Day: 12 June 2019

UKGC Hits Gamesys with £1.2-Million Sanction for Money-Laundering Prevention and Social Responsibility Failings

Wed 12 Jun 2019 9.58 Olivia Cole
UKGC Hits Gamesys with £1.2-Million Sanction for Money-Laundering Prevention and Social Responsibility Failings

Earlier today, the major regulatory body of the UK gambling industry revealed that a £1.2-million monetary penalty is to be paid by the online gambling operator Gamesys Limited due to its violations of some money-laundering regulations and failures to prevent gambling-related harm. Following police investigation findings that the operator had allowed three individuals to spend stolen money to gamble, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) also launched an investigation into the company’s processes. The watchdog’s probe found that the operator had done nothing to prevent harm despite customers had demonstrated behaviour…

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Hāpai te Hauora Insists New Zealand Government Should Do More to Address Gambling Addiction and Harm Concerns

Wed 12 Jun 2019 7.57 Daniel Williams
Hāpai te Hauora Insists New Zealand Government Should Do More to Address Gambling Addiction and Harm Concerns

The Wellbeing Budget of New Zealand was officially released only a fortnight ago. According to some analysts, the budget represented an anomaly with its attempt to set local people’s wellbeing as a paramount priority rather than economic growth. The Chief Executive Officer of Hāpai te Hauora, Selah Hart, explained that the budget is aimed at actually making a commitment to people’s wellbeing, but that would depend on the Government’s ability to combine its policy and action across all public sector aspects with fiscal resourcing. Hāpai te Hauora has been an…

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