Major bookmakers in Jamaica

Brief: how the market works

The sports betting and horse racing market in Jamaica is regulated by the Betting, Gaming & Lotteries Commission (BGLC). The current list of licensed bookmakers includes five companies: Supreme Ventures Gaming (brand justbet), Post to Post Betting (brand Any Bet/AnyBet), Island Sizzling Tech Jamaica (brand Island Bet), Capital Betting & Wagering, Iding eal Betting Company. This list is valid for the period 2024-2025. (license term - until March 31, 2025).

Top operators and their brands

1) Supreme Ventures Gaming Limited — JustBet

What it is: The nation's biggest lottery and betting player; sports brand - JustBet (launched in 2010). Today, the JustBet network has 100 + points of sale nationwide plus mobile channels.

Online/mobile: JustBet Mobile and other digital products (a single online account) are available in the group's ecosystem.

Technology: The fixed odds platform was updated with the introduction of supplier Altenar (end of 2019).

Licence: Supreme Ventures Gaming is on the official BGLC bookmakers register (2024-25).

2) Post to Post Betting Limited — Any Bet / AnyBet

What is it: historically consolidated a number of local networks (Champion Betting, Track Price Plus, Markham Betting). Later, the AnyBet brand became its "online sign."

Online: AnyBet website operates under the BGLC license (indicated on the resource itself).

Corporate changes: Since 2019, SVL has announced a deal to buy a majority stake in Any Bet/Post-to-Post; by 2021, SVL's share in Post-to-Post increased to ~ 80%.

Licence: Post to Post Betting (Trade name: Any Bet) listed BGLC 2024-25.

3) Island Sizzling Tech Jamaica Limited — Island Bet

What is it: a local bookmaker under the Island Bet brand with an office in Monteґo Bay; is on the official BGLC list.

4) Capital Betting & Wagering Ltd.

Bookmaker with a BGLC licence (2024-25), address Portmore, St Catherine.

5) Ideal Betting Company Ltd.

Bookmaker licensed by BGLC (2024-25), office is Kingston.

Horse racing and separate betting channel

Racing at Caymanas Park is a key national horse racing product operated by the SVL (Supreme Ventures Racing & Entertainment Limited, SVREL) division. Pool and fixed horse racing bets are available on the track, at OTB points and via mobile solutions (mBet). The track's NYRA/FOX partnerships strengthen the event's international media platform.

Products and sales channels

Sports: football, cricket, basketball, tennis, etc. - prematch and live (especially at JustBet).

Horse racing: bets on local races Caymanas Park (Twilight 6, etc.), large payments periodically fall into the media.

• offline points (POS/shops) in resort and urban areas;
• online/mobile (JustBet Mobile, AnyBet, mBet for horse racing).

Licensing and control (which is important for the player and partners)

Regulator: BGLC; check the operator in the current list of "Licensed Bookmakers."

Responsible play (RG): age 18 +, eCUS/limits/self-exclusion - a mandatory part of the license model. (See each operator's rules and general regulator standards.)

Honesty of sports: bookmakers cooperate with leagues and monitoring providers; bets on insiders are prohibited (the regulator and sports federations monitor the integrity of the competition).

Bookmaker's choice: practical criteria

1. BGLC license and clear payout/bonus rules. (Check in the PDF list.)

2. Line and margins on key sports (football, cricket) and cash-out availability, bet builder. (Big brands have wider ones.)

3. Channels: whether an offline point is nearby; is there a mobile app/web room.

4. Payments: official methods, transparent limits; lack of "credit" play. (See terms and conditions on operators' websites.)

5. RG tools: voluntary limits, timeouts, self-exclusion and help contacts.

What's next: trends until 2030

Digitalization: the expansion of mobile rates and the "single wallet" in the ecosystems of large operators.

Event marketing: sport + music crossovers at resorts and media deals (like Caymanas Park).

Consolidation: strengthening large groups (SVLs) and platform technology partnerships.

The Jamaican market for legal bookmakers is compact but mature: JustBet (SVL), AnyBet (Post-to-Post), Island Bet, Capital Betting & Wagering, Ideal Betting are officially licensed by BGLC and operate through a network of outlets and digital channels. For players, this means clear rules, local support and access to betting on popular sports and national races - subject to the principles of responsible play.