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UK – The Corinthian Club pulls the plug on its casino following Gambling Commission investigation

By - 24 October 2022

The Scotsman Group has pulled the plug on the gaming floor at The Corinthian Club after it was described as a ‘volatile’ casino in Glasgow turning it instead into a nightclub.

The casino was recently fined £70,000 by the Gambling Commission due to money laundering breaches..

The Gambling Commission said Corinthian Clubs had failed to ‘establish and maintain appropriate risk-sensitive policies, procedures and controls to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.’

It criticised the casino saying policies, procedures and controls weren’t implemented effectively, kept under review or revised appropriately to ensure they remained effective.

It added that the operator has failed to ‘promptly interact with customers who may have experienced significant harm and losses’ and didn’t record ‘sufficient information on customer interactions to demonstrate whether the customer should be identified as high risk for the potential of problem gambling.’

“The licensee co-operated with the investigation and acknowledged the failings,” the Commission said.

Archie MacIver, the licensing lawyer representing the Corinthian, said: “There is the nightclub licence and the licence for the casino part of the premises. What is happening here is the casino part of the premises is being excised from the property. For the record, it is going to be that licence that will be surrendered if you are willing to grant the variation today.”

“When the Corinthian first opened up in 1999, one licence covered the whole property. If you are minded to grant this application, one licence will cover the whole property,” he added. “Effectively the premises are going to be extended to include additional dance facilities in the basement area.”

Mr MacIver added: “I think it’s fair to say, [the casino has been] volatile and challenging.”

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