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Brexit-backer Richard Desmond invokes EU law to sue Gambling Commission

Ex-Express owner is expected to claim regulator made errors during bidding war for national lottery contract

The Guardian - UK

Talking Horses: affordability checks blur line between betting and gaming

The Gambling Commission’s proposals have a reasonable aim but take a one-size-fits-all approach that sells betting short

The Guardian - UK

Online gambling firm In Touch Games has licences to operate in Britain suspended

The Gambling Commission is carrying out a review under section 116 of the Gambling Act 2005.

The Independent UK

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William Hill owner 888 slips to loss as UK revenue dips, but no impact expected from gambling watchdog probe

888 appeared to put a turbulent six months in the past as it expects no impact from the Gambling Commission’s latest probe into its business

Evening Standard

UK operating licence of William Hill owner 888 placed under review

Move by Gambling Commission leads company to break off talks with prospective leadership trio

The Guardian - UK

Internal Affairs and Gambling Commission face legal action over pokie relocations

An anti-pokie advocacy group will argue more than a dozen pokie venues that relocated since 2013 should have been forced to give up at least half of the machines they originally had.

Newsroom.co.nz

Cryptocasinos are evolving worryingly fast – here's how to get to grips with them

New gambling rules are being proposed by the UK government for the first time since the invention of the smartphone. But these “reforms for the digital age” are silent on cryptocasinos, where you can bet online using cryptocurrencies. These platforms have seen remarkable and potentially dangerous developments since the government’s…

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Why won’t the Gambling Commission suspend licences of firms that break rules?

William Hill has received a record £19.2m penalty, but government must toughen outdated laws

The Guardian - UK

William Hill to pay record £19.2m for ‘widespread and alarming’ failures

Group admits string of transgressions, days before reforms of gambling laws are finalised

The Guardian - UK

William Hill to pay record £19 million penalty for ‘alarming’ social responsibility failings

The Gambling Commission said it considered suspending the bookmaker’s licence, but decided against it

Evening Standard

William Hill fined £19.2m for failures that let customer gamble £23,000 in minutes without checks

The ‘settlement’ is the largest in the Gambling Commission’s history

The Independent UK

William Hill Group businesses to pay £19.2m fine for money laundering failures

Anti-money laundering (AML) failures included allowing customers to deposit large amounts without conducting appropriate checks

Wales Online

32Red and Unibet CEO relieved to escape bigger punishment as Gambling Commission issues £7.1m fine

Both operators failed to minimise the risk of customers experiencing gambling harm, the commission found.

Evening Standard

Rangers' sponsor 32Red heavily fined after Gambling Commission findings

The Gambling Commission says 32Red and Platinum Gaming – both part of Kindred Group – have been fined £7.1 million for the matters.

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Online gambling operators 32Red and Platinum Gaming fined millions of pounds

Both have been given an official warning by the Gambling Commission

The Independent UK

Gambling Commission fines 32Red and Platinum Gaming £7.1m

Both operators failed to minimise the risk of customers experiencing gambling harm, the commission found.

The Guardian - UK

A gambling white paper by Easter would be a turn-up for the books

A shakeup may cover maximum stakes and a statutory levy on gaming firms, but football sponsorship deals remain a thorny issue

The Independent UK

On This Day in 2017: Sutton’s Wayne Shaw resigns after ‘piegate’ controversy

A betting row erupted after a bookmaker offered odds on the 45-year-old eating the pie during an FA Cup tie against Arsenal.

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Evening Standard

Gambling firm 10Bet had no staff to review late-night harmful betting

10Bet will pay a £620,000 regulatory settlement following a Gambling Commission investigation

Birmingham Post

Intouch Games fined £6.1m by Gambling Commission

This is the third time the online gaming firm has been censured by industry regular in less than three years

The Guardian - UK

Strikers unite across England: ‘Our disputes may be separate but we have one aim’

Voices from picket lines and protests in Bristol, Birmingham and London on a day of mass industrial action

The Guardian - UK

Talking Horses: Racing awaits impact of white paper on gambling reform

Some form of ‘affordability’ checks likely but reports suggest some gambling firms have jumped the gun

The Independent UK

Gambling firm fined £6m over social responsibility and money laundering failings

In Touch Games operates 11 websites including bonusboss.co.uk, cashmo.co.uk, drslot.co.uk, jammymonkey.com and slotfactory.com.

The Guardian - UK

Talking Horses: Online punters should beware devil in the detail

Level of protection for money – or lack of it – is often hidden in the T&Cs when signing up for new accounts

The Guardian - UK

Online gambling firm fined nearly £500,000 for only checking winners’ credentials

Regulator fines TonyBet for imposing unfair terms on payouts, anti-money laundering failures and not checking for vulnerable customers

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