Bombay Live: the story of a live casino provider that became Live88
The bombay.io domain no longer leads to a provider website. It now returns a redirect to the Yolo.com login page, with no archive and no explanation. Bombay Live was a live casino provider owned by the Yolo Group. It operated between 2021 and 2024, then became Live88 in May 2024. The studio never closed. It still broadcasts, under a different name.
This page traces the history of the Bombay Live provider. You will find no casino list and no game catalogue here, for one simple reason: not a single table is sold under the Bombay Live name any more.
Does Bombay Live still exist?
No, not as a brand. Yes, as a studio.
The company, the floors, the dealers and the catalogue all moved across to the Live88 banner from 13 May 2024. No new release has appeared under the Bombay Live label since January 2023. Operators still showing that name in their provider list are in fact streaming Live88 content.
Where does Bombay Live come from?
A club before it was a studio
The story starts with a place, not with a piece of software. The Bombay Club in Tallinn, a high-end private club set in the historic heart of the Estonian capital, is the matrix for everything that followed.
In October 2021, the Yolo Group reorganised its B2B assets. Hub88, the content aggregator, OneTouch, the RNG games studio, and the Bombay Group all came under one management team, led by Christine Lewis, formerly chief compliance officer at Pariplay. At that point the high roller live product was still called Bombay Club, after the room itself. It became Bombay Live once it opened up to external distribution.
So the brand changed its name twice in three years. That explains why the traces it left behind are so scattered.
An obsession with luxury
The operating entity was called Bombay Online, run by Jose Micallef. Its guiding line fitted into a single sentence, delivered in early 2023: « The Bombay Experience is about redefining the very nature of luxury experiences. » The group was imagining a full ecosystem back then, from the land-based club to a high roller yacht, taking in the online tables along the way.
What Bombay Live brought to the table
The positioning targeted two audiences the live casino giants served badly: Indian players and Spanish-speaking markets.
The catalogue was built around three families:
- Classic card games: baccarat in several formats including Speed Baccarat, blackjack, and Dragon Tiger with its Mystic 5 side bet
- Roulette: traditional and speed versions, with customisable skins
- Regional specialities: Teen Patti, Andar Bahar, Bollywood Stars
Dealer service ran in more than eighteen languages, with round-the-clock support. Dragon Tiger, released in October 2022 with multipliers advertised up to x1000, sums up the house method. Take a well-known Asian format, dress it in 3D, then bolt on a spectacular side bet. Taago Tamm, chief product officer, spoke at the time of animations designed to « fill the screen ».
The real technical signature sat elsewhere, in the green screen. Tables were not filmed on a built set. They were keyed into interchangeable virtual environments. An operator could get a table in its own colours, logo behind the dealer, without paying for a single brick of studio. Where Evolution sold lavish fixed sets, Bombay Live sold flexibility.
I found that choice questionable for a long time. Keyed backgrounds age badly. They can also give off a regional TV set feel. Having gone back over a few captures of branded tables from that period, I am revising my verdict. For operators who want a table under their own name without building a floor, it was the right economic call. Live88 has kept that building block intact.
Estonia, Poland, Argentina: the studio map
Three sites made up the network. Estonia for the head office and the original club, Poland for European production, Argentina for Latin America.
Buenos Aires gave Bombay Live its most notable moment. On 8 February 2023, the Provincial Institute of Lottery and Casinos (IPLyC) granted it a supplier licence for live casino. Maximiliano Majo, head of LatAm at the Bombay Group, claimed the position of first and only approved supplier for that product in the province. The local studio employs more than two hundred dealers.
That same month, the brand took the Live Casino of the Year title at the International Gaming Awards 2023 in London. For a studio barely two years into external distribution, recognition came fast.
May 2024: the switch to Live88
On 13 May 2024, Hub88 announced Live88, presented as a new live casino provider. It was built around customisable tables and a flagship title, Royal Riches Roulette.
A month later, commercial director Mark Taffler described the lineage in iGaming Business: « What we've tried to do is look at what we have already done with Bombay and apply those learnings to Live88. »
Official communications therefore describe a launch. The facts describe a rebrand: same company, same floors, same catalogue, same distribution through Hub88. The Bombay name, too closely tied to the Indian subcontinent and to an Estonian club, gave way to a neutral identity at the exact moment the group set its sights on regulated markets.
Why does bombay.io redirect to Yolo.com?
Because the online arm of the Bombay brand was absorbed by Yolo.com, the group's mainstream casino. The Bombay name went back to where it started, to the physical venue.
