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UKGC Suspends LEBOM’s Licence for Failing to Integrate GAMSTOP

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  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has suspended online operator LEBOM from transacting with consumers for failing to integrate the safer gambling self-exclusion scheme GAMSTOP. The suspension does not prevent the operator from allowing consumers to access accounts and withdraw funds. According to the Commission, the operator has been immediately suspended from trading from lebom.app…

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UK’S BGC WELCOME PAUL SCULLY MP AS NEW GAMBLING MINISTER

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  Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council has congratulated Paul Scully MP on his appointment as Minister responsible for the betting and gaming industry. BGC chief executive Michael Dugher also congratulated Michelle Donelan MP on her re-appointment to the Cabinet and encouraged both to continue engagement with the industry to find the right balance…

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UKGC Imposes £672,000 Fine on GGPoker

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  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has imposed a £672,829 fine on GGPoker (NSUS Limited) for social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures. The Commission found that the operator had failed to identify customers at risk of experiencing harmful gambling – while also failing to interact with those at risk of gambling-related harm. The brand additionally…

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UK’s CAP: New Content Restrictions on Gambling and Lotteries Ads

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  New rules with tougher protections for under-18s came into force on October 1, further strengthening the Committee of Advertising Practice’s (CAP) commitment to safeguard young people and vulnerable audiences. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has revealed that it will now consider complaints about the content of gambling and lotteries ads to ensure that it…

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UKGC Imposes £2.9M Fine on Betfred’s Parent Company

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  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has imposed a fine of £2.87m on Petfre (Gibraltar) Limited for social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures. The operator has also received an official warning for failures at the business. Leanne Oxley, Gambling Commission Director of Enforcement and Intelligence, said: “This is a further example of us taking action…

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UKGC Fines Betway £400,000 for Marketing on Children’s Webpages

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  Online gaming operator Betway has been fined £408,915 by the UK Gambling Commission for marketing on the children’s pages of West Ham United Football Club’s website. Commission enquiries revealed that between 14 April 2020 and 6 November 2021 the operator’s gambling logo, which linked to its website, was displayed on a webpage offering the…

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