This makes Aston Villa the *seventh* English club to take on 100% illegal Asian-facing sports betting operator 8Xbet as an official partner for the 2026-27 season.
September 6, 2026 at 1:42 PM
This makes Aston Villa the *seventh* English club to take on 100% illegal Asian-facing sports betting operator 8Xbet as an official partner for the 2026-27 season.
Quite apt to see that grifter posing in front of an advertising board for the 100% illegal betting operator 8XBet.
March 24, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Quite apt to see that grifter posing in front of an advertising board for the 100% illegal betting operator 8XBet.
Unlicensed, illegal betting operator 8Xbet all over the advertising boards at Ipswich and Leicester in the Premier League today, again. Hello, @gamblingcommission.bsky.social?
April 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Unlicensed, illegal betting operator 8Xbet all over the advertising boards at Ipswich and Leicester in the Premier League today, again. Hello, @gamblingcommission.bsky.social?
September 2022 - Mystery surrounds 8XBet, Manchester City’s new Asian betting partner. Open-source intelligence points to the UAE.
Ghost in the machine - josimarfootball.com
Mystery surrounds 8XBet, Manchester City's new Asian betting partner. Open-source intelligence points to the UAE.
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September 26, 2026 at 1:34 PM
September 2022 - Mystery surrounds 8XBet, Manchester City’s new Asian betting partner. Open-source intelligence points to the UAE.
Now watching the Illegal Betting Operators Derby, bj88-W88, listed as Bournemouth-Sunderland by the PL. Both clubs also take money from 8Xbet, linked to human trafficking and enslavement in Cambodis. W88 leads 1-0 at HT.
February 28, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Now watching the Illegal Betting Operators Derby, bj88-W88, listed as Bournemouth-Sunderland by the PL. Both clubs also take money from 8Xbet, linked to human trafficking and enslavement in Cambodis. W88 leads 1-0 at HT.
Twenty months ago, we (@josimarfootball.bsky.social) reported how Man City's Asian betting partner 8xbet was linked to a company involved in human trafficking and cyber slavery. 8xbet then added Ipswich, Leicester and Chelses to its list of partners. But...
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Behind 8XBet's Great Wall - josimarfootball.com
A company promising work with Manchester City’s betting partner is offering great pay, safe work and “no human trafficking”.
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December 24, 2024 at 9:18 AM
Twenty months ago, we (@josimarfootball.bsky.social) reported how Man City's Asian betting partner 8xbet was linked to a company involved in human trafficking and cyber slavery. 8xbet then added Ipswich, Leicester and Chelses to its list of partners. But...
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josimarfootball.com/2023/03/29/b...
Watching MOTD highlights of NUFC-Everton, I see that Newcastle, who had ditched illegal betting partner FUN88 at beginning of season, have now teamed up with 8Xbet (also partner of Sunderland, Bournemouth, Villa, Forest...), an even worse operator, linked to cyber slavery compound in Cambodia.
March 1, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Watching MOTD highlights of NUFC-Everton, I see that Newcastle, who had ditched illegal betting partner FUN88 at beginning of season, have now teamed up with 8Xbet (also partner of Sunderland, Bournemouth, Villa, Forest...), an even worse operator, linked to cyber slavery compound in Cambodia.
New for @josimarfootball.bsky.social: one of the PL's most visible betting in-stadium advertisers is 100% illegal 8Xbet. For four years, we have tried to ascertain who owned them. Now, thanks to @lilithwittmann.bsky.social's breach of Curacao's gambling database, we have an answer.
Or do we?
Or do we?
Private Ryan - josimarfootball.com
Records from the Curaçao Gaming Authority have revealed the identity of the owner of the Premier League's most visible illegal betting sponsor. But is "Ryan Li" really the man behind 8Xbet, or just a ...
josimarfootball.com
September 25, 2026 at 12:34 PM
New for @josimarfootball.bsky.social: one of the PL's most visible betting in-stadium advertisers is 100% illegal 8Xbet. For four years, we have tried to ascertain who owned them. Now, thanks to @lilithwittmann.bsky.social's breach of Curacao's gambling database, we have an answer.
Or do we?
Or do we?
January 2024 - A marketing executive central to Manchester City’s sponsorship agreement with 8XBet was, just months earlier, working with a politically-connected Chinese businessman accused in the International Criminal Court of running Filipino meth labs.
TBC.
TBC.
8XBet's Duterte connection - josimarfootball.com
A marketing executive central to Manchester City’s sponsorship agreement with 8XBet was, just months earlier, working with a politically-connected Chinese businessman accused in the International Crim...
