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UK Gambling Commission Fines LeoVegas £1.32M for AML, Social Responsibility Breaches

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  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has announced that it has fined online gaming company LeoVegas £1.32 million ($1.34 million) after investigations discovered social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures. The operator, which runs a series of sites – leovegas.com, slotboss.co.uk, pinkcasino.co.uk, betuk.com and 21.co.uk –, will also receive an official warning and undergo an audit…

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UKGC Issues Guidance on Operator Complaint Handling

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  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published advice on how licensees should handle complaints, as part of a review of complaints policies. The guidance comes after the Commission reviewed 34 licensee complaints policies from a range of sectors, assessing their accessibility and ease of use. Commission research revealed that 8% of gamblers had made…

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UK Gambling Commission Suspends Bet-at-home.com Licence

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  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has suspended the operating licence of bet-at-home.com Internet Limited (operating licence no 039091-R-319322-006) as it carries out a review under section 116 of the Gambling Act 2005 (the Act). The review and consequent suspension follows concerns that activities may have been carried out contrary to the Act, not in…

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UKGC Unveils New Guidance to Help Combat Problem Gambling

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  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) updated its new list of rules on high-risk gamblers. The new consumer protection guidance, which gambling businesses are required to take account of, will help them comply with new rules coming into effect in September. In April the Commission announced new rules to ensure online gambling businesses do more…

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Andrew Rhodes Confirmed as Permanent Chief Executive of UKGC

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  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has announced that Interim Chief Executive Andrew Rhodes has been appointed to the role on a permanent basis. Andrew joined the Commission in June 2021, originally for an 18-month period, following a number of senior roles at private and public sector organisations including Swansea University, the Department for Work…

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Leap Gaming Licensed in the UK

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  Leap has just received a Supply License by the UKGC. “We are pleased to announce that Leap received a content supply license by the UKGC. The long-awaited UK license is a meaningful milestone for Leap, allowing it to access the UK gaming market. The UKGC license is added to the other recent licenses obtained…

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