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On Air Entertainment powers up in the UK

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  On Air Entertainment has launched into 2022 on a high by extending its premiere live casino offering to UK players. The exciting new live casino studio’s debut blackjack release is now live in the UK market, signifying another game-changing milestone in its far-ranging expansion plans. Streaming live from state-of-the-art broadcasting facilities in Riga, Latvia,…

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UKGC Issues Fines to Two Operators over Social Responsibility Breaches

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  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has issued fines to two gaming companies that have breached social responsibility protocols. Rank Digital Gaming (Alderney) Limited – trading as bellacasino.com, grosvenorcasino.com, meccabingo.com and meccagames.com – will have to pay £700,557 for social responsibility failures. Annexio (Jersey) Limited – trading as lottogo.com – will have to pay £612,000…

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ASA Bans 7 Crypto Ads in the UK

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  UK advertisements watchdog has banned seven cryptocurrency ads by categorising them as “red-alert priority”. The banned ads include ones by Coinbase and Papa Johns. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said its rulings follow proactive monitoring of cryptoasset ads, and form part of a wider project that will eventually shape specific guidance around advertising these…

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UKGC Imposes £780,000 Fine on Buzz Group

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  Buzz Group, which operates buzzbingo.com, has been fined £780,000 by the UK Gambling Commission for failures relating to social responsibility and anti-money laundering procedures. Buzz Group also received a formal warning for the failures which occurred between October 2019 and December 2020. Social responsibility failures included: financial triggers not sufficiently identifying at-risk players as…

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Stake.com’s UK operation now live

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Fast-growing global cryptocurrency betting & gaming operator & Watford FC principal sponsor’s UK B2C platform launched on stake.uk.com Stake, one of the world’s fastest-growing cryptocurrency betting & gaming operators and principal sponsor of Watford FC have ramped up their global expansion with the launch of UK-licensed website, www.stake.uk.com Since launch in 2017, Stake has grown…

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UKGC publishes Compliance and Enforcement Report

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  The Gambling Commission has published its annual Compliance and Enforcement Report – a document featuring the findings of the regulator’s extensive casework against licence holders and detailing where the industry needs to raise standards. This report covers the financial year 2020 – 2021, a period during which Commission casework led to the suspension of…

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