MelBet & AffPapa: Awards & Sponsorship Beside Official Blocking Lists
AffPapa still promotes MelBet through a sponsor page, a directory listing & its 2026 Casino Operator of the Year page. Lithuania’s official page remains part of the cited record. The Sri Lankan source URL used on 29 August now returns 404, so InfoBets preserves it only as a historical reference. AffPapa & MelBet did not answer the questions sent.
Checked 2 September 2026
What AffPapa published or retained
iGaming Club sponsor article; Casino Operator of the Year page; AffPapa directory listing & other promotional articles.
What the authority did
Lithuania: the official list & historical court entry concern melbet.com in Lithuania. Sri Lanka: the Ministry of Digital Economy announced that melbet.com was among unauthorised gambling websites blocked with immediate effect. Curaçao: the current CGA certificate identifies Pelican Entertainment B.V., company number 134359, as operator of melbet.com under active licence OGL/2024/561/0554. The cited record does not support attributing the 2019 Lithuanian conduct to Pelican Entertainment B.V.
Chronology
- 28 August 2019: the Lithuanian chronology records the court decision underlying the melbet.com illegal-operator listing.
- 2020: AffPapa described its relationship with MelBet Affiliates as long-term.
- 19 January 2026: AffPapa announced MelBet Partners as an iGaming Club Barcelona sponsor.
- May 2026: AffPapa named MelBet Casino Operator of the Year.
- 6 August 2026: Sri Lanka announced immediate blocking of melbet.com.
- 24 August 2026: Lithuania refreshed its official illegal-online-gambling-operator list page.
- 2 September 2026: AffPapa’s sponsor, award & directory material remained live; the CGA certificate for Pelican Entertainment B.V. remained active.
What remains unanswered
AffPapa did not explain the checks behind this promotion, listing, award, seal or retained page. The relevant entity, timing & jurisdiction limits are set out above. The record does not establish what AffPapa knew on an earlier date unless a cited source says so.
Right of reply
InfoBets sent AffPapa & every relevant brand a right-of-reply request. The deadline was 17:00 CEST on 20 August 2026. No response was received by that deadline or by the publication cut-off on 2 September 2026. No response is not an admission. This report relies on the linked public records.
What this report does not claim
The official record is limited to the named jurisdiction, period, domain & entity. It does not establish worldwide illegality, a criminal conviction or wrongdoing by AffPapa unless a cited official source expressly says so.
Sources
- https://affpapa.com/melbet-partners-standard-sponsor-for-igaming-club-barcelona/
- https://affpapa.com/affpapa-awards-2026/casino-operator-of-the-year/
- https://affpapa.com/best-igaming-operators/
- https://lpt.lrv.lt/en/illegal-online-gambling-operators/
- https://mode.gov.lk/blog/webblocked
- https://cert.cga.cw/certificate?id=ZXlKcGRpSTZJalV3Um14bVlraEZiM042VEdVNFJ6QlNRVGRCVlVFOVBTSXNJblpoYkhWbElqb2lPQ3R4ZURVeVVWSnpTemxwTVZka1lWRXJlVEJVVVQwOUlpd2liV0ZqSWpvaU5ESXdZMkV6WlRSa05UY3paR1F6TXpWak5XRTBOekJsT0dKaU5EY3lPVEEzWW1NME5UVXhZakUyTVRVd1pqRmlNVFU1TXpneE5qTTRaRE5rTm1aaE15SXNJblJoWnlJNklpSjk%3D
Read the complete investigation: AffPapa Exposed: 24 Promotions After Regulators Acted — Zero Answers from CEO Levon Nikoghosyan
Evidence cut-off: 2 September 2026. Verified corrections will be timestamped.