What Dataworks Group does

Dataworks Group Limited (ASX: DWG, formerly IXUP Limited) is an Australian regulated gaming technology company that designs, builds, and operates Centralised Self-Exclusion (CSE) platforms for government regulators and licensed gambling operators. Its flagship product is BetStop, Australia's National Self-Exclusion Register operated under contract with the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) since August 2023, complemented by the BetGuard platform being delivered for iGaming Ontario (Canada) via a joint venture with IC360 targeting Q4 2026 go-live. The technology stack is a cloud-native, serverless architecture deployed on Microsoft Azure, featuring a proprietary CSE matching engine rated at 2M+ transactions per second, homomorphic encryption for privacy-preserving analytics, and the Five Safes governance framework.

The company's portfolio also includes the Secure Data Engine, a privacy-preserving data collaboration platform deployed via Microsoft Azure and used in the Shared Environmental Analytics Facility (SEAF) with the Western Australian Government, Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, and research institutions. Supporting offerings include managed contact centre services, a Data Vault big-data analytical platform, and the Datapowa sports marketing subsidiary acquired in 2021. Security certifications include ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type II, IRAP-assessed PROTECTED classification, and compliance with GDPR, Australian Privacy Principles, and PSPF Zone 2 for call centre operations.

Dataworks generates revenue primarily through multi-year subscription-style government CSE contracts (e.g., the iGaming Ontario contract valued at over C$12.5M with extensions), managed services fees for contact centre delivery, and licensing/configuration fees for the Secure Data Engine. The company sells through direct enterprise engagement and competitive RFP processes, with FY26 RegTech revenue targeted at US$9.5M and the RegTech division reported cash-positive and profitable on a standalone basis as of early 2026. Notable investors include Regal Funds Management and The John & Myriam Wylie Foundation (advised by Tanarra Capital), following a A$3.2M capital raise in December 2024.

Name

Dataworks Group

Legal name

Dataworks Group Limited

Website

https://dataworksgroup.com.au

Company type

Public

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dataworks Group (ASX: DWG) builds and operates centralised self-exclusion platforms and privacy-preserving data analytics for government gaming regulators and licensed gambling operators, anchored by Australia's BetStop NSER and a forthcoming Ontario CSE deployment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

RegTech - Responsible Gaming Technology

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Privacy, Consent & Compliance Management (HDAEADAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Governance Platforms (Policies, Stewardship, Workflows) (HDAEADAB), Data Security & Access Governance for Data (Entitlements/Policy Enforcement) (HDAEADAH), Privacy Management (Consent, DSAR, RoPA) (HDADAFAH)

Keywords

• Centralized self-exclusion
• Responsible gambling technology
• Privacy-preserving analytics
• Regtech gaming solutions
• Homomorphic encryption platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Darlinghurst

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government CSE Contracts: Long-term government contracts for the design, delivery, and operation of centralised self-exclusion systems. Includes recurring managed services revenue for platform operation, contact centre delivery, and technical support. BetStop contract extended to June 2027; iGaming Ontario contract with 3-year initial term plus two 1-year extensions.
2. Secure Data Engine - Platform Licensing: Licensing of the Secure Data Engine platform for privacy-preserving data analytics collaborations, delivered via Microsoft Azure. Revenue from deployment and configuration of the SEAF project for Western Australian Government, Rio Tinto, and BHP Billiton.
3. Contact Centre Services: End-to-end managed contact centre services for the CSE programs, supporting individuals seeking self-exclusion and providing guidance to gambling helplines, addiction support, and family care resources. Provided as part of government CSE contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Dataworks Group designs, builds and operates centralised self-exclusion (CSE) platforms for government gaming regulators, most notably Australia's BetStop (National Self-Exclusion Register) under contract with ACMA and Ontario's CSE platform under contract with iGaming Ontario. The company also licenses its Secure Data Engine, a privacy-preserving data analytics platform built on homomorphic encryption delivered via Microsoft Azure, enabling secure multi-party data collaboration for government, mining and research organisations.

Product overview

Dataworks Group is a focused provider of iGaming and problem gambling prevention technologies offering a unified portfolio of regulated gaming solutions. The core offering consists of two flagship RegTech products: BetStop – Australia's National Self-Exclusion Register and the Ontario Centralised Self-Exclusion Platform, both providing real-time centralized self-exclusion services for gambling operators. Supporting these is the Secure Data Engine with homomorphic encryption capabilities, the Data Vault big data analytical platform, and managed contact centre services. The company also operates Datapowa as a sports marketing subsidiary. All products emphasize highest security (IRAP, SOC2), privacy (APP, GDPR), and scalability with sub-5ms response times and 100% uptime.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BetStop: Australia's National Self-Exclusion Register - centralized self-exclusion solution for online and phone gambling
• datapowa
• Secure Data Engine
• RegTech

