01/20/22 British Gambling Commission fines two online gaming operators The British Gambling Commission has fined two online gaming operators a total of £1.3m for social responsibility failings.
01/10/22 Gambling Commission set to appoint Chief Executive Andrew Rhodes on permanent basis Interim British Gambling Commission CEO Andrew Rhodes is reportedly set to take on a permanent role at the regulatory body.
12/21/21 UK: more pensioners gambling online since start of Covid-19 pandemic The Royal College of Psychiatrists has warned that hundreds of thousands more people aged over 65 are gambling online in the UK.
12/16/21 Gambling Commission fines Buzz Bingo over AML failings The British regulator has fined Buzz Bingo £780,000 for failings that occurred between October 2019 and December 2020.
12/12/21 Gambling Commission: 2021 busiest year yet for enforcement Andrew Rhodes has raised concerns over the number of repeat offences identified by the British Gambling Commission.
12/10/21 British Gambling Commission blasts “unacceptable” AML failings The British regulator has suggested operators have been putting profit before compliance.
11/30/21 British online gaming yield hits new high The Gambling Commission has reported that online gross gaming yield reached £6.85bn for the 2020-21 financial year.
11/28/21 The Gambling Commission’s Sarah Gardner highlights enhanced sustainability The British Gambling Commission’s deputy chief executive told Bacta’s annual convention the regulator and industry would achieve fairer and safer gambling.
11/21/21 British Gambling Commission aims to speed up enforcement process The Gambling Commission has opened a consultation on changes to its licensing, compliance and enforcement policy.
11/09/21 UK safer gambling chair calls for urgent evidence-based research The chair of the Gambling Commission’s Advisory Board for Safer Gambling has highlighted a lack of evidence for safer gambling measures.
11/04/21 UK National Lottery good causes revenue falls The Gambling Commission has revealed that the total funds raised for good causes was down 7.6 per cent year-on-year in Q2.
11/03/21 Gambling Commission hails success of credit card ban After 18 months in place, the ban has had no “unintended consequences” Britain’s Gambling Commission says.
11/02/21 End 2 End gains British supplier licence The multiplayer bingo platform provider has gained a supplier licence from the Gambling Commission.
10/27/21 UK inquiry calls for new approach to crimes linked to problem gambling The Howard League has proposed that the Gambling Commission recoup compensation for gambling-related crimes.
10/27/21 UK: APBGG extends Gambling Commission probe The All-Party Parliamentary Betting & Gaming Group has invited the industry to submit examples of the Gambling Commission breaching its regulatory powers.
