A lot has been learned about 1xBet since I made those comments.  I no longer have the confidence to stand behind those words, so I updated my original post to strike out that comment.  I don't use either site, but I've been told that the sites are nearly identical barring cosmetics and branding.  There are also many scam allegations against 1xBet in the last year.  I don't know that they are affiliated, but they seem to behave similarly.