placebet (placebet.co.uk) is operated by Progressplay Limited, licensed by the Malta Gaming Authority — licence MGA/B2C/231/2012, status active. Last verified against the register 21h ago. It is also licensed by ProgressPlay Limited (UK Gambling Commission — licence 039335-R-319313-021, status active).
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curl "https://api.igregulator.io/v1/check?domain=placebet.co.uk"{
"query": {
"domain": "placebet.co.uk"
},
"match": {
"confidence": "high",
"match_type": "domain_exact",
"operator": "Progressplay Limited",
"operator_slug": "progressplay-limited-mga",
"jurisdiction": "MGA",
"license_number": "MGA/B2C/231/2012",
"status": "active",
"expires_at": null,
"domain_association": "direct",
"domain_status": "active",
"upstream_status": "Licensed",
"status_qualifier": null,
"verification_url": null
},
"alternatives": [],
"jurisdictions": [
{
"operator": "Progressplay Limited",
"operator_slug": "progressplay-limited-mga",
"jurisdiction": "MGA",
"license_number": "MGA/B2C/231/2012",
"status": "active",
"domain_status": "active",
"domain_association": "direct",
"verification_url": null,
"status_qualifier": null
},
{
"operator": "ProgressPlay Limited",
"operator_slug": "progressplay-limited",
"jurisdiction": "UKGC",
"license_number": "039335-R-319313-021",
"status": "active",
"domain_status": "active",
"domain_association": "direct",
"verification_url": null,
"status_qualifier": null
}
],
"confidence": "high"
}response trimmed: the live one also carries _meta (source URL, read time)
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