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September 26, 2026 at 1:34 PM
January 2024 - A marketing executive central to Manchester City’s sponsorship agreement with 8XBet was, just months earlier, working with a politically-connected Chinese businessman accused in the International Criminal Court of running Filipino meth labs.
TBC.
TBC.
What can be added is that 8Xbet, also partner of Man City, Leicester, Chelsea, Ipswich and Bournemouth, is an illegal operator and was linked in one of our @josimarfootball.bsky.social investigations to an infamous Cambodian cyber slavery compoung (link below).
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Streaming giant broadcast ads for offshore gambling company during A-League match
Exclusive: Paramount+ blames international feed for 8Xbet advertisements as regulator considers action
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2025 at 10:37 AM
What can be added is that 8Xbet, also partner of Man City, Leicester, Chelsea, Ipswich and Bournemouth, is an illegal operator and was linked in one of our @josimarfootball.bsky.social investigations to an infamous Cambodian cyber slavery compoung (link below).
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Will the premier league need a gofundme page at the rate things are going... Talking about Etihad threatening to sue them.
This lady from 8Xbet might be next, who knows. 😂🤷🏻
This lady from 8Xbet might be next, who knows. 😂🤷🏻
September 30, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Will the premier league need a gofundme page at the rate things are going... Talking about Etihad threatening to sue them.
This lady from 8Xbet might be next, who knows. 😂🤷🏻
This lady from 8Xbet might be next, who knows. 😂🤷🏻
Part II of @josimarfootball.bsky.social's deep dive into Newcastle United's new betting partner 8Xbet is now online. Another wild chapter added to the wild story of "unlicensed" operators and English football's addiction to them.
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Cuckoo in the nest? Part II - josimarfootball.com
Newcastle United’s new Asian betting partner 8Xbet almost entirely vanished late in 2024, only to reappear with a mysterious new “owner” shortly afterwards. It is now embroiled in an unprecedented tra...
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March 10, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Part II of @josimarfootball.bsky.social's deep dive into Newcastle United's new betting partner 8Xbet is now online. Another wild chapter added to the wild story of "unlicensed" operators and English football's addiction to them.
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The names of two sports betting operators are all over the King Power Stadium right now: BC.GAME and 8Xbet, Asian betting partner of both LEI and MCI. Both are illegal (*), listed as 'inactive' by the GB Gambling Commission and unlicensed in the UK. Yet here they are. Football works miracles.
December 29, 2024 at 3:25 PM
The names of two sports betting operators are all over the King Power Stadium right now: BC.GAME and 8Xbet, Asian betting partner of both LEI and MCI. Both are illegal (*), listed as 'inactive' by the GB Gambling Commission and unlicensed in the UK. Yet here they are. Football works miracles.
Not the bet365s and Betanos of this world, but the likes of Fun88, who were visible at Brentford's stadium, and 8Xbet, who had pride of place at the City Ground yesterday. So much for no more advertising for euphemistically-called "unlicensed" operators...
August 23, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Not the bet365s and Betanos of this world, but the likes of Fun88, who were visible at Brentford's stadium, and 8Xbet, who had pride of place at the City Ground yesterday. So much for no more advertising for euphemistically-called "unlicensed" operators...
I should have added AFC Bournemouth to the list of PL clubs 8xbet was/is in a relationship with.
December 24, 2024 at 2:55 PM
I should have added AFC Bournemouth to the list of PL clubs 8xbet was/is in a relationship with.
The SoL's LED perimeter boards have been turned into a non-stop carrousel of gambling ads for "official betting partner" LiveScoreBet, "principal sponsor" W88, 8XBet, Betway, Betano and bet365. Last year, in the Championship, Sunderland only had two such partners: Spreadex Sports and 32Red.
January 1, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The SoL's LED perimeter boards have been turned into a non-stop carrousel of gambling ads for "official betting partner" LiveScoreBet, "principal sponsor" W88, 8XBet, Betway, Betano and bet365. Last year, in the Championship, Sunderland only had two such partners: Spreadex Sports and 32Red.
New! Ny!
Records from the Curaçao Gaming Authority have revealed the identity of the owner of the Premier League’s most visible illegal betting sponsor. But is “Ryan Li” really the man behind 8Xbet, or just a front?
By @philippeauclair.bsky.social and co.
josimarfootball.com/2026/09/25/p...
Records from the Curaçao Gaming Authority have revealed the identity of the owner of the Premier League’s most visible illegal betting sponsor. But is “Ryan Li” really the man behind 8Xbet, or just a front?
By @philippeauclair.bsky.social and co.
josimarfootball.com/2026/09/25/p...
