The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has fined Betway Limited £400,000 for marketing discrepancies, which saw its brand promoted to children. The Betway brand is reported to have been promoted on the children’s section of West Ham United’s club website. The penalty notice revealed that between 14 April 2020 and 6 November 2021, a Betway logo (with a link) “was displayed …
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UKGC penalty crusade continues as SpreadEx hit with £1.36m
SpreadEx has been hit with a £1.36m penalty, in the latest in a series of regulatory enforcement actions by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). The regulator cited social responsibility and anti-money laundering shortcomings as the reasons behind the financial penalty, the same factors behind a number of charges against other operators. Just last week, FTSE100 giant Entain was charged £17m …
Read More »UKGC charges LeoVegas £1.2m along with AML and social responsibility audit
Social responsibility and anti-money laundering shortcomings have resulted in LeoVegas facing a UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) penalty of £1.2m. The Swedish company – listed on the Stockholm stock exchange and active in the UK via its LeoVegas, Bet UK, PInk Casino, 21.co.uk and Slot Boss brands – has received an official warning and must undergo an audit. In its assessment, …
Read More »Progress Play and Jumpman rack up £675k in UKGC penalties
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has handed out a combined penalty of £657,000 to two online gambling businesses due to social responsibility and AML shortcomings. Progress Play was charged £175,718 whilst Jumpman Gaming will pay £500,000, with the cash from both penalties directed towards the National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms. A UKGC investigation found ‘repeated breaches of licence conditions’ …
Read More »BetVictor hit with £2m UKGC fine for AML and responsibility flaws
BV Gaming, which trades as BetVictor, has been handed a £2 million fine by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) for anti-money laundering, social responsibility and fairness failings. A compliance assessment conducted in March 2020 uncovered failings in relation to licence conditions and code of practice, including a group AML risk assessment which did not meet the expected standard and which …
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