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UKGC Chief Executive, Andrew Rhodes speech to ICE World Regulatory Briefing

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  Chief executive Andrew Rhodes’ speech, delivered at the 2022 ICE World Regulatory Briefing. Thank you, it’s great to be able to gather in person again after a difficult few years. The pandemic is still here but being able to meet in person again like today is really valuable. Thank you to the staff and…

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UKGC Imposes £3.15M Fine on Camelot UK Limited

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  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has imposed a financial penalty on Camelot UK Limited for failures linked to its mobile app. All £3.15m of the fine will be paid by the current National Lottery operator to good causes following a Commission investigation into three failures which negatively impacted consumers. The first failure related to…

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UKGC Names Allwyn as Preferred Applicant for the Fourth National Lottery Licence

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  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has named Allwyn Entertainment Ltd as Preferred Applicant for the fourth National Lottery licence. The National Lottery is one of the world’s largest lotteries and the current – third – licence is due to expire in 2024. Since launching in 1994, National Lottery players have collectively raised more than…

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UKGC Imposes £1.17M Fine on Sky Betting and Gaming

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  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has imposed a fine of £1.17m on online gambling business Bonne Terre Limited, trading as Sky Betting and Gaming, for sending promotional emails to customers who had self-excluded or opted out of receiving marketing. On 2 November 2021, the operator distributed a Sky Vegas promotional offer of “Bet £5…

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UKGC Imposes £9.4M Fine on 888 UK Limited Over Social Responsibility and AML Failures

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  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has imposed a fine of £9.4 million on 888 UK Limited for social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures. 888 UK Limited, which operates 78 websites including 888.com, has also received an official warning and will have to undergo extensive independent auditing. The penalty package marks the second time 888…

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BetVictor Hit with £2M UKGC Fine

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  BV Gaming Limited, trading as BetVictor, is set to pay a total of £2 million ($2.7 million) in regulatory action after an investigation led by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) revealed fairness, social responsibility and money laundering failures. The operator, which runs a series of sites – betvictor.com, betvictor.mobi, hbingo.co.uk, heartbingo.co.uk and parimatch.co.uk –…

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