Dafabet in India: twenty years of betting, and the alternatives

Dafabet is one of the oldest names an Indian bettor is likely to know. It was betting on Asian handicaps when most of today’s crypto casinos did not exist, and its logo has been on English and Scottish football shirts for more than a decade. When someone in India types “Dafabet” into Google, they usually already have an opinion about it. This page is for the person who wants the facts laid out, and wants to know what else is worth a look.

Twenty years of history in brief

Dafabet was founded in November 2004 and is headquartered in Makati, in Metro Manila. The operating company, AsianBGE, is licensed by the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority in the Philippines, and the group has also held a British remote licence through an Isle of Man entity and a Maltese licence for its European business. That layered set-up is typical of operators who started in Asia and then moved into regulated European markets.

Its sponsorship list reads like a tour of British football: West Bromwich Albion, Aston Villa, Celtic from 2016, Burnley, Blackburn Rovers, Sunderland, Fulham, Norwich City and AFC Bournemouth have all carried the name at some point. Cricket followers will know it from county deals with Durham and Sussex in 2020 and a three-year agreement with Cricket South Africa announced in 2024. Snooker fans saw it on the Masters for several years.

What the product looks like

Dafabet grew up as a sportsbook, and that still shows. The sports side is organised around Asian handicap and in-play markets, with cricket given prominent space for South Asian visitors. Casino, poker and arcade-style games sit in separate sections of the site, each with its own promotions. For an experienced bettor that separation is familiar; for a newcomer it can feel like four websites sharing a login.

The India-facing site has for years listed rupee betting and Indian favourites like Teen Patti and Andar Bahar. We have not verified which payment routes are live today, and we would not rely on any third-party page that claims to know: payment rails for Indian users change often, and more so since the Online Gaming Act took effect on 1 May 2026.

Where Dafabet is stronger

• Longevity. Two decades of continuous operation is a track record none of the five we rank can match; the oldest of ours, CasinoPurple, dates from 2019.
• Sports depth. Asian handicap lines, in-play cricket and a long list of leagues are the core of the business, not an add-on.
• Regulatory footprint. Licences in the Philippines and, historically, Britain and Malta mean the group has been through several different compliance regimes.
• Cricket relationships. Deals with county sides and a national board give it a visible link to the sport Indian users care about most.

If your betting is mainly handicap markets on football and cricket, those strengths are real and we would not pretend otherwise.

When a different operator makes more sense

The people who search for a Dafabet alternative tend to fall into two camps. One wants a casino that puts the casino first: a single lobby where the slots and the live dealer tables are the main event, not a section behind the sportsbook. The other wants one welcome offer with one code and a clear wagering figure, instead of a separate promotion for each vertical that has to be read and tracked separately.

There is a third, smaller group: bettors who like cricket but mostly play casino between overs. For them the question is whether one wallet can cover both without transfers. At Dafabet the verticals are separate products; at YourWin24 the cricket book and the casino draw on the same balance, which is the only reason we would point a cricket-first player there rather than to one of our casino-only brands.

Handicap betting, explained for a cricket fan

Much of Dafabet’s reputation rests on Asian handicap markets, which confuse many Indian bettors because cricket rarely uses them. The idea is simple once you see it: the stronger side starts with a notional deficit, the weaker side with a notional head start, so both outcomes are priced close to even. A half-goal line removes the draw altogether, and a quarter line splits your stake across two neighbouring lines.

Why does that matter here? Because a bettor who has learned to read handicap lines is usually a disciplined, numbers-first player, and that is precisely the kind of person who should also read casino wagering terms before accepting any bonus. The same maths habit that makes you compare two handicap prices applies to comparing a 300% match with a 100% one. Our odds explainer covers the cricket side; the wagering guide covers the casino side.

A quick way to decide

Our five, with their current codes

Before you move money anywhere

Whichever operator you choose, test it the way we test ours: a minimum deposit, a few rounds, then a withdrawal request before you put in anything serious. Note how long the payout takes and what documents were asked for. That one cycle tells you more than any sponsorship, any star rating and any page like this one. Our withdrawal guide lists what to check at each step.

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Editorial desk, IndiaCasino365 · page reviewed 2026-09-24 · how we test