Bet442, Ivy Bet and RightBet Launch on Betable iGaming Platform
Bet442, Ivy Bet and RightBet have launched or migrated sportsbook operations on the platform provided by Betable, as part of a multi-brand…
UKGC
Calls For VPN Crackdown On Illegal Gambling Sites Following Compulsive Bettor’s Suicide
Regulatory authorities and top iGaming industry stakeholders have called for a renewed crackdown on VPNs which allow compulsive bettors to swerve controls…
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…
TaDa Gaming Secures UKGC Licence for iGaming Expansion
TaDa Gaming has been granted a licence by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), marking a significant step in the igaming content provider’s…
TaDa Gaming Secures UKGC Licence for iGaming Expansion
TaDa Gaming has obtained a UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) licence as part of its strategy to enter the UK igaming market and…
TGP Fined £3.3m By UKGC For AML Breaches, Nutmegging Top EPL Teams
The UK’s regulatory Gambling Commission (UKGC) has fined TGP Europe, a white label, Asia-focused, betting firm that front-of-shirt sponsors a cluster of…
Playbook Fusion Receives UKGC Licence for iGaming Entry
Playbook Fusion has secured a supplier licence from the UK Gambling Commission, enabling the studio to distribute its content within one of…
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…
UK Gambling Commission’s Financial Risk Assessments Pilot: A Personal Perspective from Sam McKnight
As Head of Compliance at Fitzdares, I’ve been closely following the UK Gambling Commission’s (UKGC) latest pilot on financial risk assessments. This…
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…
Future of iGaming: Isabelle Zanzer’s Responsible Gambling Cri de Coeur
Legal eagle and iGaming guru Isabelle Zanzer, former Head of Regulation and Compliance at Omnichannel Entain, has launched an impassioned plea for…
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….
Women in iGaming — Giant Steps: Diversity, Equality, Leadership, Motherhood
Welcome to the first of an occasional series focussing on the role of women leaders in the iGaming industry. This week in…
Murmur On The Dancefloor, bet365 Rapped For AML Breaches
In a move that would have sent most private individuals into financial, life-changing, oblivion, bet365, owned by billionaire Denise Coates, the richest…
A Very British Scoop: Profiling The Exclusive Club Of UKGC’s New Industry Forum
As the regulatory United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) gears up for its first-ever Industry Forum this new coming week to drive looming…
UK Gambling Commission Welcomes Seven Wise New Commissioners
The UK’s regulatory Gambling Commission has officially welcomed seven newly appointed Commissioners — a significant move in the ever-evolving gaming industry, which…
RiskCherry Gains UKGC Nod, Enhancing Its igaming Certification Stance Globally
Malta-based RiskCherry, renowned for its expertise in testing and certifying online casino games, has officially received its licence from the UK Gambling…
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…
SkillOnNet Receives £305k Fine
Skill On Net Limited, an igaming operator overseeing a portfolio of 50 websites, has agreed to pay £305,150 as part of a…
If The Boot Fits: UKGC Fines TGP Europe £300,000+ For AML Breaches
Following its mega fine of William Hill and significant sanction of the Kindred Group, the UK’s regulatory Gambling Commission (UKGC) has today…
Don’t Look Now, Kindred’s 32Red Carded While Unibets Are Off
Red faces all round at iGaming big beast Kindred Group today as the online operator was slapped with a swingeing £7.1 million…
Lady Luck Games Group Secures B2B UKGC Licence
ReelNRG Limited, part of the LL Lucky Games AB Group of companies has obtained its B2B United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) licence….
iGaming Undisputed King of UK Gambling, Continues Pandemic Era Dominance
IGaming, with 61 per cent of the Gross Gambling Yield for 2021-2022, is the undisputed king of British betting. Slowly, slowly this…
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….
Symplify Enhances RG Engine to Meet Latest UKGC Criteria
Symplify, market leaders in CRM and AI cloud solutions, has enhanced its Responsible Gaming Engine to bring it in line with the…
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…
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…
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…
Camelot Flickers Back to Life, Legal Ruling Gives UK Lottery Operator Fresh Hope
During its 28-years sitting astride the UK National Lottery, the operator Camelot has seen off five prime ministers, de-flowered Sir Richard Branson’s…
Down to the Last Draw, There Will Always Be A Camelot
If the UK’s current—and hitherto only—lottery operator gets its way, there will always be a Camelot. Blown away by the surprise March…
Andrew Rhodes Confirmed as Permanent Chief Executive of UK Gambling Commission
The Gambling Commission has announced that Interim Chief Executive Andrew Rhodes has been appointed to the role on a permanent basis. Andrew…
Amid Surging Economic Crisis, UKGC Urges Gambling Operators: Play Safe, Play Fair
Amid the surging economic crisis spurred by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic fallout and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the UK’s regulatory Gambling Commission…
Safer Gambling Weekly Round Up by Dam Mad Media
UK Gambling Commission In the UK, the Gambling Commission’s snappily titled ‘Consumer Experiences and Attitudes to Free Bets & Bonuses’ survey suggests…