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UK Gambling Commission fines Spreadex £2m for repeated AML and social responsibility breaches, exposing critical risk blind spots across regulators

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | May 22, 2025

The regulator’s investigation revealed critical weaknesses in Spreadex’s risk assessment processes, which failed to adequately factor in key customer, product, geographic, and payment risks, leading to an insufficiently risk-based approach to anti-money laundering...

Inter Game Online: Wynn Las Vegas fined US$5.5m for unlicensed money transmission and proxy betting

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | May 16, 2025

This development marks Wynn as the third major casino operator on the Las Vegas Strip to face significant financial penalties for money laundering violations within a two-month period, alongside Resorts World Las Vegas and MGM Resorts. The dual federal and state-level...

UK Gambling Commission urges operators to submit quarterly regulatory returns promptly via its e-portal, warning that delays could trigger tougher enforcement action

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Apr 17, 2025

The Commission emphasizes that operators must adhere to their reporting obligations, ensuring that returns are submitted on time via the designated online portal. The warning comes after a significant update to the Licence Condition 15.3.1 in July 2024, which now...

UK Gambling Commission charges 15 individuals with offences, following an investigation into alleged cheating linked to bets on the timing of the 2024 General Election

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Apr 14, 2025

The investigation which began in June 2024, uncovered that several individuals allegedly had access to confidential information about the election date ahead of its public announcement. These individuals are accused of using this advance knowledge to place unfair...

Gambling Commission fines AG Communications Limited £1.4M for repeated regulatory failures in social responsibility and AML practices

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Mar 4, 2025

Including insufficient systems to prevent excessive gambling, delays in conducting safer gambling interactions, and inadequate Enhanced Customer Due Diligence (ECDD) checks for high-risk customers, marking the second penalty for the operator after a £237,600 fine in...
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