Day: 11 July 2019

Casino 36 Faces New Licence Conditions Imposed by UKGC Due to Social Responsibility and Money Laundering Failures

Thu 11 Jul 2019 8.55 Olivia Cole
Casino 36 Faces New Licence Conditions Imposed by UKGC Due to Social Responsibility and Money Laundering Failures

The UK Gambling Commission came up with new licence conditions for a casino operator that has faced criticism for money laundering and social responsibility failures. After UKGC officers held an investigation, they detected failures of the operator to ensure adequate Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), Source of Wealth (SOW) and Source of Funds (SOF) checks for 33 of its customers. Apart from that, the Commission also revealed that Casino 36 failed to make sure there was sufficient customer interaction at the time when customers were potentially showing signs of problem gambling…

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Wishaw Anti-Gambling Campaigner Says UK Government Should Support Workers Dismissed Due to Betting Shop Closures

Thu 11 Jul 2019 7.38 Daniel Williams
Wishaw Anti-Gambling Campaigner Says UK Government Should Support Workers Dismissed Due to Betting Shop Closures

Marion Fellows, a Wishaw Member of Parliament, who was one of the supporters of the reduced £2 maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs), has claimed that the UK Government must counterbalance the job losses at a local bookmaker. Despite that Ms Fellows still backs the gambling limit cap which was imposed on the controversial machines, she said she was disappointed with the fact that William Hill has revealed plans to close up to 700 shops around the country. For the time being, the company has six betting shops in…

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