Comments by David Clifton feature in an EGR Compliance article entitled ‘Industry reaction to Entain paying £17m to the UKGC over social responsibility and AML failures’, carrying the sub-heading ‘As the UK’s gambling watchdog enforces its largest ever censure of an operator, how was the news greeted around the sector?’. You can find full details […]
The Gambling Commission has today (17 August 2022) announced a regulatory settlement involving the largest payment ever made by a UK licensed gambling operator in lieu of a financial penalty. The operator is Entain Group which will pay a total of £17million (to be directed towards socially responsible purposes), made up of: LC International Limited […]
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. […]
In a ruling published yesterday (3 August 2022), the Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint in relation to an in-app ad for a mobile app casino game (prepared by an affiliate organisation for Rank Digital Gaming (Alderney) Limited) suggesting that gambling was a way to solve financial concerns and achieve financial security. By reason of […]
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 […]
We reported yesterday (28 July 2022) on a GamblingTV article entitled: ‘Affordability and data likely to be at the heart of gambling reform’ which refers to an interview it had conducted with David Clifton (at SBC Events’ Betting on Sports Europe Conference 2022, held at Twickenham Stadium on 8-9 June) on the subject of ‘the rising importance of affordability in […]
The Gambling Commission has published a revision to the data it has previously published in November 2021, in which the inclusion of figures for the most recent period, April 2020 to March 2021, was affected by the impact of restrictions during the pandemic of Covid-19. It explains the situation as follows: Industry Statistics – July 2022 […]
