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UKGC: Systemic failings at Caesars Entertainment UK leads to the departure of three senior managers and sanctions of £13m

The HALLO ECHO The HALLO ECHO https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6643e16afd87312befa164d5a24507e3?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 2, 2020 April 2, 2020

By: The HALLO ECHO

April 2, 2020

The UK Gambling Commission has announced that Caesars Entertainment UK Limited is to pay £13m and must implement a series of improvements following a catalogue of social responsibility, money laundering and customer interaction failures including those involving ‘VIPs’. As a result of this investigation three senior managers at the company surrendered their personal licences.…

Betway to Pay Fine for Failings Related to “VIP” Customers

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By: The HALLO ECHO

March 13, 2020

Online gambling operator Betway has agreed to pay a penalty of £11.6 million for a series of social responsibility and money laundering violations connected to the accounts of seven of its “VIP” customers. In one case, Betway failed to do the source checking of funds from a “VIP” customer who deposited more than £8m…