There are many risk and compliance issues currently being faced by the gaming and gambling industry. Most stem from the ability to know who a customer truly is at the point of onboarding and the life cycle of their relationship with an operator. Are they who they say they are? Are they old enough? How can I protect myself from …
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Fergal Parkinson, Chief Marketing Officer and Co-Founder of TMT Analysis, writes for SBC News about achieving a balance between a smooth onboarding process and thorough KYC checks and how TMT Analysis’ Verify is bringing an end to that ‘nightmare’. A friend of mine went to the Derby at Epsom earlier this month: the 244th meeting of the world’s most historic …
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Fergal Parkinson, Director of TMT Analysis, asks whether gambling companies should be doing more to verify players’ identities, drawing upon the recent example of William Hill. British gambling giant William Hill has recently been hit with a record-breaking £19.2m penalty by the UK Gambling Commission. It could have been even worse – the regulator reportedly considered suspending the organisation’s licence. …
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Identity verification has become a core component of the betting experience under the auspices of promoting responsible gaming. But at one point or another, we’ve all experienced a long, somewhat convoluted KYC process. And, quite often, this can deter people from creating an account. So is there a way to simplify the player verification process? And what benefits can this …
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The past 12 months have seen a raft of financial penalties against betting firms in the UK alone – but this is just one element of a global phenomenon, with total charges reaching £105m so far this year. In the British market, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) issued a total of £44.6m in monetary charges, excluding figures from a recent …
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