Biggest Gambling Industry Fines
The gambling industry is no stranger to regulatory scrutiny and legal consequences. Over the years, numerous gambling companies have faced fines for various infractions, ranging from inadequate player protection measures to compliance failures. These fines not only serve as a financial blow to the offending companies but also highlight the importance of maintaining a responsible and transparent gambling environment. In this blog article, we delve into the world of gambling industry fines, shedding light on some notable cases and exploring the impact of these penalties on both the industry and consumers.
Out of the collected data, here are some interesting conclusions on past several years.
Most common violations:
- Based on the provided details, the most common reason for the fines among the given examples is the failure to comply with social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) regulations
- Several cases involve fines for social responsibility failures, such as allowing self-excluding gamblers access to the casino or targeting young adults in marketing campaigns
- Other cases involve fines for AML failures, such as insufficient AML protocols, failure to implement AML checks, or failure to identify the source of funds
The top 5 companies fined the most out of the listed ones are:
- Crown – fined £113,510,695
- Star Entertainment Group – fined £55,905,962
- Gammix LTD – fined £3,897,183
- Daub Alderney – fined £12,950,000
- Videoslots Limited – fined £8,739,857
The top 5 companies fined the least out of the listed ones are:
- GAN PLC Fined £46,000
- Progress Play LTD Fined £175,000
- Skill On Net Fined £305,150
- Betfred Fined £800,000
- Imperial E-Club Fined £184,500
Here is the complete table data for iGaming fines up to 2023 Q2
Date | Company | Violation | Details | Regulator |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tuesday 23rd of May 2023 | Skill On Net Fined £305,150 | Skill On Net Fined by UK Gambling Commission | The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has issued Skill On Net Limited with a fine of £305,150 (€350,437) following an investigation which revealed social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) failures. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Thursday 4th of May 2023 | Merkur Casino Almere Fined £39,354 | Netherlands Gambling Authority Fines Merkur Casino Almere | The Netherlands gambling authority, de Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has fined Merkur Casino Almere €45,000 for allowing a self excluding gambler access to the casino. |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
Friday 28th of April 2023 | Entain Fined £7,011 | ACMA Fines Entain for Illegal In-Play Bets on Golf Tournament | The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has fined Entain after two of its brands, Ladbrokes and Neds, accepted illegal bets on a golf tournament. |
Australian Communications and Media Authority – Australia |
Thursday 27th of April 2023 | Hillside ENC (Gaming) Fined £1,087,196 | Swedish Gambling Regulator Fines Bet365 for Social Responsibility Failures | The Swedish gambling authority, Spelinspektionen, has fined Hillside ENC, which operates Bet365, for repeated social responsibility failures at its online casino. |
Spelinspektionen – Sweden |
Thursday 27th of April 2023 | Hillside ENC (Sports) Fined £5,048,209 | Swedish Gambling Regulator Fines Bet365 for Social Responsibility Failures | The Swedish gambling authority, Spelinspektionen, has fined Hillside ENC, which operates Bet365, for repeated social responsibility failures at its online sportsbook. |
Spelinspektionen – Sweden |
Thursday 27th of April 2023 | Betfair Limited Fined £310,831 | Betfair Fined by Swedish Gambling Regulator for Allowing Betting on U21 Football |
The Swedish gambling authority, Spelinspektionen, has fined online bookmaker Betfair SEK4 million for repeatededly allowing betting on U21 football. |
Spelinspektionen – Sweden |
Thursday 20th of April 2023 | Bunchberry Limited Fined £41,359 | AGCO Issues CA$70,000 Fine to Bunchberry Limited | The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario fines Bunchberry LTD for hosting unapproved online casino games on its ComeOn online casino. |
Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario – Canada |
Thursday 20th of April 2023 | Mobile Incorporated Limited Fined £41,359 | AGCO Issues CA$70,000 Fine to Mobile Incorporated Limited | The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario fines Mobile Incorporated LTD for hosting unapproved online casino games on its Conquestador online casino. |
Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario – Canada |
Thursday 20th of April 2023 | LeoVegas Gaming PLC Fined £41,359 | AGCO Issues CA$70,000 Fine to LeoVegas Gaming PLC | The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario fines LeoVegas Gaming PLC for hosting unapproved online casino games on its LeoVegas online casino. |
Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario – Canada |
Wednesday 19th of April 2023 | Betent Fined £352,685 | Netherlands Gambling Regulator Fines Betent for Marketing to Young Adults | The Netherlands gambling authority, de Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has fined Entain-owned gambling operator Betent €400,000 for rules breaches that included targeting young adults in its marketing campaigns. |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
Friday 14th of April 2023 | Betr Fined £113,313 | NSW Regulator Issues Record Fine to Betr for Gambling Ad Rules Breaches | Australian sports betting company Betr has been fined by Liquor and Gaming NSW for breaching gambling regulations during its launch in 2022. |
NSW Liquor & Gaming – Australia |
Wednesday 5th of April 2023 | TGP Europe LTD Fined £316,250 | Gambling Commission Fines TGP Europe for AML and Social Responsibility Failings |
The UK Gambling Commission has announced that it has fined gambling operator TGP Europe Limited £316,250 for anti-money laundering (AML) and social responsibility failures. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Tuesday 4th of April 2023 | Top Sport Fined £13,162 | Lithuanian Gambling Regulator Fines Top Sport For AML Failings | The Lithuanian Gambling Supervisory Service has issued a fine of €15,000 to Top Sport for allowing a user to make deposits to their account using another person’s debit card. |
Lithuanian Gambling Supervisory Service – Lithuania |
Tuesday 28th of March 2023 | William Hill Fined £19,200,000 | Gambling Commission Fines William Hill Record £19.2 Million for Serious Failings |
The UKGC has fined William Hill Group for serious social responsibility failings at William Hill online, William Hill retail outlets, and Mr Green. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Thursday 23rd of March 2023 | Red Ridge Marketing Fined £597,004 | Netherlands Regulator Fines Red Ridge for Promoting Unlicensed Gambling Websites |
KSA issues first or period financial penalties to Red Ridge for promoting unlicensed gambling websites in the Netherlands. |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
Thursday 23rd of March 2023 | 32Red Limited Fined £4,195,655 | Gambling Commission Fines Kindred Brand 32Red for AML and Social Responsibility Failures |
