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The British Gambling Commission (UKGC) will conduct a review into Martin Henry Bailey, and decided to suspend their operating license with immediate effect, pending the conclusion of the review. The regulator said: “The Gambling Commission has suspended the operating licence of Martin Henry Bailey (operating licence no 000841-N-102895-012) as it carries out a review under s116…

The British Gambling Commission has suspended the operating licence of fantasy football operator PlayerFT Limited as it investigates how it failed to connect to the Gamstop self-exclusion system. PlayerFT runs the virtual football transfer service Fiveyards. The Gambling Commission said: “The review follows concerns that activities may have been carried out in breach of the…

The UK Government has published its response to a consultation on proposals to increase the fees payable by gambling operators to the Gambling Commission. The changes include a 55 per cent increase in the fee bands for annual operating licences for online operators, which will take effect on October 1 2021. Fee bands for land-based…

The Gambling Commission has announced the appointment of Andrew Rhodes as its new Interim Chief Executive, following a thorough search and highly competitive process to recruit the role. With over 20 years of private and public sector experience, Andrew will join the Gambling Commission later this month to take up the post for an 18-month…

Revenue at land-based casinos in the UK was severely impacted by the COVID closures, generating just £67m in the first half of the year compared to £1.02bn for the full year from April 2019 March 2020. Licensed bookmakers were also massively affected generating £629.3m compared to £2.41bn for the previous full year. The figures come…

Η Επιτροπή Τυχερών Παιχνιδιών του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου επέβαλε πρόστιμο σε πέντε χειριστές επίγειων καζίνο λόγω αστοχιών στους κανόνες κοινωνικής ευθύνης και κατά της νομιμοποίησης εσόδων από παράνομες δραστηριότητες που ορίστηκαν από το UKGC, το οποίο έχει θέσει υπό εξέταση τις άδειες λειτουργίας τους. Η Clockfair Limited και η Shaftesbury Casino Limited θα πληρώσουν και οι δύο ρυθμιστικό διακανονισμό £260,000, η ​​Les Croupiers Casino Limited θα πληρώσει ρυθμιστικό διακανονισμό £202,500,…

Betting fans are believed to have lost £90m after BetIndex, owners of Football Index, moved into administration. The betting company immediately had its operating licence suspended by the UK Gambling Commission. Football Index, which describes itself as ‘the football stock market,’ said that ‘after a difficult and challenging week’ the decision had been made ‘to…

Το Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού, Μέσων και Αθλητισμού (DCMS) υπέβαλε πρόταση για αύξηση του κόστους μιας άδειας απομακρυσμένου τυχερού παιχνιδιού κατά 55 τοις εκατό για αύξηση καθώς και αύξηση όλων των νέων τελών αίτησης κατά 60 τοις εκατό για να βοηθήσει στη χρηματοδότηση της Επιτροπής Τυχερών Παιχνιδιών. Εάν εγκριθούν τα υψηλότερα τέλη θα ξεκινήσουν από…

The UK Gambling Commission has published further data showing how the renewed tightening of Covid-19 lockdown measures has impacted gambling behaviour in Great Britain. The data reflects the period between March and October, inclusive, and covers both online and in-person gambling with data from Licensed Betting Operators (LBOs) found on Britain’s high streets. The latest…