Gambling Commission Updates Financial and Consumer Rules
The UK Gambling Commission has confirmed a series of regulatory changes affecting licensed operators, aimed at increasing regulatory oversight and aligning the…
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WhatsApp Bookie Fined £269,000, Sentenced, For Running Illicit Business
A man who ran an illegal WhatsApp gambling business and failed to pay a customer’s £269,000 account balance has received a 30-week…
Done It Again, Betfred Fined £825,000 For AML Breaches By UKGC
Iconic British betting brand Betfred have done it again. Barely two-years after paying a massive £3.25 million settlement for breaching AML protocols,…
Gambling Commission: NetBet Enterprises Fined £650,000 for Compliance Failings
NetBet Enterprises Limited, operator of the online gambling brand netbet.co.uk, has agreed to pay £650,000 and undertake an independent third-party audit following…
Gambling Commission Publishes 2024 Gambling Survey for Great Britain
The Gambling Commission has today published the second annual report from the Gambling Survey for Great Britain (GSGB), the world’s largest dedicated…
New Research on Consumer Behaviours in the Illegal Gambling Market
The Gambling Commission has today published the first in a series of reports examining the illegal online gambling market in Great Britain….
ProgressPlay Faces £1m Fine Over iGaming Compliance Failings
The Gambling Commission has fined ProgressPlay Limited £1m following a compliance assessment that identified failures in anti-money laundering (AML) and social responsibility….
Fafabet Operator Taichi Tech Fined £170,000 for iGaming Breaches
Taichi Tech Limited, trading online as Fafabet, has been fined £170,000 by the Gambling Commission for regulatory shortcomings, including the use of…
Gambling Commission Shares Financial Risk Pilot Update
The Gambling Commission has issued an update on its ongoing pilot for financial risk assessments, part of its broader efforts to improve…
TGP Europe Exits GB Market Following Regulatory Action
TGP Europe has surrendered its UK gambling licence and exited the British igaming market after the Gambling Commission concluded a regulatory investigation…
15 Booked, Charged With Illegal Betting Over 2024 General Election By UKGC
The UK’s regulatory Gambling Commission (UKGC) has charged 15 people with offences under the Gambling Act 2005, following an investigation into alleged…
Football Pools Limited Fined £375,000 by Gambling Commission
iGaming operator Football Pools Limited has agreed to pay £375,000 following a regulatory investigation by the Gambling Commission into social responsibility and…
Gambling Commission: Gambling promotions to be safer and simpler
New rules increasing the safety and simplicity of consumer promotional offers are to be introduced by the Gambling Commission. Gambling businesses will…
Gambling Commission: Have your say on how consumer-led deposit limits work
The Gambling Commission is calling for views on how to achieve consistency and clarity for consumers when they choose to set deposit…
Merkur Slots UK Limited Fined £95,450 for Social Responsibility Failings
Merkur Slots UK Limited has been issued a £95,450 fine by the Gambling Commission following an investigation into its failure to adhere…
Gambling Commission Introduces New Rules to Enhance Consumer Protection
The UK Gambling Commission has announced a series of changes aimed at improving consumer control over deposit limits and enhancing the transparency…
First Gambling Survey for Great Britain Annual Report Published
The Gambling Commission has unveiled its first annual report from the new Gambling Survey for Great Britain, set to become one of…
Gambling Commission: New rules boosting safety and consumer choice
New rules boosting safety and consumer choice The Gambling Commission has today announced widespread changes aimed at increasing safety and customer choice….