UK gambling commission investigation finds that 32Red failed to implement AML protocols and has insufficient communications with potential problem gamblers. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Thursday 23rd of March 2023 | Platinum Gaming Fined £2,937,599 | Gambling Commission Fines Kindred Brand Unibet for AML and Social Responsibility Failures |
UK gambling commission investigation finds that Unibet failed to implement AML protocols and has insufficient communications with potential problem gamblers. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Wednesday 22nd of March 2023 | Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association Fined £36,513 | Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board fines Barstool for Social Responsibility Failiures |
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board fined Barstool for allowing five players who were on the state self exclusion program to place wagers at its online sportsbook. |
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board – United States |
Wednesday 22nd of March 2023 | Downs Racing, L.P Fined £6,085 | Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board fines Unibet for Social Responsibility Failiures |
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board found that Unibet had failed to limit an account belonging to a customer who had used a self-exclusion tool to opt out of gaming. |
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board – United States |
Wednesday 22nd of March 2023 | Evolution US, LLC Fined £6,085 | Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board fines Evolution for Unlicensed Dealer | The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board found that Evolution has allowed an unlicensed employee to deal several hands of blackjack through its live online casino. |
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board – United States |
Friday 10th of March 2023 | Hillside New Media Malta PLC Fined £353,615 | Netherlands Regulator Fines bet365 for Breach of Gambling Ads Rules | KSA fines Hillsaide New Media Malta PLC trading as bet365 a total of €400,000 for airing TV ad that targeted young adults. |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
Thursday 9th of March 2023 | Casino Malta LTD Fined £206,832 | Casino Malta Fined for Allowing Players with Known Criminal Connections to Gamble |
Players who were under investigation for bribery, tax fraud, and drug trafficking were allowed to open accounts and gamble at casino with low AML risk ratings. |
Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit – Malta |
Thursday 9th of March 2023 | Gammix LTD Fined £3,897,183 | Dutch Gambling Regulator to Collect €4.4 Million in Fines Issued to Gammix | KSA fines Gammix LTD for failing to withdraw unlicensed gambling websites from the Dutch market despite warnings. |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
Monday 6th of March 2023 | Entain Fined £43,946 | Ladbrokes Fined for Allowing Fraudster to Lose AU$750k Without Checking Source of Funds |
Ladbrokes has been fined by the Northern territory Racing Commission for allowing a gambler to lose almost $750k and to gamble under an alias. |
Northern Territory Racing Commission – Australia |
Wednesday 22nd of February 2023 | BetDeluxe Fined £28,329 | ACMA Fines BetDeluxe for Breaching Rules on Gambling Spam | Online gambling provider BetDeluxe has been fined AU$50,172 (€32,164) by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) following complaints that it had sent out SMS offers that failed to comply with the regulator’s unsubscribing rules. |
Australian Communications and Media Authority – Australia |
Thursday 16th of February 2023 | Blue Planet LTD Fined £620,000 | 10Bet to Pay Settlement to UK Gambling Commission for AML and Social Responsibility Failings |
The UK Gambling Commission has announced that Blue Planet Limited trading as 10Bet must pay a settlement of £620,000 for social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Wednesday 15th of February 2023 | Monarch Casino & Resort Fined £335,072 | Monarch Casino & Resorts Fined for Proxy Wagers Placed by Colorado Sportsbook Staff |
Monarch Casinos & Resort have agreed to pay a $400,000 fine after sportsbook employees placed proxy bets on behalf of out-of-state customers. |
Colorado Division of Gaming – United States |
Thursday 9th of February 2023 | Equinox Dynamic NV Fined £794,975 | Dutch Regulator Fines Two Illegal Online Gambling Websites €1.8 Million | KSA fines Equinox Dynamic and Domiseda and Partners SRO for allowing Dutch players to access online casino. |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
Thursday 9th of February 2023 | Domiseda and Partners SRO Fined £794,975 | Dutch Regulator Fines Two Illegal Online Gambling Websites €1.8 Million | KSA fines Equinox Dynamic and Domiseda and Partners SRO for allowing Dutch players to access online casino. |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
Friday 27th of January 2023 | JOI Gaming Fined £350,905 | Dutch regulator fines JOI Gaming for Targeted Advertising | The Netherlands’ gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit fines JOI Gaming for sending promotional emails to young adults. |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
Wednesday 25th of January 2023 | In Touch Games Limited Fined £6,100,000 | UK Gambling Commission Fines In Touch Games £6.1 Million | The UK Gambling Commission has announced that it has fined online gambling operator In Touch Games (ITG) £6.1 million (€6.9 million) for social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Thursday 19th of January 2023 | Shark77 Fined £789,936 | Regulator Fines Shark77 For Unlicensed Gambling Activity in the Netherlands | Kansspellautoriteit fines Shark77 €900,000 for offering unlicemsed sports betting and online casino gaming to Dutch players. |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
Wednesday 18th of January 2023 | TonyBet LTD Fined £442,750 | Gambling Commission Fines TonyBet for Unfair Terms on Website | UK Gambling Commission fines TonyBet for publishing unfair terms on its website and social responsibility and AML failings. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Tuesday 17th of January 2023 | Vivaro LTD Fined £337,631 | UK Gambling Commission Fines Vivaro LTD for AML and Social Responsibility Failings |
UKGC found that Vivarop trading a vbet failed to implement the correct AML and social responsibility protocols from Oct 2020 to June 2021. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Thursday 5th of January 2023 | DraftKings LLC Fined £126,414 | Ohio Regulators Fine DraftKings for Responsible Gambling Messaging Violation | Ohio Casino Control Commission Fines DraftKings for promoting sports betting products without responsible gambling helpline information. |
Ohio Gaming Commission – United States |
Thursday 5th of January 2023 | Caesars Entertainment Fined £126,414 | Ohio Regulators Fine Caesars Sportsbook for Responsible Gambling Messaging Violation |
Ohio Casino Control Commission Fines Caesars for promoting sports betting products without responsible gambling helpline information. |
Ohio Gaming Commission – United States |
Thursday 5th of January 2023 | BetMGM Fined £126,414 | Ohio Regulators Fine BetMGM for Responsible Gambling Messaging Violation | Ohio Casino Control Commission Fines BetMGM for promoting sports betting products without responsible gambling helpline information. |
