UKGC Fines Two Online Casino Operators a Total of £1.3m
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UKGC has fined two online casino operators a total of £1.3m ($1,77m) for regulatory violations.
UK Gambling Commission issues £1.3m in fines to two online casino operators. Rank Digital Gaming (Alderney) Limited has to pay a regulatory settlement of £700,557 ($954,275) for its social responsibility failings. Annexio (Jersey) Ltd has been fined £612,000 ($833,645) and the money will go toward the National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms.
UKGC fined Rank Digital Gaming and Annexio £1.3m for various violations. The violations occurred between October 2019 and February 2021. The issues included customer interaction failures, not having proper measures to identify duplicate accounts, and failing to stop Rank self-excluders from creating an account on one of Rank’s sites.
UKGC fined two online casino operators £1.3m. UK government is putting together a white paper containing proposals to gambling legislation. Publication of this white Paper is set for the spring. New measures are likely to be introduced to protect people when they are gambling online. This includes more stringent affordability checks.
