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Internal Affairs and Gambling Commission face legal action over pokie relocations

An anti-pokie advocacy group will argue more than a dozen pokie venues that relocated since 2013 should have been forced to give up at least half of the machines they originally had.

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Cryptocasinos are evolving worryingly fast – here's how to get to grips with them

New gambling rules are being proposed by the UK government for the first time since the invention of the smartphone. But these “reforms for the digital age” are silent on cryptocasinos, where you can bet online using cryptocurrencies. These platforms have seen remarkable and potentially dangerous developments since the government’s…

The Conversation

Why won’t the Gambling Commission suspend licences of firms that break rules?

William Hill has received a record £19.2m penalty, but government must toughen outdated laws

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William Hill to pay record £19.2m for ‘widespread and alarming’ failures

Group admits string of transgressions, days before reforms of gambling laws are finalised

The Guardian - UK

William Hill to pay record £19 million penalty for ‘alarming’ social responsibility failings

The Gambling Commission said it considered suspending the bookmaker’s licence, but decided against it

Evening Standard

William Hill fined £19.2m for failures that let customer gamble £23,000 in minutes without checks

The ‘settlement’ is the largest in the Gambling Commission’s history

The Independent UK

William Hill Group businesses to pay £19.2m fine for money laundering failures

Anti-money laundering (AML) failures included allowing customers to deposit large amounts without conducting appropriate checks

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32Red and Unibet CEO relieved to escape bigger punishment as Gambling Commission issues £7.1m fine

Both operators failed to minimise the risk of customers experiencing gambling harm, the commission found.

Evening Standard

Rangers' sponsor 32Red heavily fined after Gambling Commission findings

The Gambling Commission says 32Red and Platinum Gaming – both part of Kindred Group – have been fined £7.1 million for the matters.

The National (Scotland)

Online gambling operators 32Red and Platinum Gaming fined millions of pounds

Both have been given an official warning by the Gambling Commission

Wales Online

Gambling Commission fines 32Red and Platinum Gaming £7.1m

Both operators failed to minimise the risk of customers experiencing gambling harm, the commission found.

The Independent UK

A gambling white paper by Easter would be a turn-up for the books

A shakeup may cover maximum stakes and a statutory levy on gaming firms, but football sponsorship deals remain a thorny issue

The Guardian - UK

On This Day in 2017: Sutton’s Wayne Shaw resigns after ‘piegate’ controversy

A betting row erupted after a bookmaker offered odds on the 45-year-old eating the pie during an FA Cup tie against Arsenal.

The Independent UK

Gambling firm 10Bet had no staff to review late-night harmful betting

10Bet will pay a £620,000 regulatory settlement following a Gambling Commission investigation

Evening Standard

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Birmingham Post

Intouch Games fined £6.1m by Gambling Commission

This is the third time the online gaming firm has been censured by industry regular in less than three years

The Guardian - UK

Strikers unite across England: ‘Our disputes may be separate but we have one aim’

Voices from picket lines and protests in Bristol, Birmingham and London on a day of mass industrial action

The Guardian - UK

Talking Horses: Racing awaits impact of white paper on gambling reform

Some form of ‘affordability’ checks likely but reports suggest some gambling firms have jumped the gun

The Independent UK

Gambling firm fined £6m over social responsibility and money laundering failings

In Touch Games operates 11 websites including bonusboss.co.uk, cashmo.co.uk, drslot.co.uk, jammymonkey.com and slotfactory.com.

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The Guardian - UK

Talking Horses: Online punters should beware devil in the detail

Level of protection for money – or lack of it – is often hidden in the T&Cs when signing up for new accounts

The Guardian - UK

Online gambling firm fined nearly £500,000 for only checking winners’ credentials

Regulator fines TonyBet for imposing unfair terms on payouts, anti-money laundering failures and not checking for vulnerable customers

Wales Online

Tonybet fined for not following anti-money laundering rules

The Gambling Commission said it highlighted how it would take action against businesses who fail to be open with customers

The Independent UK

TonyBet fined £442,750 and warned on failure to have fair and transparent terms

Unfair terms published on TonyBet’s website potentially hampered customers receiving their winnings, the Gambling Commission said.

Manchester Evening News

Gambling shops' grip on town centre creates fear and anger as struggling locals face triple-whammy

'I think it’s a disgrace because mums and dads are going into betting shops and they can’t give to their children if they waste money betting'

Evening Standard

Maximum stakes for online gambling part of Government crackdown - reports

The maximum stakes would be between £2 and £5, with people able to make bigger bets only if they can afford to

The Independent UK

Post-Camelot National Lottery must focus on good causes and protecting players

New National Lottery operator Allwyn should ‘restore the link’ between buying a ticket and supporting worthy causes, MPs have said.

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