Ohio Gaming Commission – United States |
Saturday 31st of December 2022 | Videoslots Limited Fined £8,739,857 | Dutch Regulator Fines Videoslots LTD for illegal gambling activity | Dutch regulator fines Videolost almost €10 million for allowing players in the Netherlands to access its services. |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
Saturday 31st of December 2022 | N1 Interactive Limited Fined £11,188,817 | Dutch Regulator Fines N1 Interactive LTD for illegal gambling activity | Dutch regulator fines N1€12.6 million for allowing players in the Netherlands to access its services. |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
Saturday 31st of December 2022 | Betpoint Group Limited Fined £1,581,836 | Dutch Regulator Fines BetPoint Group for illegal gambling activity | Dutch regulator fines BetPoint €1.7 million for allowing players in the Netherlands to access its services. |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
Saturday 31st of December 2022 | Probe Investments Limited Fined £998,548 | Dutch Regulator Fines Probe Investments LTD for illegal gambling activity | Dutch regulator fines Probe Investments €1.1 million for allowing players in the Netherlands to access its services. |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
Saturday 31st of December 2022 | Fairload Limited Fined £796,755 | Dutch Regulator Fines Fairload LTD for illegal gambling activity | Dutch regulator fines Fairload €900,000 for allowing players in the Netherlands to access its services. |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
Friday 30th of December 2022 | DraftKings LLC Fined £289,200 | DraftKings Hit with Potential $350k Fine Ahead of Ohio Sports Betting Launch | Ohio regulator fines DraftKings for allegedly emailing 2,500 people who were below the age of 21, the minimum age for legal sports betting in the state. |
Ohio Gaming Commission – United States |
Thursday 15th of December 2022 | BetMGM Fined £120,998 | Maryland Regulator Fines BetMGM for Accepting Wagers too Early | Maryland Gaming Commission has fined BetMGM after a technical glitch saw its sportsbook app launch ahead of schedule accepting wagers before it was permitted to do so. |
Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission – United States |
Thursday 15th of December 2022 | Penn Entertainment Fined £207,247 | Barstool Penalized by Ohio Regulator for Allegedly Promoting Sports Betting to Students |
Barstool has been penalized by the Ohio Gaming Commission for promoting its sportsbook on a university campus. |
Ohio Gaming Commission – United States |
Wednesday 30th of November 2022 | AG Communications Limited Fined £237,600 | UKGC Fines AG Communications for AML Failings | The UK Gambling Commission has fined AG Communications (trading as Aspire Global) £237,600 for anti money laundering (AML) failures. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Friday 25th of November 2022 | Betr Fined £11,507 | Northern Territory Racing Commission fines Betr for Contacting Self-excluding Gambler |
The Northern Territory Racing Commission found that Betr had contacted a self-excluding gambler by telephone and SMS ahead of the Melbourne Cup. |
Northern Territory Racing Commission – Australia |
Friday 25th of November 2022 | Toto Online Fined £346,268 | Netherlands Gambling Regulator Fines Toto for Marketing to Young Adults | Kansspellautoriteit fines Toto Online €400k for sending promotional emails to 18-23 year olds. |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
Wednesday 23rd of November 2022 | Spooniker Fined £863,651 | Swedish Gambling Regulator Fines Spooniker for Serious AML Failures | Swedish regulator fines company for serious anti money laundering failures over a prolonged period. |
Spelinspektionen – Sweden |
Wednesday 23rd of November 2022 | PinBet Fined £158,429 | Swedish Gambling Regulator Fines PinBet for Serious AML Failures | Swedish regulator fines company for serious anti money laundering failures over a prolonged period. |
Spelinspektionen – Sweden |
Wednesday 23rd of November 2022 | ATG Fined £475,233 | Swedish Gambling Regulator Fines ATG for Serious AML Failures | Swedish regulator fines company for serious anti money laundering failures over a prolonged period. |
Spelinspektionen – Sweden |
Monday 7th of November 2022 | Crown Fined £67,796,610 | Crown Casino Melbourne Hit With Record AU$120 Million Fine | Melbourne regulators fine Crown Casino Melbourne $120 million for social responsibility failures |
Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission – Australia |
Monday 17th of October 2022 | Star Entertainment Group Fined £55,905,962 | Star Entertainment Hit with AU$100 Million Fine — NSW Casino License Suspended |
NSW gaming regulator fines Star Entertainment the maximum possible penalty or AU$100 million for facilitating money laundering at its Sydney casino. |
NSW Independent Casino Commission – Australia |
Wednesday 12th of October 2022 | NSUS LTD Fined £672,829 | UK Gambling Commission Fines GGPoker for Marketing to Self-Excluding Gamblers |
UK Gambling Commission fines NSUS LTD (trading as GGPoker) for social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Wednesday 28th of September 2022 | Petfre LTD Fined £2,870,000 | Gambling Commission Fines Betfred.com Owner Petfre LTD for Social Responsibility and AML Failures |
Petfre failed to interact with players who lost significant amounts while also failing to implement AML procedures. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Wednesday 21st of September 2022 | Betway Limited Fined £408,915 | Gambling Commission Fines Betway for Marketing on Children’s Pages of West Ham Website |
Company placed links to its website on a page with a downloadable teddy bear picture |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Thursday 25th of August 2022 | AB Trav och Galopp Fined £161,279 | Swedish Gambling Regulator Fines ATG For Self-Exclusion Error | Spelinspektionen fines horse racing and sports betting operator AB Trav och Galopp (ATG) SEK 2 million (€186,261) due to self-exclusion irregularities. |
Spelinspektionen – Sweden |
Thursday 25th of August 2022 | Kindred Group Fined £31,441 | Unibet Fined by AGCO for Breaking Advertising Rules | AGCO fines Unibet CAD$48,000 for breaching advertising rules and guidelines. |
Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario – Canada |
Thursday 25th of August 2022 | Spreadex LTD Fined £1,360,000 | UK Gambling Commission Fines Spreadex for Repeated Social Responsibility and AML Failings |
UKGC investigation finds that Spreadex allowed customers to make large desposits without required source of funds checks or implementing restrictions to prevent potential problem gambling losses. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Wednesday 17th of August 2022 | Entain Fined £17,000,000 | UK Gambling Commission Hits Entain With Record Fine For Serious Failings | UKGC found AML irregularities at Entain’s Coral and Ladbrokes online businesses as well as several land-based betting shops. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Friday 12th of August 2022 | Smarkets Fined £630,000 | UK Gambling Commission Fines Smarkets For AML and Social Responsibility Failings |
UKGC fines Smarkets for allowing customers to make large depsoits without the required AML checks. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Wednesday 3rd of August 2022 | LeoVegas Fined £1,300,000 | Gambling Commission Fines LeoVegas Once Again for AML and Social Responsibility Failures |
