Case Study

Who Owns Shuffle Casino: What We Could Confirm

In short: Shuffle is owned and operated by Natural Nine BV, a Curacao company with registration number 160998. Noah Dummett is named publicly as chief executive. Beyond the company record, most ownership claims circulating online carry no documentary support.

Ownership questions about crypto casinos tend to collect rumour faster than fact, and this brand has more rumour attached than most. We separated the two by checking what appears in company and regulator records, what appears in named reporting, and what appears only on anonymous sites, and the three piles look very different.

Terms of service page open in a browser
The terms of service, where the operating company is named in full. Source: our own screenshot.
160998
Curacao registration number of the operating company
OGL/2024/1337/0628
licence held in that company's name
2023
the year reporting places the brand's launch, with no first-party confirmation
0
court filings we found against the company or its chief executive

The Owner Company Is on the Record

Natural Nine BV owns and operates Shuffle. The company carries Curacao registration number 160998 and a registered address at Korporaalweg 10, Willemstad, and the same three details appear in the terms of service, on the licence page and in the footer of every page.

That consistency matters. Plenty of crypto casinos name one company in their terms and a different one in the footer. Some name nobody. Here the regulator's register backs the pairing up: the entry for OGL/2024/1337/0628 carries Natural Nine BV and the same company number.

Who Is Publicly Named as Running It

Noah Dummett runs the company as chief executive, in public and under his own name. Reporting ties the founding group to Darcy Spangler and Harley Fresh. Ishan Haque fronts the brand. Dummett worked at Alameda Research, part of the FTX group, and most coverage repeats that detail.

We could not establish who owns the shares. We did not obtain the Curacao register extract that would name directors and beneficial owners. So the company is documented. The people behind it are not, at least not publicly.

Ownership Claims We Will Not Repeat

A cluster of single-purpose websites says the business ran on money taken from FTX or Alameda. Nobody signs those sites. We found no court filing, no regulatory decision and no named source backing the claim. We also found no legal action against the company or its chief executive.

We are stating that plainly rather than repeating the claim with a hedge attached, because a hedge still spreads it. If documents appear, the position changes. Until then the accurate summary is that serious allegations exist, no evidence for them has been produced, and readers should weigh them accordingly.

Where the Shuffle Brand Is Visible

Shuffle became a sleeve sponsor of Sunderland A.FC in September 2026, which puts the brand on shirts in the Premier League. The sum was not disclosed.

There is an oddity in that deal worth naming. The United Kingdom appears on the operator's own list of prohibited countries, so the brand advertises in a market its terms forbid players from using. Trade coverage of the sponsorship led on exactly that point, describing an unlicensed operator on a Premier League shirt.

The Australian Problem

In June 2025 ABC News described Shuffle as an Australian-run online casino that is banned in its own backyard, reporting that the operation was run from Melbourne while Australia sat on its restricted list. The Australian Communications and Media Authority was quoted saying it would seek additional information from Shuffle.

We checked whether that went further and could not confirm a formal domain-blocking decision. So the accurate statement is that a regulator said publicly it was asking questions, and that we found no published outcome.

The Supplier Breach of October 2025

In October 2025 a breach at Fast Track, a supplier handling customer relationships, exposed Shuffle customer data. Reports disagree on how far it went. One trade outlet said passwords, logins and funds came through untouched. Other coverage said passports and driving licences leaked for most users.

No first-party statement from Shuffle turned up in our search. For a reader the practical consequence is narrow and worth stating: verification here requires uploading identity documents, and the company's supplier chain has leaked once.

Natural Nine B.V., Curacao company registration number 160998, with its registered address at Korporaalweg 10, Willemstad, Curacao, is licensed by the Curacao Gaming Control Board to offer games of chance under licence number OGL/2024/1337/0628.

Data

# What is documented against what is claimed
ClaimSource classStatus
Natural Nine BV operates ShuffleTerms, licence page, regulator register**Confirmed**
Company number 160998Same three places, identical**Confirmed**
Noah Dummett is chief executiveNamed reporting**Reported**
Brand launched in 2023Trade press only**No first-party source**
Funded with FTX or Alameda moneyAnonymous websites**No documents found**
Court action against the companySearched, none located**Not found**
Shareholders and directorsCuracao filings not obtained**Not established**

Key Terms Used on This Page

Natural Nine B.V.
The company that owns and operates Shuffle, Curacao registration number 160998, address Korporaalweg 10, Willemstad.
Beneficial owner
The person who ultimately profits from a company. For Natural Nine BV this is not established in public sources.
Sleeve sponsorship
Branding on a football shirt sleeve. Shuffle took Sunderland A.F.C.'s in September 2026, in a market its own terms exclude.
ACMA
The Australian media regulator, quoted in June 2025 saying it would seek further information about the operator.
Fast Track
The customer-relationship supplier whose October 2025 breach exposed Shuffle customer data.

Deposits and identity checks stay on the operator's own secure site.

What Else Do Readers Ask?

These are the ownership questions readers actually send us, with the evidence we could and could not find.

Who owns Shuffle Casino

Natural Nine BV owns and operates Shuffle, a Curacao company with registration number 160998, named consistently in its terms and licence record.

Who runs Shuffle Casino

Noah Dummett is named publicly as chief executive, with Darcy Spangler and Harley Fresh reported among the founding group.

Is Shuffle connected to FTX

Its chief executive previously worked at Alameda Research. Allegations that FTX funds financed the casino appear only on anonymous sites without documents.

Where is Shuffle based

The operating company is registered in Willemstad, Curacao. ABC News reported in 2025 that the operation is run from Melbourne.

Does Shuffle sponsor a football club

Yes, the brand became a sleeve sponsor of Sunderland A.FC in September 2026. The value of the deal was not disclosed.

Has Shuffle faced regulatory action

The Australian regulator said publicly in 2025 that it would seek information. We found no published outcome and no court filings.

Was Shuffle involved in a data breach

Customer data was exposed through supplier Fast Track in October 2025. Reports disagree on scale and no first-party statement was found.

How do we verify ownership claims

We check company records, the regulator register and named reporting, then mark anything resting on anonymous sources as unconfirmed.