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UKGC statistic shows increase in remote casino operations in the country. At the same time, decreased numbers are observed in total GGY and number of premises for the UK. Remote Betting, Remote Bingo and Remote Casino Mark an Increase Gambling industry statistic released by the United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) has marked an increase in […]

Online Gaming on the Rise According to UKGC Statistic

By Julie Moraine

Legal

GVC Praises Additional Guidance by UKGC in Response to Lockdown

May 13, 2020

GVC Holdings welcomes the publication of additional guidance to the industry released by the UKGC during lockdown time, and endorses the additional focus on protecting customers. New Gambling Commission Measures Seek to Eliminate Gambling Harm Leading gaming company GVC Holdings has made a statement welcoming additional regulatory guidance introduced by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) […]

GVC Praises Additional Guidance by UKGC in Response to Lockdown

By Heidi Specter

Legal

UKGC Hits Betway With Record £11.6 Million Penalty

March 13, 2020

Renowned United Kingdom-based online gambling operator Betway has been slapped with a record £11.6 million-fine by the country’s gambling regulator. According to the UK Gambling Commission, the company received the fine for failures related to social responsibility and money laundering with a key focus on how the gaming operator treated seven of its high-spending customers. […]

UKGC Hits Betway With Record £11.6 Million Penalty

By Simon Deloit

Legal

UK Gambling Commission Imposed A £3M Fine To Mr Green For Systemic Failures

February 28, 2020

Mr Green, the company that was acquired by William Hill in 2019, has been fined £3 million by the UK Gambling Commission for systemic failings to address measures related to preventing money laundering and instilling a safer gambling environment. The Malta-based Mr Green /MRG/ is the ninth gambling company to be penalized with a fine […]

UK Gambling Commission Imposed A £3M Fine To Mr Green For Systemic Failures

By Julie Moraine

Legal

Addison Global Remote Operations License Suspended In UK

February 20, 2020

The UK Gambling Commission has announced that the license of Addison Global, the company that owns the sports betting brand MoPlay, is being suspended until a review of the operator is completed, with the license suspension coming into effect immediately. Suspicion Of License Breach The news of the actions from the British gambling regulator, carrying […]

Addison Global Remote Operations License Suspended In UK

By Julie Moraine

Esports

Esports Market Welcomes New Site with Unique Player Betting

February 5, 2020

The global esports betting market is still largely considered to be one of the most lucrative ones on the planet. As expected of any sporting related activity, gambling activities were bound to venture into the space and now we already have several esports betting platforms and operations available to interested players. Considering the relative newness […]

Esports Market Welcomes New Site with Unique Player Betting

By Julie Moraine

Legal

UK Gambling Commission Shows Resolve to Deal with Underage Betting

February 4, 2020

The recently announced punishments meted out by the UK Gambling Commission to 7 on-course bookmakers at Royal Ascot for failing a test for underage betting raised some issues in the gambling industry and spurred some rage from bookmakers’ organizations that they have not been treated fairly. Underage Gambling is Unacceptable During an enforcement action by […]

UK Gambling Commission Shows Resolve to Deal with Underage Betting

By Simon Deloit

Legal

UKGC and Twitter Will Guide Users How to Filter out Gambling Content

February 1, 2020

The UK Gambling Commission has joined efforts with Twitter to create guidance on how to help users of the social network who want to limit the amount of gambling-related content they receive. The Advertising Technology Group Focus on Social Networks As part of their initiative to challenge the industry and accelerate the process of raising […]

UKGC and Twitter Will Guide Users How to Filter out Gambling Content

By Heidi Specter

Business

UK Doubling Down on Efforts to Promote Safer Gambling

January 28, 2020

Last year, the United Kingdom Gambling Commission and other gambling-related authorities in the UK implemented a number of measures that were designed to foster responsible gambling. These measures have had varying degrees of success which leaves room for improvement. Fortunately, the gambling commission is not backing down on its quest to clean up the gambling […]

UK Doubling Down on Efforts to Promote Safer Gambling

By Heidi Specter

Business

UKGC Launches Three Groups to Address Safe Gambling

January 18, 2020

Three new groups will address issues of the UK’s gambling market to encourage safe gambling. UKGC Establishes Working Groups to Promote Safe Gambling The United Kingdom Gambling Commission has been working hard recently to make the online gambling market a safer place for players. In addition to announcing a ban on credit card transactions and […]

UKGC Launches Three Groups to Address Safe Gambling

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Online Gaming on the Rise According to UKGC Statistic

GVC Praises Additional Guidance by UKGC in Response to Lockdown

UKGC Hits Betway With Record £11.6 Million Penalty

UK Gambling Commission Imposed A £3M Fine To Mr Green For Systemic Failures

Addison Global Remote Operations License Suspended In UK

Esports Market Welcomes New Site with Unique Player Betting

UK Gambling Commission Shows Resolve to Deal with Underage Betting

UKGC and Twitter Will Guide Users How to Filter out Gambling Content

UK Doubling Down on Efforts to Promote Safer Gambling

UKGC Launches Three Groups to Address Safe Gambling