In April, IDnow, a provider of customised ID verification and KYC systems for high-risk sectors, launched its VideoIdent Flex solution in the UK.

Engineered in Munich, VideoIdent Flex is an enhanced video-led customer verification solution providing clients with built-in AI modules to gauge biometric features of customers. The solution aims to “reduce rising fraud attempts, increase inclusivity, and tackle an array of complex online verification scenarios while offering a high-end service experience to end customers.”

Roger Redfearn-Tyrzyk
Roger Redfearn-Tyrzyk, Vice President of Global Gaming at IDnow, shared insights with SBC on how VideoIdent Flex will set new standards in KYC by helping customers overcome future compliance challenges and threats.

Video identification remains the most comprehensive method for customer verification. “However, to date, systems delivered to market have been cumbersome to integrate as part of the customer experience.”

As such, VideoIdent Flex leve..

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has revoked the licence of TipBet Limited with immediate effect.

On 20 May, the MGA cancelled the licence authorisation of TipBet Limited, reference MGA/B2C/303/2015.

Founded in 1995, TipBet is one of the oldest online sports betting firms, with its headquarters in Gzira, Malta. TipBet operates as a pan-European operator with a presence in the markets of Germany, Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Croatia.

The Authority used Section 9 of Malta’s Gaming Compliance and Enforcement Regulations to authorise the cancellation of TipBet’s licence.

The MGA’s order cited numerous Section 9 infringements as TipBet failed to comply with several regulatory obligations and discharge financial commitments of its operations.

The Authority believed that ‘failure of the operator was imminent’. TipBet also failed to meet commitments to players in a timely manner and did not pay amounts due to the Authority on time. The Authority determined that there was material and suffici..

DGOJ, Spain’s General Directorate of Gambling, has started discussions on data administration policies and practices needed to establish a ‘common data registry’ for gambling information.

The discussions on the framework to set up a centralised registry for customer data from all gambling operators licensed in Spain began on 16 May 2024.

Director General Mikel Arana led the initial proceedings, hosting the Sectoral Commission, the advisory body for Spain’s General Assembly on policy-making and the development of federal projects and directives.

The command to establish a common data registry was approved by the General Assembly in March 2023 as part of The Decree on Responsible Gambling Environments.

The registry is recognised as the central mechanism for how the DGOJ will implement its new regulatory approach to monitor the activities of gambling licensees, their conduct, and engagement with customers.

New compliance duties will require Spanish gambling operators to monitor and k..

GambleAware has defended its reputation and independence as the UK’s leading charity fighting gambling addiction and minimising problem gambling harms.

The charity issued a stern response this weekend to a damning article by iNews (DMG Media), which accused GambleAware of promoting the interests of the gambling sector.

iNews ‘exclusive article’ revealed that the Charity Commission had opened a ‘regulatory compliance case’ following a complaint submitted by the Good Law Project. A non-profit organisation, led by Will Prochaska, the Good Law Project claims that GambleAware has failed in its regulatory duties as a UK-licensed charity due to a significant conflict of interest, being directly funded by the gambling sector.

The Good Law Project’s complaint further questioned GambleAware’s treatment services, educational materials, advertising, and self-help tools, alleging they normalise gambling, promote incorrect advice, and stigmatise those with gambling harms.

Issuing a response, Gam..