Who operates the brand, which licence it holds, where its corporate entities sit, and — just as importantly — how the regulatory picture in India has changed. This page is written to be current rather than flattering.
FairPlay is not a single company but a brand operated through an international corporate structure spanning Curaçao, the United Arab Emirates and Malta. Entities publicly associated with the brand include Play Ventures N.V., Dutch Antilles Management N.V., Fair Play Sport LLC, Fairplay Management DMCC and Play Ventures Holding Limited.
That layered structure is common among international gaming operators — licensing, technology, payments and marketing functions are typically held by separate registered entities in different jurisdictions. The practical consequence for a player is that the entity named on your account terms may not be the one named on the licence, so it is worth reading the terms you actually agree to.
The platform has operated since 2017 under Curaçao gaming licence No. 365/JAZ. A Curaçao licence is an international authorisation: it sets conditions on the operator and provides a route for disputes, but it is not an Indian licence and does not represent approval by any Indian authority. Anyone evaluating the platform should understand that distinction clearly rather than treat "licensed" as a blanket assurance.
FairPlay runs an online-first service model, with no physical venues — everything sits behind the website and the mobile app. This makes domain accuracy a genuine security matter. A significant number of third-party websites use the FairPlay name, logo and styling without authorisation, typically to capture login details or to distribute modified APK files.
Verify before you log in. Check the domain in the address bar every time, and download the Android app only from the official site. Support will never ask for your password, and no legitimate FairPlay channel will request a transfer to a "verification account".
Corporate entities connected to the brand are registered across several jurisdictions, with significant operational activity coordinated from Dubai. Each registration supports a different business function — licensing, management, or commercial operations — rather than indicating separate consumer-facing businesses.
India has been central to the brand's visibility, for the obvious reason: cricket. IPL seasons in particular have driven the majority of the platform's Indian traffic and marketing activity.
The legal position has since changed materially. Under India's Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025, online money games — along with their offering, facilitation, advertising and promotion — are prohibited. This is a significant departure from the earlier position, in which online betting sat in a grey area shaped largely by state legislation and by the debate over games of skill versus games of chance.
We state this plainly because a great deal of published material about the Indian market is now out of date. If you are reading an article or review that describes online betting in India purely as a state-by-state question, check when it was written.
Our editorial position is that current regulatory reality matters more than promotional copy. Where the law has changed, we say so on the page rather than burying it in a footer. Where a platform detail is uncertain — a bonus term that varies by campaign, a payment limit that moves — we point you to the operator's own terms rather than presenting a figure as permanent.
The brand continues to operate as an international entertainment business, adapting to a regulatory environment that has shifted substantially since 2017 and is still settling. For anyone in India, the practical advice is unchanged and worth repeating: understand the current law as it applies to you, treat any platform as strictly 18+, and never stake money you cannot afford to lose.
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