UK Gambling Commission fines LeoVegas £1.3 million for AML and social responsibility failings. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Monday 30th of May 2022 | Crown Fined £45,714,285 | Crown Casino Melbourne Fined AU$80 Million For China Union Pay Scheme | Melbourne regulators fine Crown Casino Melbourne $80 million for facilitating illegla transfer of funds at its casino. |
Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission – Australia |
Tuesday 17th of May 2022 | Jumpman Gaming LTD Fined £500,000 | UK Gambling Commission Fines Jumpman Gaming for AML and Social Responsibility Failures |
The UK Gambling Commission fines Jumpman Gaming £500,000 for AML and social responsibility failings relating to its 243 gambling websites. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Tuesday 17th of May 2022 | Progress Play LTD Fined £175,000 | UK Gambling Commission Fines Progress Play for AML and Social Responsibility Failures |
The UK Gambling Commission fines Progress Play £175,000 for AML and social responsibility failings relating to its 201 gambling websites. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Tuesday 3rd of May 2022 | BetMGM Canada Fined £30,281 | BetMGM Canada Fined for Advertising and Inducement Infractions | The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) found that BetMGM had breached its license conditions by advertising and promoting new user offers. |
Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario – Canada |
Tuesday 3rd of May 2022 | PointsBet Canada Fined £18,928 | PointsBet Canada Fined for Advertising and Inducement Infractions | The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) found that PointsBet had breached its license conditions by advertising and promoting new user offers. |
Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario – Canada |
Wednesday 23rd of March 2022 | BetMGM Fined £18,986 | BetMGM Fined by New Jersey Regulator for Accepting Prohibited Wagers | The New Jersy Division of Gaming Enforcement fined BetMGM $25,000 for accepting wagers on college sports involving in-state teams. |
New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement – United States |
Tuesday 22nd of March 2022 | Camelot UK Fined £3,150,000 | UKGC Fines Lottery Operator Camelot For Targeting 65,400 Known Self-Excluding Gamblers |
UKGC fines lottery operator Camelot UK for marketing to known problem gamblers while also marking winning lottery tickets as losing ones over a four year period |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Monday 21st of March 2022 | Bayton Fined £2,804 | Swedish Regulator Fines Gambling Company for Unreported Board Reshuffle | The Swedish regulator, Spelinspektionen fined bayton Ltd. SEK35,000 for a board reshuffle in 2019 that it had failed to notify the gambling regulator of. |
Spelinspektionen – Sweden |
Wednesday 9th of March 2022 | Sky Betting and Gaming Fined £1,700,000 | UK Gambling Commission Fines Flutter-owned SkyVegas for Offering ‘Free Spins’ to Self-Excluding Gamblers |
UKGC fines Flutter-owned SkyVegas for sending out promotional emails offering free spins to gamblers who had self-excluded and opted out of marekting promotions |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Friday 4th of March 2022 | DraftKings LLC Fined £112920 | DraftKings Fined by New Jersey Regulator For Helping Customer Circumvent Proxy Betting Restrictions |
New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement fines DraftKings for allowing a Florida-based customer to make bets on its sports betting app via a proxy in New Jersey |
New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement – United States |
Tuesday 1st of March 2022 | 888 UK ltd Fined £9,400,000 | UK Gambling Commission Fines 888 £9.4 Million for AML and Social Responsibility Failings |
UKGC fines 888 UK Ltd for failing to implement the correct AML protocols and social responsibility failings that included failing to contact players who lost large amounts over a short period of time |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Friday 25th of February 2022 | BetVictor Fined £2,000,000 | UKGC Fines BetVictor for Multiple Fairness and Social Responsibility Failures |
Fined for failing to identify source of funds and protect those who are vulnerable to the harms of problem gambling |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Friday 25th of February 2022 | Onisac Ltd Fined £850,000 | Mansion Group Owned Onisac Pay Regulatory Settlement for AML Failings | Onisac agrees to pay a settlement of £850,000 to the Gibraltart Gambling Commission following the discovery of historical AML failings. |
Gibraltar Government Gambling Division – United Kingdom |
Tuesday 8th of February 2022 | Sportsbet Fined £1,315,262 | Flutter-owned Sportsbet Fined for Spamming Customers | Sportsbet spammed 37,000 customers who had opted out or who had tried to unsubscribe from receiving promotions. Fine came to AU$2.5 million with $1.2 million in refunds to be paid to customers. |
Australian Communications and Media Authority – Australia |
Thursday 27th of January 2022 | Genesis Global Limited Fined £3,800,000 | Genesis Global Limited fined by UKGC for social responsibility failures | The UK Gambling Commission fines Genesis Global LTD. a total of £3.8 million and warns the operator that it must undergo extensive auditing. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Thursday 20th of January 2022 | Rank Digital Gaming Fined £700,557 | UKGC Fines Rank Digital Gaming for Social Responsibility failures | Gambling Commission fines Rank Digital £700K for failing to identify and contact customers who showed signs of problem gambling |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Thursday 20th of January 2022 | Annexio Fined £612,000 | UKGC Fines Annexio for Social Responsibility and anti-money laundering failures |
Gambling Commission fines Annexio for failing to identify customers’ source of funds and identify those who are at risk of gambling harms. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Tuesday 28th of December 2021 | LCB Corp Fined £26,326 | Dutch Gambling Regulator issues cease and desist order to LCB Corp for promotion of illegal gambling websites |
Regulator issues cease and desist order to LCB Corp for promoting unlicensed gambling websites through its affiliate website. LCB fails to make changes to website and is automatically fined €31250. |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
Thursday 16th of December 2021 | Buzz Group Ltd Fined £780,000 | UK Gambling Commission Fines Buzz Group Ltd for Failing to Protect At-risk Customers |
The UKGC has fined Buzz Group Ltd £780K for social responsibility and AML failures |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Monday 13th of December 2021 | Betway Fined £8,276 | Betway Fined by Swedish Regulator for Offering Illegal Bonuses | The Swedish Gambling Authority Spelinspektionen has fined Betway SEK 100000 (€9719) for violating rules relating to bonuses |
Spelinspektionen – Sweden |
Thursday 9th of December 2021 | Rob Waterhouse Fined £2,434 | Independent bookmaker Rob Waterhouse fined for advertising enhanced betting odds online |
The NSW Office of Liquor & Gaming found that bookmaker had advertised enhanced odds and bonuses through social media and on his own betting website. |
