By Erik Gibbs

Legal

Stakers Weighs Its Options as Appeal to Lift License Suspension in the UK Fails

May 14, 2021

It’s a well-known fact in the gaming space that the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) expects gaming operators to toe the line at all times and that it doesn’t allow much margin for error. The regulator has repeatedly cracked down on companies that it feels aren’t playing by the rules, issuing fines, suspending licenses, and even […]

By Julie Moraine

Casino

Aggregator Relax Gaming Receives UK Gaming Supplier License

May 13, 2021

Gibraltar subsidiary of iGaming aggregator and content supplier Relax Gaming was granted gaming supplier license by the UK Gambling Commission, the company announced in a press release today. New Growth Opportunities The approval for one of the world’s strongest markets for online casino games will open up new opportunities for Relax Gaming’s suite of quality […]

By Eva Ivanova

Legal

UKGC Has Suspended Nektan’s Operating License

April 30, 2021

UKGC has suspended Nektan (Gibraltar) Limited, a B2C company licensed to operate mobile gaming sites. The Gambling Commission Has Suspended Nektan Limited The Gambling Commission (UKGC) has suspended the remote operating license of Nektan (Gibraltar) Limited, a leading international mobile gaming content developer and platform, pending a formal investigation. The company was licensed to operate […]

By Eva Ivanova

Industry

CMS Conference: The Time for Building Momentum and Safer Gambling

April 1, 2021

During the CMS Conference, UKGC executive director Tim Miller said that the past year has been challenging, but now is the moment to build momentum and make gambling safer and fairer. Gambling Must Become Safer and Fairer On March 30, 2021, during the CMS Conference speech, which was virtual for the first time, UKGC executive […]

By Jerome García

Legal

UKGC Issues Regulatory Penalties to Five Casinos

March 30, 2021

Five casinos are facing regulatory penalties issued by the Gambling Commission in the UK. The regulator found that those operators breached anti-money laundering and social responsibility rules. Four of the operators agreed to pay a regulatory settlement, while one operator received a warning and a fine. Five Operators Face Regulatory Penalties from the GC The […]

By Julie Moraine

Legal

UK Gambling Commission Sanctions Casumo’s Failings with £6M

March 25, 2021

The UK Gambling Commission took regulatory action against a second online gaming operator within the space of less than 10 days, dishing a £6 million fine to Casumo for failings in social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) procedures. Malta-based sports betting and iGaming operator Casumo, much like the other operator sanctioned by the regulator recently, […]

By Martina-Nikoleta Tsvetkova

Industry

Gambling Commission Aware of Football Index Payout Issues Since 2020

March 19, 2021

Football Index, which went into administration last week, has been under review for almost a year, the UK Gambling Commission revealed. UKGC Was Warned About the Collapse a Year Ago The Gambling Commission of Great Britain was alerted in January 2020 that gambling website Football Index was a ‘dangerous pyramid scheme’. The Guardian revealed that […]

By Julie Moraine

Industry

UKGC Fines £3.4M Online Casino Operator In Touch Games

March 17, 2021

In Touch Games, an online multi-brand operator, was put to the sword by the UK Gambling Commission for failures in social responsibility, anti-money laundering (AML), and marketing practices. Fine and LCCP Compliance Audit The under-fire gambling regulator dished a £3.4 million sanction to the company which runs online casino brands MFortune, MrSpin, CashMo, PocketWin, and […]

By Julie Moraine

Industry

Football Index Meltdown Piles Pressure on Gambling Commission

March 16, 2021

The Gambling Commission (GC) in the UK is facing serious questions related to the recent collapse of sports betting platform Football Index which went into administration last week. UK Gambling Regulator under Fire Dark clouds are gathering above the UK gambling regulator following the complete meltdown of the famous betting platform which allowed players to […]

By Luke Thompson

Industry

UK Gambling Commission Boss Neil McArthur Steps Down

March 16, 2021

The president of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is stepping down, leaving the UK’s gambling regulator without a CEO at a time when the government is overhauling the industry’s laws. Neil McArthur resigned on Monday with immediate effect, and a process for an interim CEO is underway. UKGC CEO Neil McArthur Resigns The UK Gambling […]