The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has once again asked customers to be aware of illegal websites as some have been found to be offering easily accessible deposits. An investigation by the Observer revealed that …
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iGaming Daily: Paddy Power’s Million Pound Human Error – with Anna Soilleux-Mills
by Steve Hoare1 minutes readJoe Streeter hosts the latest episode of the iGaming Daily podcast, sponsored by Optimove, and he’s joined by SBC’s new Editor-at-Large, Ted Menmuir, and a special guest, Anna Soilleux-Mills, Commercial …
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France issues record fine to Unibet over self-exclusion malfunction
2 minutes readFrench regulator, the ANJ has sanctioned Unibet with a record €800,000 fine over a malfunction in the firm’s self-exclusion system. It led to players being able to access the firm’s …
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An unnamed operator offering autoplay has been approached by the Dutch gambling authority, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA).The operator has been asked to take down the offering with immediate effect, as the feature is currently …
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GambleAware elects ‘equality expert’ Andy Boucher as Chair of Trustees
by Steve Hoare3 minutes readGambleAware has elected Andy Boucher to serve as Chair of Trustees of the UK’s biggest independent charity preventing and researching gambling harms. Boucher has served as a trustee of GambleAware since 2023, advising …
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Aspire Global pays £1.4m after second UK compliance failure
by Steve Hoare3 minutes readThe UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has ordered AG Communications Ltd – trading as Aspire Global – to pay £1.4m towards social responsibility causes after its second compliance failure. Target of a UKGC investigation, the operator was found …
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GamCare hires healthcare delivery expert Victoria Corbishley as new CEO
by Steve Hoare3 minutes readGamCare has welcomed the appointment of Victoria Corbishley as Chief Executive of the UK’s frontline provider of treatment support services for gambling harms. An expert in the management of public health services, …
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UK Gambling Minister confirms springtime regulatory changes
by Steve Hoare4 minutes readUK gambling stakeholders have been told to prepare for forthcoming regulatory changes that will take effect in April. The notice comes from DCMS Gambling Minister, Baroness Twycross, in her speech at the Betting …
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The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has announced its regulatory focus for 2025 is to enhance compliance, player protection, and sports betting integrity. In a press release it said: “Building on …
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Spain’s DGOJ reports on identity theft in online gambling
by Steve Hoare2 minutes readThe Spanish gambling regulator, the Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling (DGOJ) of the Ministry of Social Rights, Consumption and Agenda 2030, shared that it has met with representatives of licensed …