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UKGC Hits bet365 with £582k Fine over AML, Social Responsibility Breaches

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Reading Time: 2 minutes   Bet365 is to pay £582,120 for anti-money laundering and social responsibility failures at its online business. Hillside (UK Gaming) ENC, which holds a licence for Bet365’s bingo and casino products, will pay £343,035 and Hillside (UK Sports) ENC, which holds a licence to offer betting, will pay £239,085. All £582,120…

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Department of Trust and ComplianceOne Group support operators facing new player risk check regulations

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Reading Time: 2 minutes   Department of Trust, the award-winning provider of financial risk assessments for safer gambling, has partnered with ComplianceOne Group to offer operators an integrated advice, tools and data solution to help them implement new financial risk checks on players. Regulations due to be published imminently in the UK are widely expected…

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ASA Bans BetUK’s Radio Ad Featuring Former Footballer Adebayo Akinfenwa

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Reading Time: 2 minutes   LeoVegas-owned sportsbook BetUK has been told by the UK’s Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) not to repeat an advertisement again which featured former footballer Adebayo Akinfenwa, due to its appeal to under-18s. The radio ad for the operator in September 2023 saw Akinfenwa state he was a brand ambassador for the…

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UK Gambling Commission Adds Nine Members to its Industry Forum

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Reading Time: < 1 minute   The UK Gambling Commission has announced the newly appointed members of the Industry Forum. The Forum – made up of members from Britain’s gambling industry – will provide the Commission with further insight into the views of operators. Forum members include: Nick Rust (OBE) – Chair Tony Boulton Kirsty…

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BHA Chief Executive Julie Harrington Statement Following Parliamentary Debate on Affordability Checks

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Reading Time: < 1 minute   BHA Chief Executive Julie Harrington has issued the following statement after MPs debated the impact of affordability checks. “Yesterday’s debate on the impact of affordability checks on British racing has shone a light on a hugely important issue for our sport. “It was vital that MPs were given proper…

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UK FCA Approves Department of Trust as Registered Account Information Services Provider

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Reading Time: 2 minutes   First dedicated safer gambling platform given direct access to open banking infrastructure Department of Trust (DOTrust. co. uk), the award-winning provider of financial risk assessments for safer gambling, has received official status from the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as a Registered Account Information Service Provider (RAISP) under the terms…

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