Tag Archives: UKGC

UK regulator in industry first as it reviews Evolution Gaming’s licence related to its supply of games to unlicensed websites. Jake Pollard follows an evolving narrative for 2025 that is likely to spread across all regulated markets. Industry stakeholders across Europe were put on alert just before Christmas when the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) opened up a new front in …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has fined Greentube Alderney Ltd £1 million for failing to meet anti-money laundering (AML) and social responsibility standards. Greentube Alderney, which operates the Admiral Casino brand, breached AML rules for the reported period of September 2022 to June 2023. The Commission deemed that Greentube had  failed to properly scrutinise information, causing delays in identifying and …

Charles Counsell OBE has been announced as the Interim Chair to the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) for a nine-month term.  Appointed by the Secretary of State, Counsell will step into the role starting 1 February, 2025. He’s been the Senior Independent Director at the UKGC since April this year. Previously, Counsell took the responsibilities of the CEO of The Pensions …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published Wave-2 datasets from the Gambling Survey of Great Britain (GSGB) for 2024. The GSGB includes a new survey format and research methodology conducted by NatCen for the Gambling Commission to measure gambling prevalence and to collect updated data on “playing habits, attitudes, and harms experienced across the adult population of Great Britain.” Following …

DCMS and the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) have published the ‘Evaluation Plan‘ on the impact of the policy measures undertaken by the Gambling Act Review. The evaluation of policy measures will be conducted by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen), which began a scoping study in January 2024, to be followed by fieldwork research beginning in January 2025. NatCen …

UK Gambling has been assured that the adoption of a new Statutory Levy and the application of £2/£5 stake limits will prove effective in reducing problem gambling harms and ensuring Britain has the safest gambling environments. The measures were announced last week by DCMS, applying the White Paper recommendation of online slot stake limits of £5 for those aged over …

UK Racing has called for immediate intervention on affordability checks, as ministers are notified of a “£3bn deficit in online betting turnover on horseracing”. This morning, concerns about the plummeting betting turnover of horseracing were highlighted by The Racing Post, which stated that the heritage sport was in a ‘financial crisis’. Statistics from the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) reveal that, …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has announced that Marcus Boyle will step down as Chair of the regulatory authority on 31 January 2025. Boyle will complete his term as Chair in January, ending his three-year tenure overseeing the Gambling Commission’s governance and oversight of regulatory developments in UK gambling. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) appointed Boyle …

The industry prepares for a significant rise in responsible betting messaging both online and in land-based venues, as Safer Gambling Week gets in full swing for the eight consecutive year. The initiative is organised by the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), the Bingo Association, and BACTA, as well as with backing from the UKGC, with comments having poured in from …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published its official statistics for “Young People and Gambling 2024.” This release marks the fourth dataset providing insights into “young people’s exposure to and involvement in gambling”, as well as the “impact gambling can have on them”. The latest datasets follow statistics for 2023, 2022, and 2020 (2021 was voided due to the COVID-19 …