The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published a PSA warning against the use of unregulated providers to mark today’s Safer Internet Day.

“Does a website look like any other legal licensed site, but lets you deposit funds with a credit card or crypto? Does it promote the fact they’re not onGAMSTOP? Offers unusually large account opening bonuses?

“Some things really are too good to be true and the same can be said for betting sites,” the LinkedIn announcement said.

According to the UKGC, some of the signs that customers should be on the lookout for when choosing an online gambling provider include a very high prize amount with no stake limits, no RTP information, intrusive marketing and no age verification.

The UKGC also reminds that questionable websites will not have any messaging indicating whether or not they are licensed by the Commission, however, players can visit the UKGC public register to check if they are unsure.

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The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has completed Stage-1 of its pilot on financial affordability risk checks, in which frictionless assessments have been carried out by credit agencies on the historic data of participating online operators.

An update on the Commission’s four-stage pilot was provided by Helen Rhodes, Director of Major Projects and Evaluations. The pilot, which began on 30 August, aims to evaluate the feasibility of applying financial risk assessments to help online operators identify high-risk customers.

Helen Rhodes: UKGC
The pilot runs separately from the White Paper proposal on light-touch affordability checks, which were implemented on 28 August at a £500 threshold on customer deposits, set to be reduced to £150 from 28 February 2025. As cited: “The Gambling Commission does not have any requirements for affordability checks and is not proposing any. Financial risk assessments would be a much more targeted way of identifying potentially financially vulnerable custom..

The Dutch government is facing calls to enter discussions with the financial sector for the development of a consumer credit self-exclusion system similar to the CRUKS registry.

Media outlet Casinonieuws reported that Don Ceder, a Dutch MP from the ChristenUnie party, put forward a motion in which he praised the effectiveness of the Central Register for Exclusion from Gambling (CRUKS).

In his statement, Ceder argued that the model could potentially find success by being translated into other fields dealing with consumer finances as well, specifically the credit, loans and instalment payments (BNPL) sector.

BNPL in particular has gained widespread popularity across Europe in recent years, essentially serving as a small scale consumer credit that allows for everyday goods to be purchased and then paid over a certain period of time – with the relevant BNPL lender company acting as a borrower.

Klarna, a Sweden-based fintech company, is widely believed to be the trendsetter and main ac..

The DGOJ, Spain’s Directorate of Gambling, has hosted its first sectoral meeting on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing.

The meeting brought together gambling stakeholders and leadership with representatives from Spain’s Treasury and SEPBLAC, a federal intelligence unit assigned to help Spanish businesses combat financial crimes and minimise threats and exposures.

Discussions were led by DGOJ Director General Mikel Arana, who aims to improve cooperation within the Spanish gambling sector to assist authorities in combating anti-money laundering (AML) risks.

Arana emphasised that AML compliance remains a core discipline of the government and part of the DGOJ’s ongoing reform of Spain’s federal gambling laws, which is overseen by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs.

In attendance, Treasury associate Irene Sánchez Pérez presented an update on regulatory developments and the expected forthcoming compliance duties that will be implemented by the European Commission fo..

The government of the Commonwealth State of Western Australia (WA) has announced that it will increase penalties for gambling infringements in a move to toughen enforcement and oversight of gambling compliance.

New amendments to WA gambling laws have been signed by State Premier Roger Cook to impose significant penalties for breaching WA gambling laws and to support the regulator’s compliance and enforcement activities.

Reforms were recommended by the Perth Casino Royal Commission, which was tasked with providing recommendations to modernise WA gambling laws and compliance.

The adopted changes will allow WA’s Gaming and Wagering Commission (GWC) to impose greater fines for compliance failures and the infringement of licensing duties.

Of significance, WA has reformed its gambling laws to align with unified policies applied by other Commonwealth states to harmonise and improve the regulatory oversight of gambling across Australia’s six federal states.

As such, WA gambling laws will ..