Tag Archives: UK Gambling Commission (UKGC)

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has scheduled a conference later this month, inviting several cross-sector stakeholders to discuss how to ‘close the gaps’ in knowledge around UK gambling. A total of 150 stakeholders from research, academia, industry, the UKGC’s own advisory bodies and the third sector will attend the event, contributing to a collective understanding of gambling behaviour. Ben Haden, …

Michael Dugher has reiterated his view that a statutory levy for research, education and treatment (RET) funding is ‘unnecessary’, but that he is ‘relaxed’ about the prospect. In a recent appearance on the Nick Luck Daily podcast, the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) Chief Executive stated that the trade association is prepared to extend its 1% RET commitment across the …

‘Statistically stable’ is the term of the week for the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), which revealed that the British problem gambling rate and overall participation remained largely unchanged throughout 2022. The UKGC’s latest quarterly telephone survey put problem gambling at 0.2% throughout the whole of 2022 in comparison to the 0.3% recorded the year prior, whilst the low risk rate …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has revealed that British gross gambling yield (GGY) during Q3 2022/23 financial year dipped slightly by 2% to £1.2bn. Data from the UK’s ‘biggest operators’, encompassing around 80-85% of the online betting and gaming market, the UKGC determined that betting and casino revenue declined by 8% and 3% respectively. Total online betting gross gambling yield  …

UK gambling industry stakeholders must prepare for a ‘sobering statistic’, the Racing Post has argued, following the recent publication of its Big Punting Survey of 10,400 British and Irish bettors.  Affordability check discontent The Spotlight Sports Group (SSG) racing media outlet found disillusionment with the prospect of enhanced affordability checks; 17% of UK respondents and 13% of Ireland ones said …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has taken enforcement action against Blue Star Planet Ltd, which operates online sportsbook 10Bet. Following a regulatory review, the Commission found that 10Bet had violated social responsibility licensing requirements between November 2019 and June 2021. As a result, the regulator has charged the firm a settlement of £620,000, which will be redirected towards ‘social responsibility …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has been cooperating with the government on the Gambling Act review White Paper, but cannot pre-empt what the White Paper will entail.  These were the words of UKGC CEO Andrew Rhodes, speaking to Racing TV via video link, where he was quizzed about the potential outcomes of the review and the dynamics on affordability checks. …

A total of £13,209,805 in voluntary donations was received by GambleAware in Q3 of the 2022/23 financial year, with two familiar faces leading the table in terms of total contributions. The charity explained that donations from the UK’s two largest operators, Entain and bet365, accounted for 90.4% of the total £13m figure, with the remaining 9.6% coming from a range …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has issued its third financial enforcement action of 2023 against Touch Games, charging the firm £6.1m. An igamng operator, In Touch Games, like most firms that find themselves in the UKGC’s regulatory spotlight, was penalised for social responsibility and anti-money laundering failings.  This marks the third time the firm has been the subject of regulatory …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has hit out again this week, issuing a warning and financial penalty to operator TonyBet, again citing money laundering and social responsibility shortcomings. Estonia-based online sportsbook TonyBet was also criticised in one other area, however, for failing to have ‘fair and transparent terms’ on its website, and for all three failings has been handed a …