UK Gambling Commission Fines 888 £9.4 Million
UK Gambling Commission fines 888 UK Limited £9.4 million for social responsibility and anti-money laundering failings. The company operates 78 online gambling sites, including 868.com and 838poker. UKGC listed seven different failures in the social responsibilities area. 8 88 did not properly check on customers who had lost large sums of money or gave customers inappropriate deposit limits. One customer lost £37,000 in a six-week period during the pandemic.
888 has been fined £7.8 million for failing vulnerable customers. UKGC provided examples of anti-money laundering violations. The Commission provided five examples. 888 didn't do any source of funds checks on a customer until they spent £65,835 in five months.