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Betfred Hit with £3.25 Million Fine by GB Gambling Commission

Done Bros., trading as Betfred, have been hit with a massive £3.25 million ($4.26 million USD) fine by the Great Britain Gambling Commission (GBGC) for a variety of social and anti-money laundering (AML) violations. It's the latest example of how England's gaming regulators are holding operators to a very high standard, and imposing severe penalties…

Videoslots Hit with £2 Million Fine from UKGC

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has been extremely active in 2023 and definitely hasn't been shy about handing out huge fines to operators that are in violation of anti-money laundering (AML) and social responsibility standards. Earlier this week the Commission handed out another big fine of £2 million ($2.5 million USD) to Videoslots for a…

GB Gambling Commission Hits Kindred with £7.1 Million Fine

British gaming regulators hit Kindred Group brands 32Red and Platinum Gaming with a combined £7.1 million ($8.8 million USD) fine for various social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance issues. The fines show that the Commission is still very much on the job while it waits for the long-promised gambling reform white paper, that's been…

UKGC isn’t Intimidated by Black Market Sites

Black market gambling sites are a serious problem, but they're not an excuse for relaxing regulations on legal gambling sites. That's the message UK Gambling Commission deputy CEO Sarah Gardner sent to operators during a recent speech to to Danish regulator Spillemyndigheden commemorating the seventeenth anniversary of the 2005 Gambling Act. Gardner acknowledged the inherent…

UKGC CEO Not There to ‘Make a Moral Judgement’

In recent public statements, UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) CEO Andrew Rhodes outlined his philosophy on the moral boundaries of his office's responsibilities to UK players. In short, Rhodes says he's interested more in how operators protect players than he is in making a moral judgement about how much players spend. “I’m not saying these operators…

UKGC Fines GG Poker for Social Responsibility Failings

Great Britain may be experiencing no slight political turmoil, but the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is still very much on the job, enforcing social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) policies. Late last week, the Commission issued a £672,000 ($759,000 USD) to NSUS Limited, the operator of GG Poker for a variety of social responsibility failings.…

Betfred Hit with £2.8 Million Fine from UKGC

Petfre (Gibraltar) Limited is being hit with a £2.87 million fine ($3.06 million USD) for social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) failings at Betfred and Oddsking.com. The fine is one of the largest the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has issued in quite some time, and shows that the regulator is back in business after the…

UKGC Hits Betway with £400,000 Fine for ‘Children’s Page’ Blunder

Betway Limited is facing a £400,000 ($452,000 USD) for inadvertently advertising its products to children on a website specifically devoted to children. The blunder was accidental, but the consequences, from the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) are very real for the operator. At the heart of the issue are Betway Limited logos that appeared on the…

UKGC Hits Spreadex with £1.36 Million Penalty

While Europe slumbers in the sweet glow of summer holidays, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has been hard at work issuing fines to operators who have stepped out of line. Earlier this week, the Commission issued a £1.36 million ($1.61 million USD) to Spreadex, a UK-facing sports betting and financial trading site for various violations…