David Clifton has been interviewed by Payment Expert in relation to (a) the new Money Laundering Regulations and updated AML/CTF Guidance for casino operators from the Gambling Commission and (b) the recently announced credit card ban for for all forms of remote gambling and for non-remote betting with effect from 14 April 2020. In the resultant article, […]
David Clifton’s monthly Licensing Expert article for SBC News – entitled “Changes Loom on the Horizon” (that you can download below) – comments on the rush of regulatory developments affecting the UK licensed gambling industry in the first two weeks of this year alone, namely: confirmation that the newly elected Conservative Party government intends to act speedily to […]
David Clifton is one of four legal experts interviewed by Robert Simmons for the lead article on today’s EGR Intel newsletter, entitled “Industry reaction: How will the decision to ban credit card gambling affect UK operators?” David answers the following questions arising from yesterday’s announcement by the UK Gambling Commission of a credit card ban for for all […]
With the UK General Election now done and dusted, a review of gambling legislation is soon to follow in line with the Conservative Party’s manifesto promise. A “Comment” piece on this subject by David Clifton is on page 28 of the current edition of iGaming Times. Entitled “Time to rally the troops” David’s article (that can be downloaded below) explains that the UK […]
David Clifton is quoted in a GamblingCompliance article entitled “UK Gambling Data Fuels High-Roller Controversies” (that can be downloaded below). The article focuses on a story featured within The Guardian newspaper on 2 January 2020 bearing the heading: “Report shows betting industry’s reliance on problem gamblers – Exclusive: Regulator considers banning VIP schemes after betting firm data reveals widespread use”, and reporting […]
In his article for this month’s Pub & Bar magazine legal page entitled “Tied into success – the PGB Codes of Practice” (that can be downloaded below), David Clifton comments on: the annual Pub Governing Body (PGB) audit (downloadable below), the search for the next Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) and the most recent British Beer and Pub Association […]
In the aftermath of the United Kingdom’s General Election, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson holding a solid majority in Parliament, David Clifton has written an article entitled “The Shape of Things to Come” for the December 2019 edition of Casino Life – pages 33-35. In his article (that can be downloaded below), David looks at what the election […]
David Clifton’s January 2019 sports betting predictions for the year that then lay ahead (and that is now drawing to a close) are reviewed in an article published today entitled “SBC’s Year In Review – January 2019’s Big Betting News” (that you can download below). You will see from David’s full article from January 2019 entitled […]
Comments made earlier today in our website posting entitled “Urgent action required by all UK licensed casino operators to implement AML changes in force from 10 January 2020” have been picked up in a Payment Expert article entitled “UKGC confirms updated AML regulations to be enforced in January”, that you can download below. A degree of […]
Comments by David Clifton feature in an EGR article published today entitled “UK government confirms Gambling Act review will target credit cards and loot boxes”. The article picks up on the same points mentioned in our website posting of yesterday, in which we reported that the background briefing notes for yesterday’s Queen’s Speech stated that: “the Government […]
