Meta Betting and Telephone Betting: Who Is Clarkson Bell Ltd?

Yes. Meta Betting (metabetting.co.uk) and Telephone Betting (telephonebetting.co.uk) are both run by Clarkson Bell Ltd, a London-registered bookmaker that holds an active Gambling Commission licence with no regulatory actions recorded against it. The company trades publicly as Regency Betting Group and Regency Racing, the two trading names on its register entry.

Checked against the UKGC register in September 2026, the licence covers four remote activities: betting on real events, betting on virtual events, casino and bingo. That matters if you have seen slots on Meta Betting, because the casino permission is what makes those games legal to offer to players in Great Britain.

This is a small independent operator, not a big-name group. Treat it the way you would any smaller bookie: check the terms before you deposit, and keep records of any bet you place by phone or message.

Three live domains sit on this licence

The register lists three active domains for Clarkson Bell Ltd:

• metabetting.co.uk: the main online sportsbook, branded "Bet Your Way", with a separate online casino section for slots and table games.
• telephonebetting.co.uk: the phone and messaging arm, with a free betting hotline on 0800 678 1888 and betting by WhatsApp, Telegram, Messenger and live chat.
• telephonebetting.com: listed as active, but the address did not resolve when we tried it in September 2026, so use the .co.uk site.

Meta Betting describes itself as "Trusted Bookmakers Since 1992", which refers to the Regency Betting Group name and its retail and telephone heritage. The limited company itself is much younger: Companies House shows Clarkson Bell Ltd was incorporated on 15 September 2022.

Telephone Betting is sport-first, with football and horse racing leading the homepage, same-day payouts and daily enhanced specials. It also publishes a safer gambling hub and an affordability calculator, and states that it is part of the GamStop self-exclusion scheme.

Clarkson Bell Ltd is a private limited company, number 14358376 on Companies House, with its registered office at Office 9, Dalton House, 60 Windsor Avenue, London SW19 2RR. The same address appears as the head office on its Gambling Commission entry.

Companies House lists one director, Nichola Aitken, appointed on the day the company was formed in September 2022. The company's declared business activity is gambling and betting.

The betting licence came first. Remote real-event betting went live on 24 March 2023, and the casino, bingo and virtual-event permissions were added on 2 November 2025. So anyone who used the Telephone Betting or Regency Racing services before late 2025 was dealing with a sportsbook-only licence.

Fourteen names are registered but not live

Clarkson Bell Ltd has 14 inactive domains on its register entry, and most are named after messaging and social apps: instagrambetting.co.uk, messengerbetting.co.uk, tiktokbetting.co.uk, snapchatbetting.co.uk, twitterbetting.co.uk, youtubebetting.co.uk, wechatbetting.co.uk and wechatbetting.com, telegrambetting.co.uk and telegrambetting.com, and whatsappbetting.com.

The other three inactive names are regencyracing.co.uk, betreg.co.uk and cheltenhambets.co. None of these is a separate operator. If a site using one of these names asks you to deposit, check it against the live list on the Gambling Commission domain page first.

Be wary of lookalike sites. Pages on unrelated domains such as regencyracing.bet and regencyracing.gb.net advertise Regency Racing welcome bonuses, but neither domain appears on this licence.

Search the Gambling Commission public register for account number 61486, or go straight to the Clarkson Bell Ltd register page. It shows the licence status, the start date for each activity, both trading names and the full domain list.

Two quick checks are worth doing. First, the domain in your browser should match one of the three active domains exactly. Second, the footer of Telephone Betting names Clarkson Bell Ltd trading as Regency Betting Group, and it offers a download of the remote operating licence, so the company named there should match the register.

Start with the operator, then go independent

Raise a complaint with the operator first, in writing if you can, and quote your account name and the bet or transaction. Telephone Betting lists phone, WhatsApp, Telegram, Messenger and live chat as contact routes, and its terms and conditions set out the full complaints procedure.

If the operator's final response does not settle it, Telephone Betting links to IBAS, the free independent adjudication service, as its dispute route. IBAS decides the case on the operator's own rules, so save screenshots, bet confirmations and message logs.

For formal letters, use the registered office: Clarkson Bell Ltd, Office 9, Dalton House, 60 Windsor Avenue, London SW19 2RR.

Feedback is thin. In September 2026 Meta Betting had only six Trustpilot reviews, averaging 3.0 out of 5. Positive reviews mention quick verification and fast withdrawals; negative ones complain about weak bonuses, no loyalty rewards and restrictions after bigger wins.

Six reviews is too few to judge a bookmaker on, so weigh them lightly. If you plan to bet regularly, read the account restriction and bonus terms before you deposit. Set a deposit limit before your first bet, and use GamStop if gambling stops being fun.

Is Meta Betting legit?

Yes. Meta Betting is operated by Clarkson Bell Ltd, which holds an active Gambling Commission licence for betting, casino and bingo, with no regulatory actions on its record. It is a small independent bookmaker trading as Regency Betting Group, so read the bonus and account terms before depositing and keep records of your bets.

Who owns Meta Betting and Telephone Betting?

Both brands belong to Clarkson Bell Ltd, a London company incorporated in September 2022 and registered at Office 9, Dalton House, 60 Windsor Avenue, SW19 2RR. Companies House lists Nichola Aitken as its sole director. The company trades as Regency Betting Group and Regency Racing.

Does Meta Betting have a casino?

Yes. Meta Betting runs an online casino section with slots and table games alongside its sportsbook. Clarkson Bell Ltd added casino, bingo and virtual-event permissions to its licence on 2 November 2025, having held a betting-only licence since March 2023.

What are the Meta Betting sister sites?

The live sister site is Telephone Betting at telephonebetting.co.uk, which takes bets by phone, WhatsApp, Telegram, Messenger and live chat. Regency Racing, Betreg and a set of social-app domains such as tiktokbetting.co.uk and whatsappbetting.com are registered to the same company but listed as inactive.

How do I complain about Telephone Betting?

Contact the operator first through phone, messaging or live chat and follow the procedure in its terms. If you are unhappy with the final response, Telephone Betting points players to IBAS, a free independent dispute service. You can also write to Clarkson Bell Ltd at its registered office in London SW19.

Is Regency Racing still running?

The Regency Racing name is still a registered trading name of Clarkson Bell Ltd, but regencyracing.co.uk is listed as inactive on the Gambling Commission register. Other sites using the Regency Racing name on domains such as .bet or .gb.net are not on this licence, so avoid depositing with them.

Casinos can be hard to contact, if you're struggling to get in touch with them via email then you can try writing to the address they've provided on file. This is listed under the UK Gambling Commission and so should be a mailing address which will respond to any requests.

Here's all the live domains running under Clarkson Bell Ltd. They're all actively licensed under the UK Gambling Commission.

The below domains are no longer marked as active for Clarkson Bell Ltd. It is highly recommended you do not use them, as they may have been registered by a third party among many other reasons.

Below contains all the licenses on file for Clarkson Bell Ltd. You can view a breakdown of license types here but crucially an active license in the remote casino sector is required to provide online gambling in the United Kingdom.

Remote casino licence: Active (since 2 November 2025).

Clarkson Bell Ltd has no regulatory action on the Gambling Commission's public register (checked 13 October 2026). The Commission keeps each action on the register for three years, so this does not cover older cases. See all UKGC fines and sanctions.