Tag: UK Gambling Commission (UKGC)
Sorare asserts UKGC has ‘has misunderstood’ it’s NFT fantasy sports business
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is taking enforcement action around NFTs, taking aim at a prominent fantasy football platform with a core offering built...
UKGC maps out initial scope and objectives of finance risk check...
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has provided clarity on how its pilot of finance risk checks, also known as affordability checks, will pan out.
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UKGC CEO: Affordability checks will only be introduced if frictionless
Andrew Rhodes, CEO of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), has reiterated the regulator’s vision for frictionless affordability checks in the British betting payments journey.
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UKGC frictionless check start date welcomed by DoTrust
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has confirmed the start date for finance vulnerability checks, the government’s solution to the widely debated notion of affordability...
UK bookmakers adopt finance risk check code ahead of regulatory introduction
The UK betting industry is preparing itself for significant changes to payments and KYC protocols as a result of the Gambling Act review, adopting...
UKGC maps out four year strategy for White Paper implementation
Steering the betting sector through the implementation of the Gambling Act review White Paper is understandably the core focus of the UK Gambling Commission...
AML failures land bet365 a £582k Gambling Commission penalty
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has hit one of Britain’s biggest betting operators with a £582,120 penalty. In a story all too familiar to...
Swedish and British betting regulators renew cooperation agreement
The gambling regulators of Sweden and the UK have committed to a continuation of a long-running cooperation agreement at a time of change for...
Open Banking’s affordability check role reiterated but MPs debate shows contrasting...
The issue of affordability checks was brought before MPs in a parliamentary debate this week, and some key terms kept on appearing throughout the...
UKGC: Finance checks will be ‘frictionless and light tough’ on operator...
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has mapped out plans for the introduction of finance risk checks, a major incoming requirement affecting British betting operators'...