Gambling Commission Releases 2023 Survey on Youth Gambling
The Gambling Commission’s 2023 Young People and Gambling Survey provides key insights into the gambling activities of individuals aged 11-17 years. The…
Gambling Commission Publishes Data on UK iGaming Industry
The Gambling Commission of Great Britain has released new data from igaming operators that details industry activities from March 2020 to September…
Betting and Gaming Council Welcome New Commissioners to the Gambling Commission
Betting and Gaming Council CEO Michael Dugher has welcomed the appointment of seven new Commissioners to the Gambling Commission, on behalf of…
Lindar Media Limited Settles £690,947 in Regulatory Penalties with Gambling Commission
In a recent regulatory development, Lindar Media Limited is set to disburse £690,947 following a Commission probe that identified shortcomings in their…
Gambling Commission Initiates Industry Forum for Operator Insights
The Gambling Commission has unveiled its plan to establish an Industry Forum, aiming to foster greater collaboration with Britain’s igaming sector. This…
Snookered, Betfred Done £3.25m For Serious AML SR Failures
Done Bros (Cash Betting) Limited, better known as Betfred, founded by billionaire brothers Fred and Peter Done in 1969, has agreed to…
Fallen Star Racing Fined £594,000 For Money Laundering Breaches
Gambling operator Star Racing Limited will pay a £594,000 penalty for anti-money laundering and social responsibility failures. The operator–trading as Star Sports–will…
Report Reveals Shifts in Gambling Behaviour in GB: Q4 2022-2023 Operator Data
The Gambling Commission has disseminated updated data elucidating the evolution of gambling behaviour in Great Britain, in response to current environmental factors….
Regulatory Breaches Result in £2M Fine for Videoslots Limited in the UK
Videoslots Limited, the operator of prominent platforms such as videoslots.com, videoslots.co.uk, and mrvegas.com, has agreed to a settlement in the amount of…
Paddy Power Betfair Fined £490k for Violations of Safer iGaming Guidelines
PPB Counterparty Services Limited, operating under the names Paddy Power and Betfair, is set to pay a £490,000 fine for issuing promotional…
BeyondPlay Receives Licence from the British Gambling Commission
BeyondPlay, a B2B start-up developing innovative engagement software for online operators, has been granted a Remote Casino Host and Gambling Software Licence…
Falling Down That William Hill: Blue Chip Hit With Biggest £19.2m AML Fine In History
In a sad mark for UK gambling, Blue Chip William Hill, arguably the most famous name in British betting, has been hit…
BGC: New Figures Confirm Drop in UK Problem Gambling Rates, but BGC Says Work to Raise Standards Continues
New figures released by the Gambling Commission confirm the rate of problem gambling among UK adults has fallen to 0.2 per cent….
Gambling Commission to Feature in Biggest Ever ICE Consumer Protection Zone
The central importance attached by the industry to safer gambling has been underlined with confirmation that the 2023 Consumer Protection Zone (CPZ)…
BGC: Two Thirds of Punters Believe State Spending Limits on Betting Would Spark a Rise in Gambling Bad Market
Compulsory spending limits on betting only risks driving more people to the unsafe, unregulated gambling bad market, say 67 per cent of…
Gambling Business Suspended for Failure to Participate in GAMSTOP
The Gambling Commission has suspended an online operator from transacting with consumers for failing to integrate the safer gambling self-exclusion scheme GAMSTOP….
Camelot Calls It Quits, Concedes Contest To Control UK Lottery
It must have been a wrench but finally–almost six months to the day of receiving the bad news that it had lost…
Gambling Commission: Entain to Pay £17m for Regulatory Failures
Entain Group will pay £14m for failures at its online business LC International Limited which runs 13 websites including ladbrokes.com, coral.co.uk and foxybingo.com. It will also pay…
Smarkets Handed Six-Figure Fine by Gambling Commission
An online gambling operator will pay a financial penalty of £630,000 after an investigation by the Gambling Commission revealed a series of…
Return of The King (And Queen): Football to The Rescue as GGR Plunges to Monthly Low
With the UK’s Gross Gambling Revenue (GGR) falling by almost 14 per cent in the most recent certified month, the return of…
New Regulator Figures Confirm Problem Gambling Rates Remain Low in the UK
New figures released by the Gambling Commission confirm the rates of problem gambling have remained historically low at 0.2% in the year to June 2022….
Gambling Commission: Advice for licensees on improving complaints handling
The Gambling Commission has published tips on how to handle complaints, to remind licensees of existing rules and guidance. This follows a…
Gambling Commission Announcement: Fourth National Lottery Licence Competition: Legal Update
On 15 March, the Gambling Commission announced Allwyn Entertainment UK (“Allwyn”) as Preferred Applicant for the fourth National Lottery licence. The Commission…
Gambling Commission Sets New Rules on Action for At-Risk Customers
NEW rules ensuring online gambling businesses do more to identify and take action to protect consumers at risk of harm have been…