Office of Liquor & Gaming NSW – Australia |
Thursday 2nd of December 2021 | Greentube Alderney Fined £685,000 | Greentube fined by UKGC for failing to implement AML procedures and social responsibility failures |
Investigation revealed that the company failed to communicate with customers who showed signs of problem gambling and failing to identify potential money laundering risks. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Friday 5th of November 2021 | Flutter Entertainment Fined £75,411 | Sportsbet fined by Office of Liquor & Gaming NSW for breaching rules relating to the advertising of gambling products and services |
Sportsbet found to have sent out promotions to players who had previously opted out of receiving marketing emails and promotions. Operator also found to have promoted gambling games on social media in breach of license conditions. |
Office of Liquor & Gaming NSW – Australia |
Monday 18th of October 2021 | BetEasy Pty Ltd Fined £28,879 | BetEasy fined by Northern Territory Racing Commission for allowing known problem gambler to incur large gambling losses |
BetEasy staff allowed a known self-excluded problem gambler to create a new account and lose almost AUD$720,000 despite several red flags that, if addressed, could have easily prevented such losses. |
Northern Territory Racing Commission – Australia |
Friday 24th of September 2021 | Tipico Co. Ltd Fined £455,265 | Tipico fined by Dutch regulator for offering unlicensed gambling products and services to Dutch customers. |
Dutch regulator found that Tipico LTD. had allowed customers based in the Netherlands to access unlicensed gambling games through its tipico.com website. |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
Friday 24th of September 2021 | EU Lotto Fined £760,000 | EU Lotto fined by UKGC for failing to implement the correct AML procedures and identify players at risk of gambling harm |
Investigation revealed that the company failed to implement correct money laundering procedures and protect its customers from the harms of gambling while irregular deposits patterns were ignored. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Wednesday 1st of September 2021 | Daub Alderney Fined £5,850,000 | Daub Alderney fined £5.85 million for social responsibility and AML failures | Investigation reveals that operator allowed players who exhibited signs of problem gambling to lose significant amounts before contacting them. Regulator also found that operator failed to identify source of funds for several large deposits. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Saturday 28th of August 2021 | Merlehan Bookmaking Pty Ltd Fined £31,884 | Topsport fined AUD$60,000 for publishing illegal gambling advertisements | Investigation carried out by the NSW Office of Liquor & Gaming found that the operator had promoted enhanced odds and bonuses in three prohibited ads. The fine was AUD$20,000 for each prohibited ad. |
Office of Liquor & Gaming NSW – Australia |
Wednesday 25th of August 2021 | Caesars Entertainment Fined £2,635,353 | Mr Green fined by Swedish gambling regualor for failing to protect customers against harms of gambling and implementing effective AM controls |
Fined for failing to identify sources of income on large deposits that should have been flagged as suspicious. |
Spelinspektionen – Sweden |
Tuesday 13th of July 2021 | N1 Interactive Limited Fined £426,700 | N1 Interactive Limited fined €500,000 by Dutch Gambling Regulator for operating illegal gambling website |
Online games of chance were offered without a license via the website www.betchan.com from 9 January 2020 to 9 September 2020. The Gaming Authority imposes a fine of €500K |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
Thursday 20th of May 2021 | Raging Rhino N.V. Fined £379,637 | Raging Rhino N.V. fined by Dutch Gambling regulator for operating illegal gambling website |
Fined €440000 for operating illegal website luckydays.com in the Dutch market from 17 January 2020 to 31 July 2020. |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
Wednesday 19th of May 2021 | Fantasy Sports Games LLC Fined £5,316 | Fantasy Sports Games fined by Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for unlicensed fantasy sports contests |
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board found that Fantasy Sports Games LLC had allowed players within the state to register and play DFS games for real money prior to receiving license approval. |
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board – United States |
Tuesday 27th of April 2021 | LeoVegas Fined £171,738 | LeoVegas fined for allowing customer deposits potentially linked to organized crime |
Fined for breaching customer due diligence regulations. The breach occurred in 2019 during Sweden’s first year of market regulation. |
Spelinspektionen – Sweden |
Wednesday 31st of March 2021 | A&S Leisure Group Ltd Fined £377,340 | A&S Leisure Group Ltd fined by UKGC for failure to implement risk-sensitive policies and controls to prevent money laundering. |
Fined for failure to implement risk-sensitive policies and controls to prevent money laundering. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Wednesday 31st of March 2021 | Double Diamond Gaming Ltd Fined £247,000 | Double Diamond Gaming Ltd fined for failing to identify customers at risk of gambling related harm and for not having the correct AML procedures in place |
Fined for failing to identify customers at risk of gambling related harm and for not having the correct AML procedures in place |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Wednesday 31st of March 2021 | Les Croupiers Casino Ltd Fined £202,500 | Les Croupiers Casino Ltd receives UKGC sanctions for failure to implement effective safer gambling controls and effective AML controls |
Fined for Failure to implement effective safer gambling controls and effective AML controls |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Wednesday 31st of March 2021 | Clockfair Ltd Fined £260,000 | Clockfair Ltd fined by UKGC for failing to identify customers at risk of gambling related harm and for not having the correct AML procedures in place |
Fined for failing to identify customers at risk of gambling related harm and for not having the correct AML procedures in place |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Wednesday 31st of March 2021 | Shaftesbury Casino Ltd Fined £260,000 | Shaftesbury Casino Ltd fined by UKGC for failing to identify customers at risk of gambling related harm and for not having the correct AML procedures in place |
Fined for failing to identify customers at risk of gambling related harm and for not having the correct AML procedures in place |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Thursday 25th of March 2021 | Casumo Fined £6,000,000 | Casumo receives £6m fine and official warning as a result of UK Gambling Commission investigation |
Fined for anti-money laundering failings, Social responsibility failings and not taking into account the Commission’s guidance on customer interaction |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Thursday 25th of March 2021 | Hillside Sports Fined £84,280 | Hillside Sports Fined SEK1 Million for Offering Odds on Match Featuring Underage Players |
Bet365 operator Hillside Sports fined SEK1 million (€98,000) for offering odds on a friendly match that featured underage players. |