Private Ryan - josimarfootball.com
Records from the Curaçao Gaming Authority have revealed the identity of the owner of the Premier League's most visible illegal betting sponsor. But is "Ryan Li" really the man behind 8Xbet, or just a ...
josimarfootball.com
September 25, 2026 at 12:40 PM
New! Ny!
Records from the Curaçao Gaming Authority have revealed the identity of the owner of the Premier League’s most visible illegal betting sponsor. But is “Ryan Li” really the man behind 8Xbet, or just a front?
By @philippeauclair.bsky.social and co.
josimarfootball.com/2026/09/25/p...
Records from the Curaçao Gaming Authority have revealed the identity of the owner of the Premier League’s most visible illegal betting sponsor. But is “Ryan Li” really the man behind 8Xbet, or just a front?
By @philippeauclair.bsky.social and co.
josimarfootball.com/2026/09/25/p...
My friend and @josimarfootball.bsky.social accomplice Steve Menary is at Bournemouth's Dean Court right now. He's now seen advertisements for *seven* different bookies, two of which, bj88 and 8Xbet, target the illegal Asian market. Just shocking.
August 25, 2024 at 1:31 PM
My friend and @josimarfootball.bsky.social accomplice Steve Menary is at Bournemouth's Dean Court right now. He's now seen advertisements for *seven* different bookies, two of which, bj88 and 8Xbet, target the illegal Asian market. Just shocking.
There is much to admire in what Sunderland, the team, are doing this season, and this first half against Man City is no exception; but there is a lot that is questionable about the club's addiction to gambling partners: six on show at the SoL tonight, including two illegal operators, W88 and 8XBet.
January 1, 2026 at 9:00 PM
There is much to admire in what Sunderland, the team, are doing this season, and this first half against Man City is no exception; but there is a lot that is questionable about the club's addiction to gambling partners: six on show at the SoL tonight, including two illegal operators, W88 and 8XBet.
...as noticed by @jackkerr.bsky.social, who had found out so much about 8xbet for @josimarfootball.bsky.social, something has happened, at long last, to put an end to this scandal.
December 24, 2024 at 9:18 AM
...as noticed by @jackkerr.bsky.social, who had found out so much about 8xbet for @josimarfootball.bsky.social, something has happened, at long last, to put an end to this scandal.
Part II of this investigation, an in-depth look at the structure and activities of 8Xbet, with added reporting by @jackkerr.bsky.social, @samindrakunti.bsky.social and @stevemenary.bsky.social, will be published tomorrow.
March 9, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Part II of this investigation, an in-depth look at the structure and activities of 8Xbet, with added reporting by @jackkerr.bsky.social, @samindrakunti.bsky.social and @stevemenary.bsky.social, will be published tomorrow.
On the day Manchester City looks set to win a fourth consecutive title, their illegal (*) Asian betting partner 8Xbet has pride of place on the City of Manchester Stadium billboards.
May 19, 2024 at 3:24 PM
On the day Manchester City looks set to win a fourth consecutive title, their illegal (*) Asian betting partner 8Xbet has pride of place on the City of Manchester Stadium billboards.
Yes, and 8Xbet.
August 23, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Yes, and 8Xbet.
Today’s PoF podcast with Kevin Day
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⚽️PSR submissions 31 December
⚽️Barcelona
⚽️Blackpool
⚽️8XBet
⚽️Evergrande
⚽️Everton
⚽️Manchester United
⚽️Montrose
⚽️Bangor City
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⚽️PSR submissions 31 December
⚽️Barcelona
⚽️Blackpool
⚽️8XBet
⚽️Evergrande
⚽️Everton
⚽️Manchester United
⚽️Montrose
⚽️Bangor City
⚽️Denver
🍎 shm.to/thats.me
🎧 shm.to/inthe.corner
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January 9, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Today’s PoF podcast with Kevin Day
⚽️Textor
⚽️PSR submissions 31 December
⚽️Barcelona
⚽️Blackpool
⚽️8XBet
⚽️Evergrande
⚽️Everton
⚽️Manchester United
⚽️Montrose
⚽️Bangor City
⚽️Denver
🍎 shm.to/thats.me
🎧 shm.to/inthe.corner
⚽️Textor
⚽️PSR submissions 31 December
⚽️Barcelona
⚽️Blackpool
⚽️8XBet
⚽️Evergrande
⚽️Everton
⚽️Manchester United
⚽️Montrose
⚽️Bangor City
⚽️Denver
🍎 shm.to/thats.me
🎧 shm.to/inthe.corner