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UKGC: William Hill Group businesses to pay record £19.2m for failures

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  Three gambling businesses owned by William Hill Group will pay a total of £19.2 million for social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures. WHG (International) Limited, which runs williamhill. com, will pay £12.5 million, Mr Green Limited, which runs mrgreen. com, will pay £3.7 million and William Hill Organization Limited, which operates 1,344 gambling premises…

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UK Gambling Commission Fines 32Red and Platinum Gaming £7.1M

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  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has hit online operators 32Red Limited and Platinum Gaming Limited, both part of Kindred Group plc, with a £7.1m penalty due to social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures. 32Red Limited, which runs 32red.com, will pay £4,195,655 whilst Platinum Gaming Limited, which runs unibet.co.uk, will pay £2,937,599. Both have also…

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UKGC Imposes £6.1M Fine on Online Operator In Touch Games

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  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has imposed a fine of £6.1 million on In Touch Games (ITG) for social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures. Social responsibility failures included: Not interacting with a customer until seven weeks after they had been flagged for interaction for erratic play patterns and extended periods of play. Accepting a…

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Vivaro Limited agrees Regulatory Settlement with UKGC for AML and Social Responsibility failing

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  The UK Gambling Commission has announced that Malta-based Vivaro Limited has agreed to pay £337,631 as a regulatory settlement after a series of shortcomings were identified. An investigation following a compliance assessment conducted in April 2021 into Vivaro found specific failures in its processes aimed at preventing money laundering and ensuring safer gambling, the…

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Court Rejects Daub Alderney’s Appeal Against UKGC Fine

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  A court has rejected an operator’s appeal against a UK Gambling Commission penalty. In September 2021, the UKGC fined Daub Alderney £5.85m for social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures. Daub Alderney appealed to the First-Tier Tribunal on the grounds that the financial penalty was excessive, unfair and disproportionate. But following a hearing Judge Findlay…

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UKGC Lifts Lebom Suspension After Gamstop Integration

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  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has lifted football prediction and betting operator Lebom Limited’s licence suspension after the company integrated with self-exclusion scheme Gamstop. Lebom had its licence suspended on November 3 after failing to integrate with Gamstop’s self-exclusion platform. Since March 2020, It has been a mandatory requirement for operators to integrate with…

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