Spelinspektionen – Sweden |
Wednesday 17th of March 2021 | In Touch Games Limited Fined £3,400,000 | UK Gambling Commission fined In Touch Games for social responsibility, money laundering and marketing failures. |
UKGC investigation finds that the operator and its staff failed to provide support to seven players who were displaying telltakle signs of problem gambling. The UKGC also found that the operator had failed to critically review source of funds information it received from players. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Monday 15th of March 2021 | Flutter Entertainment Fined £12,284 | Sportsbet fined by Office of Liquor & Gaming NSW for breaching rules relating to the advertising of gambling products and services |
Sportsbet found guilty of breaching license conditions by offering online betting bonus in full page ad in local newspaper. |
Office of Liquor & Gaming NSW – Australia |
Thursday 18th of February 2021 | Lovelto Mar LTD Fined £5,194 | Dutch Gambling Authority Fines Lovelto Mar Ltd for promotion of illegal gambling |
The regulator fined Lovelto Mar LTD €6,000 for promoting unlicensed gambling websites to Dutch players. |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
Wednesday 17th of February 2021 | Casinostugan Fined £2,166,300 | Casinostugan fined €2.49m by Swedish Gaming Inspectorate and issued a warning for repeatedly offering bonuses in breach of local gaming laws. |
Casinostugan fined SEK 25 million (€2.49m)by Swedish Gaming Inspectorate and issued a warning for repeatedly offering bonuses in breach of local gaming laws. |
Spelinspektionen – Sweden |
Wednesday 17th of February 2021 | ComeOn Sweden Fined £2,958,000 | ComeOn Sweden fined €3.4mby Swedish Gaming Inspectorate and issued a warning for repeatedly offering bonuses in breach of local gaming laws. |
ComeOn Sweden fined SEK 35 million (€3.4m) by Swedish Gaming Inspectorate and issued a warning for repeatedly offering bonuses in breach of local gaming laws. |
Spelinspektionen – Sweden |
Wednesday 17th of February 2021 | Hajper Ltd Fined £4,263,000 | Hajper Ltd fined SEK 50 million (€4.9m) by Swedish Gaming Inspectorate and issued a warning for repeatedly offering bonuses in breach of local gaming laws. |
Hajper Ltd fined SEK 50 million (€4.9m) by Swedish Gaming Inspectorate and issued a warning for repeatedly offering bonuses in breach of local gaming laws. |
Spelinspektionen – Sweden |
Wednesday 17th of February 2021 | Snabbare Ltd Fined £5,568,000 | Snabbare Ltd fined €6.4m by Swedish Gaming Inspectorate and issued a warning for repeatedly offering bonuses in breach of local gaming laws. |
Snabbare Ltd fined SEK 65 million (€6.4m) by Swedish Gaming Inspectorate and issued a warning for repeatedly offering bonuses in breach of local gaming laws. |
Spelinspektionen – Sweden |
Thursday 28th of January 2021 | White Hat Gaming Fined £1,300,000 | White Hat Gaming to Pay £1.3M Following UKGC Sanctions | The operator failed to look identify the source of funds for one customer and the company failed to prevent overspending and to place limits on accounts that incur heavy losses over a short period of time |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Wednesday 20th of January 2021 | 1X Corp N.V./Exinvest Limited Fined £354,560 | 1X Corp fined €400,000 for running illegal online gambling websites in Dutch market |
The operator fined 1X Corp N.V. for running 83 unlicensed gambling websites in the Netherlands from February 16th 2018 to July 26th 2018. |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
Friday 8th of January 2021 | Virtual Coin Gaming NV Fined £540,540 | Netherlands Regulator hits Curaçao operator with €600K penalty | The KSA named Virtual Coin Gaming as the operating firm of unlicensed domains futgalaxy.nl and futgamer.net – websites deemed to be actively targeting Dutch consumers. |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
Tuesday 1st of December 2020 | TabCorp Fined £16,101 | TabCorp fined AUD$30,000 for publishing an inducement to gamble or open a betting account on social media |
The NSW Office of Liquor & Gaming found that the company had published prohbited ads on Instagram that encouraged players to register to gamble online. |
Office of Liquor & Gaming NSW – Australia |
Thursday 12th of November 2020 | Boylesports Enterprise Fined £2,800,000 | BoyleSports fined for Anti Money-Laundering failures | The regulator revealed that the operator failed to have an appropriate money laundering risk assessment in place. It was also found that its anti-money laundering policies, procedures and controls were unsuitable and therefore could not be implemented effectively. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Tuesday 20th of October 2020 | DraftKings LLC Fined £3,861 | DraftKings fined by Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission for late download of self-ban list data |
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission found that DraftKings had failed to download an updated self-ban list within the timeframe designated by its license conditions. The operator agreed to pay USD$20,000 but the Commission reduced this to USD$5,000 as it was afirst offence. |
Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission – USA |
Monday 28th of September 2020 | GAN PLC Fined £46,000 | Regulator hits GAN PLC with £46,000 fine due to social responsibility, risk assessment and AML failures |
social responsibility, risk assessment and AML failures | UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Monday 28th of September 2020 | NetBet Fined £748,000 | Netbet fined £748k after regulator finds inadequate AML controls and significant shortcomings for its responsible gambling policies and procedures. |
Regulator found inadequate AML controls and significant shortcomings for its responsible gambling policies and procedures. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Monday 28th of September 2020 | BGO Entertainment Fined £2,000,000 | Social responsibility and AML control failures lead to £2,000,000 Fine | systemic failings with its social responsibility and AML controls, which affected a number of customers playing on its online casino properties. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Wednesday 20th of May 2020 | Glitnor Services Ltd, Fined £34,068 | Swedish Regulator fines Glitnor’s Lucky Casino for unauthorized live casino online games |
The regulator found fault with LuckyCasino offering several products from live casino technology specialists Evolution Gaming, including its Dream Catcher, Monopoly Live and Deal or No Deal titles. Spelinspektionen noted that these products aren’t covered by Glitnor’s local online casino and sports betting license. |
Spelinspektionen. – Sweden |
Wednesday 8th of April 2020 | Triplebet Ltd Fined £740,000 | Betting exchange Matchbook Parent Company Fined £740,000 after investigation reveals serious failings |
The UK gambling authority found “serious failings” in Triplebet’s approach to anti-money laundering, the monitoring of business relationships and due diligence checks into members of gambling syndicates. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Thursday 2nd of April 2020 | Caesers Entertainment UK Fined £13,000,000 | Systemic failings at Caesars Entertainment leads to the departure of three senior managers and sanctions of £13m |
