answer is:

AK Bets has no verified current same-operator sister bookmaker. It does have historical and platform relationships with several other UK betting brands.

That is the distinction we use across the Betting Sister Sites UK directory.

AK Bets Sister Sites: Quick Answer

The UK Gambling Commission record for Akbo Limited shows active remote permissions for casino, real-event betting and virtual-event betting.

Its separate domain record currently contains only one domain:

akbets.bet — Active

That is why we would not describe another bookmaker as a current AK Bets sister site unless there is stronger ownership or operator evidence.

Why Does AK Bets Appear to Have Two UKGC Licence Numbers?

This is one of the more confusing parts of researching AK Bets.

The Gambling Commission currently has two relevant records:

Akbo Limited — UKGC 66030

This is the important record for AK Bets online.

It holds full remote permissions for:

• real-event betting;
• virtual-event betting;
• casino.

The only active domain shown is akbets.bet.

AK Bets Limited — UKGC 65961

This is a separate business record.

It currently holds:

• General Betting Standard Ancillary Remote;
• General Betting Standard Non-Remote.

The UKGC record for AK Bets Limited lists the trading name AK Bets, but its domain section shows no registered website domains.

So when researching akbets.bet, licence 66030 is the relevant remote online record.

This distinction matters because quoting 65961 as the website’s online licence would give readers the wrong regulatory picture.

Does AK Bets Have Any Genuine Sister Bookmakers?

Based on the current UKGC structure, we could not verify one.

Akbo Limited’s online record contains only akbets.bet.

The bookmakers most commonly called AK Bets sister sites instead have separate operators and separate Gambling Commission accounts.

That does not mean the brands are completely unrelated.

It means the relationship should be described accurately.

Star Sports Has a Stronger Historical Connection to AK Bets

Star Sports deserves separate treatment because its relationship with AK Bets goes beyond using similar sportsbook technology.

Before AK Bets moved to its current structure, akbets.bet appeared under Star Racing Limited, the operator behind Star Sports.

The current Star Racing UKGC domain record now shows:

starsports.bet — Active
starsportsbet.com — Active
akbets.bet — Inactive

That gives us direct evidence of an earlier regulatory relationship.

Today, however, akbets.bet is active under Akbo Limited account 66030 instead.

So we classify Star Sports as a:

former same-licence connection and current platform-related bookmaker

rather than a current AK Bets sister site.

That is more precise than either saying “Star Sports has nothing to do with AK Bets” or treating the two as though they still share the same licence.

AK Bets Is Part of the Wider Playbook Technology Ecosystem

The other major connection is Playbook Engineering.

Playbook provides sportsbook technology and managed services to betting operators.

Industry reporting has specifically identified a group of Playbook-powered sportsbooks including:

• AK Bets
• Star Sports
• BetWright
• DragonBet
• PricedUp
• Gentleman Jim

An iGaming Future report on Playbook Engineering names these brands together as sportsbooks using the Playbook platform.

This explains why several of them can look or behave similarly at a technical level.

But a shared supplier is not the same thing as shared ownership.

Our BetWright Sister Sites guide reaches the same conclusion from the other side of the network.

What Does Sharing Playbook Technology Actually Mean?

A sportsbook operator does not have to build every part of its betting platform itself.

A supplier such as Playbook can provide technology behind areas such as:

• sportsbook infrastructure;
• player account management;
• payments and KYC;
• trading tools;
• promotions;
• CRM;
• managed services.

That can create visible similarities between otherwise separate bookmakers.

What it does not automatically prove is shared:

• ownership;
• UKGC licence;
• customer balances;
• betting limits;
• withdrawals;
• promotional eligibility;
• account restrictions.

So if AK Bets and BetWright use related technology, that is worth knowing.

It is not enough evidence to call BetWright an AK Bets sister site.

There Is Also a Current Licence Wording Mismatch Worth Noting

During our September 2026 check, we found something unusual.

The current Gambling Commission register identifies Akbo Limited as the holder of UKGC account 66030, with akbets.bet as its active domain.

However, AK Bets pages we checked were still displaying footer wording naming Star Racing Ltd alongside licence number 66030.

