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Bacta boosts compliance and anti-money laundering training

The HALLO ECHO

  Bacta has updated its training programmes around compliance, social responsibility and anti-money laundering procedures for its members and operators across the UK. The trade association’s training examines the requirements of the Gambling Act 2005, Licensing Conditions and Codes of practice and licensing objectives. Amongst other things, the training looks at Local Authority Inspections, required…

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BetConstruct to Provide Crash and Farkle under its UKGC Licence

The HALLO ECHO

  SoftConstruct (Malta) Limited is pleased to announce the successful registration of Crash and Farkle with the UKGC. BetConstruct has taken another major step and expanded its gaming catalogue for UK partners, including operators VBET and other UK White Labels. SoftConstruct (Malta) Limited has registered two games of BetConstruct’s Gaming Suite with the UKGC. The…

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UKGC Imposes £3.15M Fine on Camelot UK Limited

The HALLO ECHO

  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has imposed a financial penalty on Camelot UK Limited for failures linked to its mobile app. All £3.15m of the fine will be paid by the current National Lottery operator to good causes following a Commission investigation into three failures which negatively impacted consumers. The first failure related to…

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UKGC Names Allwyn as Preferred Applicant for the Fourth National Lottery Licence

The HALLO ECHO

  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has named Allwyn Entertainment Ltd as Preferred Applicant for the fourth National Lottery licence. The National Lottery is one of the world’s largest lotteries and the current – third – licence is due to expire in 2024. Since launching in 1994, National Lottery players have collectively raised more than…

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Greentube Alderney’s Admiral Casino achieves safer gambling accreditation

The HALLO ECHO

  Greentube Alderney’s online brand Admiral Casino has achieved accreditation against the GamCare Safer Gambling Standard in the UK, providing proof of its credentials in protecting people from experiencing gambling-related harm. The Advanced Level 2 accreditation from the leading UK gambling charity has been secured by Admiral Casino following an independent quality assessment of the…

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UKGC Imposes £1.17M Fine on Sky Betting and Gaming

The HALLO ECHO

  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has imposed a fine of £1.17m on online gambling business Bonne Terre Limited, trading as Sky Betting and Gaming, for sending promotional emails to customers who had self-excluded or opted out of receiving marketing. On 2 November 2021, the operator distributed a Sky Vegas promotional offer of “Bet £5…

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