Social responsibility failings – including Inadequate interaction with a customer who was known to have previously self-excluded and lost £240,000 over a 13-month period. Money laundering failings including not carrying out adequate source of funds checks on a customer who was allowed to drop around £3.5 million and lose £1.6 million over a period of three months. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Friday 20th of March 2020 | Kindred Group Fined £8,596,250 | Kindred Group,hit with SEK100 million fine by Swedish Regulator | Spooniker Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kindred Group received a warning and a sanction fee in the sum of SEK 100 million (USD 9,5m) by the Swedish Gambling Authority (SGA) for offering customers financial incentives which are in breach of the new gambling legislation. |
Spelinspektionen. – Sweden |
Thursday 12th of March 2020 | Betway Fined £11,600,000 | Record £11.6m UK gambling fine meted out to Betway | ” Betway will pay a record £11.6m settlement for accepting stolen money from high-spending “VIP” customers, some of whom were displaying clear signs of gambling addiction.” |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Thursday 27th of February 2020 | Mr Green Fined £3,000,000 | William Hill Owned Company Mr Green fined for ‘systemic failings’ | “The online gambling company Mr Green, owned by William Hill, has been fined £3m for “systemic failings” in its measures to stop money laundering and problem gambling.” |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Friday 14th of February 2020 | GVC Australia Fined £106,773 | GVC Australia hit with record New South Wales fine | “GVC owned Ladbrokes and Neds brands guilty of offering betting bonuses to people who opened new betting accounts.” |
NSW Liquor & Gaming – Australia |
Friday 10th of January 2020 | Blackrock Media Fined £2,043,120 | Malta MGA fines Blackrock Media €2.4m for servicing unauthorised transactions |
Blackrock Media is a subsidiary brand of Netherlands based Blackrock Entertainment, which operates the Wild Sultan online casino brand under a Curaçao licence.. “the MGA and Malta’s Executive Police force”..”uncovered that Blackrock Media had processed payments to and from players as part of gaming services which were not duly authorised. |
Malta Gaming Authority – Malta |
Thursday 10th of October 2019 | Petfre (Gibraltar) Fined £322,000 | Betfred will pay £322,000 for money laundering failures. | “the operator failed to carry out adequate source of funds checks on a customer who deposited £210,000, and lost £140,000, of stolen money in a 12-day period in November 2017.” |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Tuesday 20th of August 2019 | Trannel International Fined £428,734 | Unibet.eu parent entity Trannel International Limited Fined €470,000 | “The KSA fined Unibet.eu parent entity Trannel International Limited €470,000 for providing Dutch-language payment channels and support services for a number of months during 2018.” |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
Wednesday 7th of August 2019 | ElektraWorks Limited Fined £323,000 | GVC Holdings-owned Electraworks receives €350,000 (£323,000/$391,000) fine from Dutch regulator |
fined of €350,000 for illegally offering online casino and sports betting services via its bwin.com website in the Netherlands |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
Wednesday 31st of July 2019 | Ladbrokes Coral Group Fined £5,900,000 | Ladbrokes Coral Group to pay £5.9m for past failings in anti-money laundering and social responsibility |
Systemic failings at the Ladbrokes Coral Group has led to a penalty package including a series of improvement measures that must be implemented by new owner GVC and a £5.9m payment, |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Thursday 27th of June 2019 | NGG Nordic Ltd Fined £1,600,000 | Betsson fined 19 000 000 kronor by gambling regulator | fined for bonus violations | Spelinspektionen. – Sweden |
Thursday 27th of June 2019 | Skill On Net Fined £1,192,047 | Skill On Net fined 14 000 000 kronor by gambling regulator | fined for bonus violations | Spelinspektionen. – Sweden |
Tuesday 25th of June 2019 | DraftKings LLC Fined £6,363 | DraftKings fined by New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement for cooling-off glitch in software |
DraftKings reported itself to the regulator following the discovery of a glitch that affected players ability to set their status to ‘cooling off’ designed to limit gambling activity. |
NJ Division of Gaming Enforcement – USA |
Wednesday 12th of June 2019 | Platinum Gaming Fined £1,600,000 | Platinum Gaming Ltd to pay £1.6m for social responsibility and money laundering failures |
operator will pay £1.6m for failing to identify gambling harm and prevent money laundering. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Tuesday 11th of June 2019 | Gamesys (Gibraltar) Fined £1,200,000 | Gamesys (Gibraltar) Limited will pay £1.2m for failing to prevent gambling harm and breaching money laundering regulations. |
will pay £1.2m for failing to prevent gambling harm and breaching money laundering regulations. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Monday 3rd of June 2019 | AG Communications Limited Fined £41,800 | Spelinspektionen issues fines in bonus offer crackdown | “contravention of the country’s gaming laws by informing their customers about the possibility of receiving recurring bonuses on their website.” |
Spelinspektionen. – Sweden |
Monday 3rd of June 2019 | Genesis Global Limited, Fined £142,000 | Spelinspektionen issues fines in bonus offer crackdown | “contravention of the country’s gaming laws by informing their customers about the possibility of receiving recurring bonuses on their website.” |
Spelinspektionen. – Sweden |
Wednesday 15th of May 2019 | In Touch Games Limited Fined £2,200,000 | In Touch Games Limited fined £2,200,000 for weaknesses in its anti-money laundering and social responsibility controls. |
InTouch agreed a regulatory settlement consisting of a payment in lieu of a financial penalty of £2,200,000 which will go to a gambling harm related charity to address the risk of harmful gambling, |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Wednesday 15th of May 2019 | MT Securetrade Limited Fined £700,000 | MT Securetrade Limited fined £700,000 for AML weaknesses, customer interaction controls and social responsibility breaches |
Fined £700,000 for weaknesses in its anti-money laundering and customer interaction controls and failure to comply with social responsibility codes of practice |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Wednesday 15th of May 2019 | Betit Operations Limited Fined £1,400,000 | Betit Operations Limited fined for AML weaknesses and social responsibility failures |
Fined £1,400,000 for failing to identify source or funds and to implement AML controls. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Wednesday 3rd of April 2019 | Bestbet Limited Fined £230,972 | BestBet Limited fined £230,972 for licence breaches related to anti-money laundering and social responsibility |
BestBet breached conditions of its licence relating to anti-money laundering measures licence conditions and failed to comply with social responsibility code provisions |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Friday 22nd of March 2019 | Paf Consulting Fined £7,962 | Paf fined over Swedish self-exclusion failings | “allowing self-excluded players to access their site” | Spelinspektionen. – Sweden |
