UK

Metropolitan Gaming Wins Compliance Team of the Year Award

The HALLO ECHO

  Metropolitan Gaming has won the “Compliance Team of the Year – Non-Financial Services” at the ICA Compliance Awards Europe 2023, recognising its effective approach in terms of ensuring player protection, combating financial crime and meeting high compliance standards. The success of Metropolitan Gaming’s compliance output follows adoption of an advanced “3-lines of defence” strategy.…

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UKGC Imposes £490,000 Fine on PPB

The HALLO ECHO

  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has imposed a fine of £490,000 on PPB Counterparty Services Limited, trading as Paddy Power and Betfair, for sending promotional push notifications to devices linked to customers who had self-excluded. On 21 November 2021, the operator’s app distributed an offer of enhanced odds for bets on an English Premier…

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UK Gambling Commission Publishes Gambling Act Review Advice

The HALLO ECHO

  The UK Gambling Commission has published the advice it has provided to the Government as part of the Gambling Act Review. The focus of the advice is to further protect those at risk of experiencing gambling harm while also making gambling fairer for all consumers. The advice highlights both recommendations to the Government and…

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Better Collective reflects on the initiatives from the ongoing UK Gambling Act review and expects limited to no financial impact

The HALLO ECHO

  The UK Government published a “White Paper” as part of a Gambling Act review. Better Collective welcomes the long awaited proposed initiatives with a stronger focus on safer gambling. Given the already taken compliance measures from the sportsbooks, and Better Collective’s continued focus on safer gambling, the Group estimates the proposed measures to have…

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GAMSTOP statement in response to gambling whitepaper

The HALLO ECHO

  “Online gambling has changed out of all recognition since the 2005 Gambling Act, and we welcome any changes that protect vulnerable individuals, especially younger consumers who make up a significant percentage of our consumer base. In March 2023, GAMSTOP recorded its highest ever monthly registration figures since our inception in 2018, which shows that problem…

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BetGames secures additional set of UKGC licences

The HALLO ECHO

  New UK approvals see delivery of BetGames’ latest portfolio to major operator groups. Innovative live dealer and betting games studio BetGames is ready to greatly expand its operations in the UK following multiple new licences issued by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). This latest set of UKGC approvals enables BetGames to provide facilities for…

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