At 3.30pm on 21 September 2021, David Clifton is moderating a panel session entitled ‘UK Re-wired – UK Gambling Act 2005 under the Spotlight’ at this year’s SBC Summit Barcelona – the ‘Global Betting and iBetting Show’ – being held between 20 and 22 September at Fira Barcelona Montjuïc. David’s panellists will be: Guy Harding, […]
The Gambling Commission has announced that remote betting intermediary, Smarkets (Malta) Limited has incurred the following sanctions after a review of its operating licence disclosed anti-money laundering and social responsibility failings: a warning under section 117(1)(a) of the Gambling Act 2005 in respect of the breaches identified an additional condition has been attached to its […]
A recent decision by the Advertising Standards Authority (on 3 August 2022) in relation to a TV ad for bookmakers Coral could have far-reaching consequences insofar as TV advertising of sports betting is concerned. Applicable to the specific circumstances of the ad in question, the ASA’s ruling states as follows: …. in principle, the portrayal […]
The Gambling Commission has published its ‘Market impact data on gambling behaviour – operator data to June 2022’ (that you can download below) Market impact data on gambling behaviour – operator data to June 2022 The Gambling Commission has published further data showing how gambling behaviour is reacting to current environmental factors in Great Britain. […]
The Gambling Commission has today (3 August 2022) announced that on 11 July 2002 it imposed a £1.32million penalty on Malta-based remote gambling operator LeoVegas Gaming PLC, following an operating licence review finding that between October 2019 and October 2020 LeoVegas: breached paragraphs 2 and 3 of licence condition 12.1.1. Anti-Money Laundering (AML) – Prevention of money […]