Tuesday 26th of February 2019 | 1xBet Fined £344,200 | 1xBet hit with €400k Dutch fine over unlicensed activities in the Netherlands |
Fined for targeting consumers in the Netherlands without permission. |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
Friday 14th of December 2018 | William Hill Fined £269,400 | William Hill fined €300,000 (£269,400/$338,700) by the Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) |
Fined for targeting players in the Netherlands without an iGaming licence. |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
Tuesday 13th of November 2018 | Daub Alderney Fined £7,100,000 | Daub Alderney to pay £7.1m fine for anti-money laundering and social responsibility failures |
£7.1m fine for failing to follow Gambling Commission rules aimed at preventing money laundering and protecting vulnerable consumers. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Tuesday 6th of November 2018 | Casumo Fined £5,800,000 | Casumo fined £5.8 million for licence breaches related to anti-money laundering and social responsibility |
Casumo breached conditions of its licence relating to anti-money laundering measures and failed to comply with social responsibility codes of practice. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Tuesday 16th of October 2018 | Paddy Power Betfair Fined £2,200,000 | Paddy Power Betfair to pay penalty package for social responsibility and money laundering failures on its gambling exchange |
Online operator to pay £2.2m for failing to protect customers and stop stolen money being gambled. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Monday 15th of October 2018 | Mark Jarvis Fined £94,000 | Mark Jarvis to pay £94,000 penalty package for customer interaction failures | Over a 19-month period the operator failed to follow customer interaction rules when a customer showed problem gambling traits |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Wednesday 10th of October 2018 | Rank Group Fined £500,000 | Rank Group to pay penalty package for failing to protect a problem gambler Rank Group to pay penalty package for failing to protect a problem gambler |
online operator is to pay £500,000 for failing to follow Gambling Commission rules which protect problem gamblers. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Wednesday 12th of September 2018 | MRG Fined £279,600 | MRG’s Mr Green Ltd subsidiary fined €312,500 (£279,600/$362,000) by the Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) |
Fined for failing to block Dutch players from gambling on its platforms. |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
Friday 24th of August 2018 | Betsson AB Fined £276,705 | Stockholm-listed Betsson’s Malta-based subsidiary Corona fined €300,000 (£276,705) by Netherlands Gaming Authority (KSA) |
Corona’s Dutch-facing Oranje and Kroon online casino fined for accepting wagers from Dutch players without a licence |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
Wednesday 11th of July 2018 | Bet-at-Home Fined £362,000 | bet-at-home has been fined a total of €410,000 (£362,000/$480,000) by the Kansspelautoriteit, the Netherlands Gaming Authority |
Regulator found that the online operator had targeted Dutch citizens without holding a gaming licence in the country. |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
Wednesday 20th of June 2018 | 32Red Fined £2,000,000 | 32Red to pay £2m penalty package for failing to protect a consumer | 32Red has been penalised for not protecting a consumer from gambling-related harm and money laundering failures |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Wednesday 2nd of May 2018 | LeoVegas Fined £600,000 | LeoVegas penalised £600,000 for advertising and marketing failings | LeoVegas penalised for failings relating to misleading advertising and the handling of customers at the end of their self-exclusion period |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Friday 13th of April 2018 | TabCorp Fined £84,000 | Tabcorp fined £84,000 after Commission investigation | Tabcorp UK Limited, trading as Sunbets, failed to properly manage the risks associated with offering ‘novelty’ bets |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Wednesday 28th of March 2018 | Bonne Terre Ltd Fined £1,000,000 | SkyBet fined £1 million by UKGC for failing to protect vulnerable consumers | Investigation found that 736 self-excluded customers opened duplicate accounts while 50,000 self-excluded customers received bet promotions. 36,748 self-excluded customers didn’t have their funds returned to them after closing their accounts. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Wednesday 14th of February 2018 | ElektraWorks Limited Fined £350,000 | Financial penalty of £350,000 imposed on ElektraWorks | Fined £350,000 for breaches in relation to marketing, | UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Thursday 31st of August 2017 | 888 Fined £7,800,000 | 888 to pay a record penalty package of over £7.8million as a result of serious failings in its handling of vulnerable customers. |
Watchdog fines online bookmaker for failures in protecting problem gamblers, including one who staked more than £1.3m |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Tuesday 2nd of May 2017 | BGO Entertainment Fined £300,000 | BGO Entertainment Ltd (BGO) fined £300,000 for misleading advertising on its own and its affiliates’ websites. |
The first ever financial penalty imposed by the UK Gambling Commission for advertising failings |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Monday 6th of February 2017 | Individuals Fined £265,000 | Two men convicted after offering illegal gambling parasitic upon popular FIFA computer game |
Fined £265,000 | UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Friday 16th of December 2016 | Camelot Fined £3,000,000 | Camelot licence breach leads to £3 million financial penalty | Financial penalty of £3 million imposed on Camelot, the operator of the National Lottery. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Thursday 28th of July 2016 | Camelot Fined £300,000 | Camelot fined for £300,000 for putting public confidence at risk | Financial penalty of £300,000 imposed on Camelot, the operator of the National Lottery. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Tuesday 14th of June 2016 | Betfred Fined £800,000 | Betfred to pay over £800,000 following licence review | Betfred will pay more than £800,000 in compensation and in contribution towards socially responsible causes as part of a regulatory settlement following a licence review. |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Monday 9th of May 2016 | Individuals Fined £32000 | Poker organisers pay £32000 after illegal gambling crackdown | Two men have been ordered to pay over £32000 in fines and legal costs to Kingston Council following a crackdown on illegal gambling at a London private members club |
UK Gambling Commission – United Kingdom |
Thursday 4th of December 2014 | Imperial E-Club Fined £184,500 | Dutch regulator issues record fine to Titanbet.com operator | Fined for targeting customers in the Netherlands without a Dutch gaming licence. |
Kansspelautoriteit – The Netherlands |
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