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The UK Gambling Commission has addressed a perennial area of conflict between online gambling operators and players – bonus abuse. Long story short, operators need to fully and with clarity disclose the terms and conditions attached to bonuses, but it is of equal importance that operators clearly describe their understanding of the term “bonus abuse” …
The UK Gambling Commission revealed in a communication this week that its consultation with the Department of Culture Media and Sport on licence fees has been concluded, and that most licensees will see reductions in the amounts they will be paying from April 6 next year. The advisory notes that the “overall fee burden” across …
The UK media has been quick to uncover the sort of detail not made public by Camelot, the police and the UK Gambling Commission regarding this week’s GBP 3 million fine imposed on the lottery operator (see previous report). By Friday evening newspaper reports appeared claiming that: * The allegedly fraudulent claimant of the GBP …
In the wake of the announcement by the Gambling Commission that it has slapped a GBP 3 million fine on National Lottery operator Camelot in respect of inefficient processes in paying out a fraudulent ticket seven years ago, the UK media have been trying to get to grips with the detail behind the rather bland …
Camelot, the operator of the UK National Lottery is in hot water again, this time being fined GBP 3 million by the UK Gambling Commission regarding allegations of a fraudulent prize claim back in 2009. In an announcement Friday the Commission revealed that Camelot had breached its operating licence, flagging three key problems with its …
Industry journalist Steve Ruddock picked up on some interesting statistics from the latest annual report of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission released this week, flagging the current results from its on-going monitoring research of the state gambling market. The research throws some light on the participation rates and preferences of adults in Massachusetts, and this year …
Joining FanDuel and DraftKings in acquiring a UK Gambling Commission licence, Yahoo signalled its daily fantasy sports intentions in the UK market this week as former partner Mondogoal switched from a business-to-consumer DFS supplier to a European business-to-business operation. Industry observers point out that Yahoo has thus far carried out little in the way of …
The UK Gambling Commission has voiced concern over the numbers of teenagers who are gambling on a weekly basis, The Telegraph newspaper reports. A research project which surveyed 2,411 children sampled from 103 state secondary schools in England and Wales suggested that: * An estimated 450,000 children aged between 11 and 15 could be gambling …
The UK Gambling Commission is addressing what is clearly a need for online gambling marketers to better understand and comply with rules and regulations around the advertising of gambling services in Britain. The Advertising Standards Authority has been increasingly clamping down on unsuitable advertising and promotional offers recently, particularly in regard to email and television …
The Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) has given its approval to the e-gaming hosting facilities operated by telecommunications company Sure. The company provides services across the Channel Islands, will be able to use the Alderney certification to offer solutions to e-gaming brands in Alderney, Guernsey and Jersey, where it has individual data centre facilities.
At the UK Gambling Commission’s inaugural Raising Standards conference, chief executive Sarah Harrison laid out the Commission’s vision and areas of focus, saying raising standards and the pace of change needs to move faster. The UKGC urged operators to focus on putting consumers at the heart of “everything” it does, and make it happen in …
Specialist virtual games supplier Kiron Interactive has been awarded a Combined Remote Operating Licence by the UK Gambling Commission. The licence means Kiron can provide a fixed odds betting service by remote communication (online) on virtual sports and games. It also allows the supplier to offer its innovative Betman Online RGS (remote gaming server) system …
Online gambling service and technology providers, along with operators and testing agencies will be studying the new gambling software and technical standards proposal published by the UK Gambling Commission following a public consultation. The Commission is now working to refine the proposals and has asked for further input from the industry. Cliff notes on the …
Seattle-based Valve, the publisher of eSports game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, was on the receiving end of a cease-and-desist letter from the Washington State Gambling Commission Wednesday as the regulator moved to crack down on the multi-billion online gambling market that uses skins (decorative game accessories and weapons) for gambling purposes. It was a turn-about for …
UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Karen Bradley has announced Bill Moyes as the new Chair of the Gambling Commission for a five-year term commencing September 2016. Moyes also serves controversially as Chair of the General Dental Council, which regulates dental professionals in the UK, and has previously held positions as Director …
Figures stripped from a recent UK Gambling Commission study shows that the age 65 and over demographic (also known as “silver foxes”) is becoming increasingly important in online gambling and has grown from 3 percent to 7 percent over the three years ended June 2016. The trend continues in the next demographic down – the …
Speaking at the World Regulatory Briefing conference in London this week, the UK Gambling Commission head, Sarah Harrison, suggested to the gambling industry that a greater commitment to combat problem gambling through voluntary funding was needed…and hinted that if this was not forthcoming “a more robust arrangement” imposed on the industry may prove necessary. Comparing …
The UK Gambling Commission has published an in-play betting position paper in which it concludes that risks to the licensing objectives from in-play betting is appropriately managed through the current regulatory framework and controls required of licensees. The Commission considered changes in the market and technological advances in its consideration of in-play betting noting a …
Smart Live Gaming, which suffered the indignity of a licence suspension by the UK Gambling Commission and criticism of the questionable conduct of its Betowen subsidiary last week (see previous reports) has surrendered its Combined Remote Operating License and General Betting Operating License as well as the associated Gambling Software License, the Commission advised Friday. …
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has posted notice advising consumers beware of SmartLive Casino-powered online sports betting operator Betowen.com. Betowen claims on its website that it is “fully regulated and licensed in the United Kingdom under licence number 000-002715-R-103240-006, however the notice published Tuesday warns consumers it is in fact not licensed by the UKGC. …
The UK Gambling Commission published the latest version of the Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP) Monday with changes primarily focused on the prevention of crime associated with gambling. The new LCCP, which will come into effect October 31, 2016, is a licence condition all operators are expected to adopt. The most recent and …
The UK Gambling Commission is monitoring the burgeoning, GBP 400 million-a-year eSports market and will not hesitate to use its powers to the full in stamping out any unlicensed and illegal gambling, the chief executive of the regulator, Sarah Harrison (50) said in a weekend interview with the publication This Is Money. ‘This is a …
The UK Gambling Commission confirmed Friday that it has suspended the online gambling licensing awarded to Smart TV Broadcasting Ltd to operate online casinos like Guruplay.com, Smartlivebaccarat.com, Smartlivebingo.com, Smartliveblackjack.com, Smartlivecasino.com, Smartlivepoker.com and Smartlivesports.com. No reason for the review was given, other than the bland statement that the process was to consider whether the operator, who …
Amid growing reports that gambling regulators in Malta and the Isle of Man are considering following Curacao in approving Bitcoin as an acceptable currency for gambling, the UK Gambling Commission has amended section 5 of its Licence Conditions and Code of Practice to permit the use of digital currencies with effect from the end of …