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Harris Hagan: Legal Eye – Accountability deepens on PML

SBC News Harris Hagan: Legal Eye - Accountability deepens on PML

The Gambling Review’s White Paper has proposed broadening the scope of duties and requirements for those holding a Personal Management Licence (PML). Chris Biggs, Gaming Associate of Harris Hagan, provides his legal eye on the changes needed by PMLs to meet the White Paper’s new accountability standards and rationale for stricter management of licensed incumbents. Individuals who hold a personal …

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IDnow: Beyond the Review… What will change for UK players?

SBC News IDnow: Beyond the Review... What will change for UK players?

Roger Redfearn-Tyrzyk, VP Global Gaming at IDnow provides a perspective on consumer changes and likely adjustments once the UKGC finalises its consultations on compliance and standards governing UK gambling.  Almost half (44 per cent) of UK adults have gambled at least once in 2023, with around 14 million active online gamblers in the country. The number of UK adults who …

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UKGC launches data intelligence projects of the Gambing Review  

SBC News UKGC launches data intelligence projects of the Gambing Review  

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) stands by its assessment that analysing operator data is the best way to fill knowledge gaps, governing the UK gambling sector. The assessment was made by Ben Haden, the Commission’s Programme Director of Insights and Engagement, referencing data and intelligence developments undertaken in the past year. Haden cited: “Operator data is a rich resource in …

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Bill South: All Change or Steady Ahead?

SBC News Bill South: All Change or Steady Ahead?

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has emphasised the necessity for industry leadership to contribute opinions and insights on imminent reforms. Compliance expert Bill South examines the evolution of the Commission’s relationship with leadership over the past decade and ponders whether both entities can collaborate to seize this seminal opportunity for effective gambling reforms. Earlier this year, the long-overdue review of the …

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Tim Miller: Evidence leads UKGC on Gambling Review’s most contentious issues 

SBC News Tim Miller: Evidence leads UKGC on Gambling Review’s most contentious issues 

Addressing the ‘Regulating the Game Conference’ (25 September 2023), Tim Miller, Executive Director of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has shed detailed insights on the regulator’s progress towards settling the most contentious issues of the UK Gambling Review.  The Commission’s Executive Director for policy development addressed an international audience providing in-depth context on the UK government’s generational review of laws …

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Rhodes answers light touch and risk assessment misconceptions 

SBC News Rhodes answers light touch and risk assessment misconceptions 

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has posted a personal response from CEO Andrew Rhodes regarding “misunderstandings around financial risk checks and what they really mean”. In a blog and video posted on the Commission’s website, Rhodes seeks to answer important questions and clarify the most frequent misconceptions related to financial risk checks. Having initiated the consultation phase of the gambling …

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Harris Hagan: Legal Eye… Why Culture Counts on PML demands

SBC News Harris Hagan: Legal Eye… Why Culture Counts on PML demands

Seeking to improve the industry’s accountability, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has signalled its intent to tighten its reins on individual licence holders.  Bahar Alaeddini, Partner at Harris Hagan for online gambling, breaks down why transforming corporate culture by driving personal accountability and responsibility will be the key to better outcomes. The White Paper included a fleeting mention of extending …

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Harris Hagan: Legal Eye… Where Crypto stands with UK gambling

SBC News Harris Hagan: Legal Eye… Where Crypto stands with UK gambling

The reference of ‘cryptoassets’ in the White Paper, reflects the UK government’s undecided stance on governing cryptocurrency adoption as such DCMS cites the absence of specific laws barring their use for online gambling firms. Hilary Stewart-Jones, technology and digital consultant at Harris Hagan, provides an expert end-to-end breakdown on crypto disciplines remit and boundaries within UK gambling laws. ___________ Adopting …

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UKGC hits Star Sports with £594,000 sanction for responsibility failings

SBC News UKGC hits Star Sports with £594,000 sanction for responsibility failings

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has penalised Star Racing Limited, the operating company of the Star Sports betting brand, £594,000 for anti-money laundering (AML) and social responsibility failings.  This morning, the Commission notified that it has summoned an official warning on Star Racing, which will have further conditions applied to its licence operating Star Sports in the UK. The filing …

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UKGC outlines schedule and priorities for Gambling Act consultations

SBC News UKGC outlines schedule and priorities for Gambling Act consultations

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) maintains its schedule for 2023, announcing that it will launch its first consultations on the implementation of the Gambling Act reforms this July. Tim Miller, the UKGC’s Executive Director on policy development, made the announcement writing a blog post on the Commission’s website. Miller confirmed that the Commission had completed its first deliverable providing its …

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