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UKGC Imposes £6M Fine on Casumo

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March 26, 2021

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The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has imposed a fine of £6m on online casino firm Casumo for breaching anti-money laundering rules and failing to ensure that players were gambling responsibly. Social responsibility failings included: Not putting into effect policies and procedures for customer interaction where it has concerns that a customer’s activity may indicate…

UKGC Imposes £3.4M Fine on In Touch Games

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March 18, 2021

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In Touch Games is required to undergo extensive auditing after a Gambling Commission assessment revealed social responsibility, money laundering and marketing failures. The company has also received an official warning and has to pay a £3.4m fine for the failures. Social responsibility failings included: Stating in its Responsible Gambling Team interaction guidance that a…

White Hat Gaming to Pay UKGC £1.3M Settlement Over AML Failings

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January 29, 2021

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White Hat Gaming has agreed to pay a settlement of £1.3m after a UK Gambling Commission investigation identified a series of money laundering and social responsibility failures with the Malta-based operator. The investigation identified failings in the way online operator White Hat Gaming identified and managed customers who were at higher risk of money…

UKGC Imposes £2.8M Fine on BoyleSports for AML Failings

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November 12, 2020

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The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has imposed a fine of £2.8 million on BoyleSports Enterprise for AML failings. During an investigation by the regulator, Boylesports was found to have breached Commission rules aimed at preventing money laundering on its Boylesports.com and Boylecasino.com websites. The investigation revealed that the operator failed to have an appropriate…

UKGC Warns Operators Over Third Party Responsibilities As FSB Receive Sanctions For Failings

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May 7, 2020

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The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has issued a warning to the gambling operators over third party responsibilities. The warning follows regulatory action taken against FSB Technology (UK) who will have to change the way it operates with additional licence conditions and pay £600,000 for advertising, money laundering and social responsibility failings. An investigation by…

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

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March 13, 2020

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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…