Those two statements do not match.

Because the Gambling Commission is the primary regulatory source, BetBuzz24 uses the current UKGC register when identifying the licence holder.

We are not using the mismatch to infer that Star Racing currently operates AK Bets behind the scenes. It may simply reflect website wording that has not been updated to match the present register.

For readers checking licensing themselves, though, it is worth knowing why the information they see on different pages may appear inconsistent.

Who Owns AK Bets?

AK Bets was founded by Anthony Kaminskas.

He has been publicly identified as the bookmaker’s founder in industry coverage and continues to speak publicly on behalf of AK Bets. An iGaming Future report quotes Kaminskas directly as the founder of AK Bets.

For Great Britain online licensing, the important company today is Akbo Limited, whose remote UKGC account is 66030.

So the safest way to describe the structure is:

Anthony Kaminskas founded AK Bets. The current Great Britain online licence and akbets.bet domain are registered to Akbo Limited.

We would rather state the verified structure than guess at ownership relationships that are not clearly documented in the regulator’s public record.

For more detail on the bookmaker itself rather than its corporate relationships, see our AK Bets review.

Why Older AK Bets Sister-Site Lists Become Outdated Quickly

The wider Playbook bookmaker network has changed repeatedly.

Brands have:

• moved onto separate licences;
• changed operators;
• closed;
• surrendered licences;
• disappeared from older platform lists.

For example, BresBet and Bet St George surrendered their UK operating licences in September 2026.

That is why an old list of “Playbook sister sites” should not automatically be treated as a current list of AK Bets alternatives.

For BetBuzz24, a platform connection is checked separately from:

current licence status → current operator → current domain → ownership relationship

This takes slightly more work, but it prevents a former platform client from being presented as an active sister bookmaker months later.

Is AK Bets an Independent Bookmaker?

In practical ownership research, AK Bets fits better under independent operator using third-party platform technology than under a large multi-brand gambling group.

Its website is not currently listed beside a network of additional online brands under Akbo Limited account 66030.

Using Playbook infrastructure does not change that.

A bookmaker can be independently operated while using technology supplied by another company.

Our Independent UK Bookmakers guide explains this distinction in more detail.

Frequently Asked Questions About AK Bets Sister Sites

Does AK Bets have sister sites?

We could not verify another active online bookmaker under AK Bets’ current remote operator, Akbo Limited. The UKGC domain record for account 66030 currently lists only akbets.bet.

Is Star Sports an AK Bets sister site?

Not currently under the same licence. AK Bets previously appeared under Star Racing Limited’s UKGC domain record, but akbets.bet is now marked inactive there and active under Akbo Limited account 66030.

Is BetWright an AK Bets sister site?

No verified common operator links BetWright and AK Bets. Both have been associated with Playbook Engineering technology, making them platform-related rather than current same-operator sister bookmakers.

Who owns AK Bets?

Anthony Kaminskas is publicly identified as the founder of AK Bets. For Great Britain online betting, akbets.bet is currently registered under Akbo Limited’s UKGC account 66030.

Why do so many sites call DragonBet and Star Sports AK Bets sister sites?

The brands have connections through Playbook sportsbook technology, and Star Sports also has a historical licensing connection with AK Bets. Those relationships are real, but they do not mean the brands currently share AK Bets’ online operator.

AK Bets Sister Sites: The Bottom Line

AK Bets does not currently have a verified same-operator online sister bookmaker.

Its active website sits under Akbo Limited, UKGC account 66030, and that licence currently lists only akbets.bet.

Star Sports has a genuine historical connection because AK Bets previously appeared within the Star Racing licence structure.

BetWright, DragonBet, PricedUp and other bookmakers have a different type of relationship: shared Playbook technology.

Those distinctions matter.

Rather than turning every bookmaker using the same technology into an “AK Bets sister site,” the more useful picture is:

AK Bets → current independent online licence

Star Sports → historical licence relationship

BetWright / DragonBet / PricedUp → shared platform relationship

That is the structure supported by the current evidence.

Last verified: 16 September 2026.