Oxley: “We will always clamp down on operators who fail in their obligations to keep gambling safe and crime-free”
Two gambling businesses will pay a total of £675,000 (approx.US$840,000) in regulatory settlements after the United Kingdom Gambling Commission investigations revealed social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures.
Jumpman Gaming Limited – which runs 243 websites – will pay £500,000 and Progress Play Limited – which runs 201 websites – will pay £175,718 to the National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms.
Details of the failings can be read in the public statements. However, there was clear impact that the breaches and non-compliance were systemic not isolated, that Jupman Gaming Limited, the Licensee, “ought to have known of the breaches”, which arose in circumstances similar to previous cases publicised by the Commission.
The UKGC adds that Progress Play Limited committed repeated breaches of licence conditions as a result of the absence of internal controls and procedures, which as Licensee, should have been aware of the breaches, adding, “many of the breaches were serious and had an impact on the licensing objectives”, arising, “in circumstances that were similar to previous cases the Commission has dealt with which resulted in the publication of lessons to be learned for the industry”.
Leanne Oxley, Gambling Commission Director of Enforcement and Intelligence, said: “We will always clamp down on operators who fail in their obligations to keep gambling safe and crime-free. We encourage other operators to consider the failings identified in these cases carefully and consider what improvements they can make in their own businesses.”
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