Products and services

• BetStop – The National Self-Exclusion Register (NSER) Australia's national centralised self-exclusion register that allows Australians to voluntarily exclude themselves from all licensed online and phone wagering providers temporarily or permanently. Operators receive real-time true/false verification responses via API in under 5 milliseconds, with the platform having processed over 31 billion checks and supported more than 50,000 registrations since launch.
• Ontario Centralised Self-Exclusion (CSE) Platform (BetGuard) Province-wide centralised self-exclusion solution for Ontario, Canada, developed in partnership with Integrity Compliance 360 (IC360) for iGaming Ontario. Enables Ontario gamblers to voluntarily exclude from all regulated iGaming sites and OLG online platforms through a single streamlined process. Initial 5-year contract valued at over A$10 million (later increased via change order to over C$12.5 million).
• Secure Data Engine Privacy-preserving data analytics platform built on Microsoft Azure that uses homomorphic encryption at the cellular level (built on Microsoft's SEAL library) to allow complex mathematical computations on encrypted data without decryption. Deployed for SEAF for environmental data collaboration; supports import/export with Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, AWS and Google Cloud Storage.
• Data Vault – Big Data Analytical Platform Highly secure big data analytical platform that operates on anonymised and hashed customer data, providing a single customer view, fuzzy matching, machine learning and AI capabilities. Tested throughput of 2+ million transactions per second with sub-5ms response times.
• Datapowa Sports data and marketing subsidiary acquired in 2021, providing sports marketing data and analytics solutions including exclusive collaborations such as with HIKE & FOXTER in Spain.

Quantifiable outcome

• 96% of BetStop registrants stopped or reduced online wagering; 77% reported improved overall quality of life; 79% reported improved mental health; 69% reported better personal relationships.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IC360coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2024Strategic partnership with IC360, a leading compliance and sports integrity business, established in April 2024 to pursue the North American iGaming CSE market. A joint venture entity was established for the iGaming Ontario CSE contract. IC360 provides market knowledge and compliance expertise for the North American market, while Dataworks provides its CSE product and operational experience gained from BetStop. The JV is actively pursuing additional CSE contracts across North America.
• Microsoft AzurecoreTechnology or IntegrationDataworks Group's Secure Data Engine and Five Safes governance framework are delivered via Microsoft Azure. This multi-year agreement provides the cloud infrastructure for the SEAF project and positions Dataworks within the Azure ecosystem for broader global roll-out of its secure data collaboration technology.
• Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWABSI developed the SEAF (Shared Environmental Analytics Facility) project and partnered with Dataworks to deploy its Secure Data Engine and Five Safes governance framework for the management and collaboration of sensitive environmental data. The SEAF was formally launched in August 2024.
• Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWAMSI is a key partner in the SEAF project, collaborating with Dataworks Group, WABSI, and other organisations to enable the management and collaboration of sensitive marine environmental data using Dataworks' Secure Data Engine.
• Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARDC is a project partner in the SEAF deployment alongside Dataworks, WABSI, WAMSI, and Microsoft Azure, contributing to the research data infrastructure for the secure environmental data collaboration platform.
• Integrity Compliance 360coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntegrity Compliance 360 (IC360) partnered with Dataworks and iGaming Ontario to develop and deliver BetGuard, the centralised self-exclusion system for Ontario's regulated online gambling market, unveiled at the RGC Discovery conference in Toronto.
• datapowa (acquired 2021)minorStrategic or Co-development Partnerdatapowa, acquired by Dataworks Group in 2021, is a sports data and marketing company. In 2024, datapowa announced an exclusive collaboration with Spanish partner agency HIKE & FOXTER.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Integrity Compliance 360 (IC360): IC360 is a US-based gambling compliance and sports-integrity specialist that has partnered with Dataworks via a joint venture to deliver the Ontario BetGuard CSE. It is the closest direct peer, addressing player protection, exclusion, and integrity for regulators and operators in North America.
• Mindway AI: Mindway AI builds AI-based problem-gambling detection software used by operators and regulators to identify at-risk players. It is a direct peer in the responsible-gambling/RegTech niche, albeit focused on behavioural risk scoring rather than centralised self-exclusion infrastructure.
• GeoComply: GeoComply provides geolocation compliance, identity, and fraud-prevention solutions to iGaming operators and regulators. It is a direct peer in the regulated gaming compliance stack where CSE, KYC, and geolocation increasingly intersect.
• GBG Group: GBG supplies identity verification, location, and anti-fraud solutions with a strong focus on regulated gambling and gaming operators. It competes with Dataworks in the broader player-onboarding and player-protection compliance layer for gambling operators and regulators.
• ComplyAdvantage: ComplyAdvantage offers AML, KYC, and adverse-media screening with specific gambling-industry solutions. It is a direct peer in the RegTech stack that regulated gambling operators and suppliers must integrate alongside centralised exclusion systems.
• Duality Technologies: Duality Technologies builds homomorphic-encryption-based secure data collaboration software for enterprises and governments. It is a direct peer to Dataworks' Secure Data Engine in the privacy-preserving data sharing category, addressing the same technical problem with a comparable encryption-first approach.
• Enveil: Enveil offers privacy-preserving compute and secure data collaboration using homomorphic encryption, with deployments in financial services and government. It is a direct peer to Dataworks' Secure Data Engine in the privacy-enhancing technology category and competes for the same secure-multi-party-analytics use cases.

Broad incumbents

• Playtech: Playtech is a large incumbent gambling software platform that also offers responsible-gambling modules (formerly BetBuddy). It is a broad incumbent peer, offering CSE-adjacent capabilities as part of a much wider platform portfolio rather than as a focused CSE specialist.
• Sportradar: Sportradar provides sports data, content, and integrity-monitoring services to sportsbooks and regulators. It is a broad incumbent peer in regulated gaming, overlapping with Dataworks on the integrity and operator-protection side of the ecosystem.
• Sumsub: Sumsub provides identity verification, KYC/AML, and fraud-prevention with a strong iGaming vertical. It is a broad incumbent peer competing for the same regulated-operator compliance wallet as Dataworks' operator-facing services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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