The Bombay Club in Tallinn still operates as a casino and private club. It openly acknowledges its bridge to Yolo.com through a shared wallet, the Yolo Wallet. In October 2025, group management was still presenting that Estonian property as the foundation of a strategy blending the venue floor with online play, with stated ambitions in Canada, Sweden and Finland.
The redirect announces no disappearance. It records an internal reshuffle.
Where can you find the tables today?
Under the Live88 name, distributed by Hub88 and operated under a Maltese licence through OT Malta Ltd (MGA/B2B/641/2018), the B2B licence OneTouch secured in 2019.
The current catalogue, the available tables and the operators streaming them are covered on our Kynox Casino page dedicated to Live88.
One useful detail before you go looking. The switch was never completed everywhere. Several casinos still list Bombay Live among their providers. Sportsbet.io, the group's own shop window, files its tables under a label that says it all: « Live88: Bombay Club Live Games ». If you come across a Bombay Live table, you are playing on Live88 under an expired sign.
One last turn is worth watching, and it is the one I find most interesting. In October 2025, two group entities, Live Online Gaming Services and Hub88 Holdings, obtained supplier licences from the GCGRA, the regulator of the United Arab Emirates. That makes Live88 the first licensed live casino studio in the country. A studio born in a private club in Tallinn, hardened on grey markets, now stands as a pioneer in a jurisdiction the whole industry is watching. Worth following.
FAQ: Bombay Live
Does Bombay Live still exist?
No, not under that name. The provider was renamed Live88 in May 2024. The company, the studios, the dealers and the catalogue all stayed the same. Only the sign changed. No new game has been released under the Bombay Live label since January 2023.
What is Bombay Live?
Bombay Live was a live casino provider owned by the Yolo Group, active from 2021 to 2024. It streamed roulette, blackjack, baccarat, Teen Patti and Andar Bahar tables from studios in Estonia, Poland and Argentina, using green screen technology that let operators customise their tables.
Are Bombay Live and Live88 the same provider?
Yes. Live88 is the direct continuation of Bombay Live, announced by Hub88 on 13 May 2024. In June 2024, commercial director Mark Taffler publicly confirmed that Live88 carried over what Bombay had built. Same operator, same studios, same distribution network.
Why does bombay.io redirect to Yolo.com?
Because the online arm of the Bombay brand was absorbed by Yolo.com, the Yolo Group's mainstream casino. The bombay.io domain no longer serves as a provider shop window. It now points to the Yolo.com login page. The Bombay name stayed with the land-based club in Tallinn.
When did Bombay Live become Live88?
On 13 May 2024, the date Hub88 announced Live88 and its flagship title, Royal Riches Roulette. The new name then rolled out across partner casinos over several months, which explains why the old label survives in some lobbies.
Who owned Bombay Live?
The Yolo Group, an Estonian conglomerate founded by Tim Heath, also behind Sportsbet.io, Bitcasino and the Hub88 aggregator. The operating entity was called Bombay Online and was led by Jose Micallef. Since October 2021, Hub88, OneTouch and the Bombay Group have shared one management team.
Where were the Bombay Live studios?
Three sites: Estonia, the historic base linked to the Bombay Club in Tallinn, Poland for European production, and Buenos Aires for Latin America. The Argentine studio employed more than two hundred dealers.
Which games did Bombay Live offer?
Classic and speed roulette tables, blackjack, several baccarat formats including Speed Baccarat, Dragon Tiger with its Mystic 5 side bet, plus three specialities aimed at the Indian market: Teen Patti, Andar Bahar and Bollywood Stars. Dealer service ran in more than eighteen languages.
Was Bombay Live a licensed provider?
Yes. On 8 February 2023, the Provincial Institute of Lottery and Casinos (IPLyC) granted it a supplier licence for live casino in Buenos Aires, a first in that province. Today, under the Live88 name, the business operates under a Maltese licence through OT Malta Ltd, reference MGA/B2B/641/2018.
Did Bombay Live win any awards?
Yes, one major honour. In February 2023, the brand won the Live Casino of the Year title at the International Gaming Awards in London, less than two years after opening up to external distribution.
Can you still play Bombay Live games?
Yes, under the Live88 name. The tables have not disappeared. They have changed labels. Some casinos still show Bombay Live in their provider list, in which case the content being streamed is Live88 under an old name.
What is the difference between Bombay Live and the Bombay Club?
Bombay Live was the provider of live games streamed online. The Bombay Club is a land-based casino and private club in Tallinn, Estonia, still in business. The club gave its name to the studio before that studio became Bombay Live, then Live88.
