Coldbet, Coldbet Partners & AffPapa: The Partnership Before Sri Lanka’s August 2026 Block
AffPapa announced a direct Coldbet Partners collaboration in April 2026. Sri Lanka then ordered coldbet.com blocked in August as an unauthorized service operating without the required licence. The domain match is exact, but the notice does not identify the operator company or decide Coldbet’s status elsewhere.
Checked 2 September 2026
What AffPapa published or retained
AffPapa’s April 2026 partnership article documents the affiliate-program-to-brand mapping.
What the authority did
Sri Lanka identifies coldbet.com as an unauthorized site offering without the required licence. The notice does not name a corporate operator.
Chronology
- 20 April 2026: AffPapa announced its direct partnership with Coldbet Partners.
- AffPapa expressly described Coldbet Partners as the affiliate program for Coldbet.
- 6 August 2026: Sri Lanka ordered coldbet.com blocked with immediate effect.
- 2 September 2026: No reply had been received from AffPapa or the relevant brand.
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
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.