Entain has raised concerns with the board of Sports Information Services (SIS) after reports revealed that the racing and betting content supplier had a commercial relationship with offshore gambling operator Santeda.
Documents exposed through a leak involving Curaçao’s gambling regulator indicate that SIS entered into an agreement with Santeda in 2022. The arrangement may have remained active into 2026, according to reports based on the leaked material.
Santeda operates several offshore gambling brands and is not licensed to offer gambling services in the UK. The reported agreement allowed SIS to supply racing and betting-related content to Santeda-operated websites.
SIS is partly owned by several major UK gambling businesses. Entain holds a 23.4% stake, while William Hill owner evoke controls 19.5%. Betfred and The Tote collectively hold another 13.5%. Despite those holdings, SIS operates independently when making commercial decisions, including agreements involving media rights and customers.
SBC News reported that neither Entain nor Betfred had been aware of the Santeda arrangement before it became public.
Entain said the disclosure had prompted it to raise the matter directly with the SIS board. The Ladbrokes and Coral owner stressed that its minority shareholding does not give it involvement in SIS customer contracts or commercial agreements, partly because of competition-law restrictions.
The company also reaffirmed its support for stronger enforcement against gambling operators serving UK customers without the required licence. Entain has repeatedly raised concerns about the growth of the unregulated gambling market and its potential impact on the licensed sector.
Additional reporting on the leaked contract indicates that the 2022 agreement covered racing and esports content supplied to several Santeda-linked brands, with SIS receiving a share of gambling revenue generated through the products.
The disclosure has attracted additional scrutiny because SIS shareholders include some of the largest licensed bookmakers operating in Britain, while the regulated industry has increasingly warned policymakers about competition from offshore gambling platforms.