Tag Archives: UK Gambling Commission
UK – UK Gambling Commission suspends licence of Martin Henry Bailey pending investigation
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…
UK – Gambling Commission suspends licence of PlayerFT
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…
UK – Gambling Commission increases license fees for gambling operators
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…
UK – Gambling Commission appoints Andrew Rhodes as Interim Chief Executive
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…
UK – Gambling Commission details land-based fall as COVID grips first half
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…
UK – Gambling Commission hands out fines to five land-based casino groups
The UK Gambling Commission has fined five land-based casino operators due to failures in social responsibility and anti-money laundering rules set by the UKGC, which have put their operating licences under review. Clockfair Limited and Shaftesbury Casino Limited will both pay a £260,000 regulatory settlement, Les Croupiers Casino Limited will pay a £202,500 regulatory settlement,…
UK – Gambling Commission suspends licence of Football Index
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…
UK – License fees to go up in the UK to fund Gambling Commission
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has put forward a proposal to increase the cost of a remote gaming licence by 55 per cent to increase as well as increasing all new application fees by 60 per cent to help fund the Gambling Commission. If approved the higher fees would kick in by…
UK – Online gaming increases by 29 per cent in October
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…
