Who owns 8?

8 (8.io) is operated by Adda Entertainment NV. Its Curaçao Gaming Authority licence OGL/2023/142/0073 was surrendered by the operator.[1][2] Last verified on (11 d ago).

About 8.io

iGregulator first recorded 8.io under Adda Entertainment NV on 2026-07-16. Curaçao Gaming Authority licence OGL/2023/142/0073 — issued 2025-06-24, expiry not published by the register.[3] The Curaçao Gaming Authority publishes its own page for 8.io; when we last read it, on 2026-10-08, it gave the licence status as “Withdrawn”, so it does not confirm a current licence.[1]

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Check 8 with the API

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curl "https://api.igregulator.io/v1/check?domain=8.io"
{
  "query": {
    "domain": "8.io"
  },
  "verdict": "licence_not_active",
  "verdict_detail": "8.io is listed, as of our read on 2026-09-28, on a Curaçao Gaming Authority licence held by Adda Entertainment NV (licence OGL/2023/142/0073), but that licence is surrendered (the operator gave it up; not a revocation).",
  "match": {
    "confidence": "high",
    "match_type": "domain_exact",
    "operator": "Adda Entertainment NV",
    "operator_slug": "adda-entertainment-nv",
    "jurisdiction": "CW",
    "regulator_name": "Curaçao Gaming Authority",
    "license_id": "2e4ca75c-e5a7-452c-8a46-e576166e206a",
    "license_number": "OGL/2023/142/0073",
    "license_reference_is_ours": false,
    "status": "surrendered",
    "status_source_url": "https://gamingcontrol.spin-cdn.com/media/license_registry/20261002_20261002_ogl_registry.pdf",
    "status_observed_at": "2026-10-08T00:05:58.327Z",
    "expires_at": null,
    "domain_association": "direct",
    "domain_status": "active",
    "matched_domain": "8.io",
    "domain_last_listed_at": "2026-09-28T05:17:29.723Z",
    "upstream_status": "Revoked as of December 08, 2025, at the request of the operator",
    "status_qualifier": null,
    "verification_url": "https://cert.cga.cw/token?id=73",
    "verification_page_status": "Withdrawn",
    "verification_page_read_at": "2026-10-08T05:23:21.584Z"
  },
  "alternatives": [],
  "confidence": "high"
}

response trimmed: the live one also carries _meta (source URL, read times, register freshness)

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Sources

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  1. [1]
    Curaçao Gaming Authority — its own page for the domain — https://cert.cga.cw/token?id=73
    • The Curaçao Gaming Authority's own verification page for 8.io. It gave the licence status as “Withdrawn”, when we read it on 2026-10-08; it does not confirm a current licence.
  2. [2]
    Curaçao Gaming Authority — the page the status was read from — https://gamingcontrol.spin-cdn.com/media/license_registry/20261002_20261002_ogl_registry.pdf
    • Licence OGL/2023/142/0073: status surrendered, read from this page on 2026-10-08. Stored copy: SHA-256 21f9fe666cf2be35605f64b6121f1787f00ce5c34ae9b04623f7f8e259df03ff, first captured 2026-10-07.
  3. [3]
    • Licence OGL/2023/142/0073: first recorded from this page. Last seen listed in the Curaçao Gaming Authority register on 2026-10-09.
  4. [4]
    How iGregulator verifies — https://igregulator.io/methodology/
    • How we read each register, how a domain is linked to an operator, and why a status only changes on a page a regulator published.