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UKGC: Games warning for online operators

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January 20, 2020

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Online gambling operators are being reminded to check that their games meet transparency and safety standards expected by the Gambling Commission. The reminder follows discovery that six operators were offering products providing ‘feature buy-in’ facilities on slots style games. This facility gave consumers the option of staking significant amounts of money to access the…

UKGC confirms gambling on credit cards to be banned from April 2020

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January 15, 2020

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The Gambling Commission has announced a ban on gambling businesses allowing consumers in Great Britain to use credit cards to gamble. The ban, which comes into effect on 14 April, follows the Commission’s review of online gambling and the Government’s Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures. A public consultation was carried out between August and November…

UK Gambling Commission to Ban Online Credit Card Bets

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January 14, 2020

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The UK Gambling Commission is preparing to ban bookmakers from taking credit card deposits for betting online, in the latest move to prevent the exploitation of vulnerable customers. It comes two years after charity groups such as GambleAware and Citizens Advice urged the government to implement the policy to protect people from sliding into…

ASA Bans Betway Ad Featuring 20-year-old England Footballer Declan Rice

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January 9, 2020

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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an ad by the gambling firm Betway for featuring footballer Declan Rice because he is under 25 years old. The video on the company’s YouTube account, seen in October, showed a car clamp prank being played on the England and West Ham star. A viewer complained that…

UK Gambling Commission Considers Banning VIP Schemes

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January 9, 2020

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The UK Gambling Commission is considering whether to ban VIP schemes after collecting data from betting firms, including one that took 83% of all deposits from 2% of its customers. The much-criticised membership programmes reward gamblers who habitually lose large sums of money with perks such as free bets, cashback on losing wagers or…

STS Secures UK License

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December 13, 2019

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STS has become the first Polish bookmaker to secure a license in the regulated UK gambling market. “We are not only the largest Polish bookmaking company but the first domestic company in this industry that operates outside the domestic market. Obtaining a licence in the United Kingdom is the result of a consistently implemented…