Day: 27 May 2020

UKGC Reveals RT Entertainment Services’ Player Protection Failures Despite Company’s Voluntary Licence Surrender

Wed 27 May 2020 10.48 Olivia Cole
UKGC Reveals RT Entertainment Services’ Player Protection Failures Despite Company’s Voluntary Licence Surrender

Today, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) revealed the findings of an investigation it held into PT Entertainment Services (PTES) that once traded through the titanbet.co.uk and winner.co.uk websites. The gambling watchdog of the UK found systemic failures in the company’s player protection. The investigation of the UKGC into the gambling firm’s operation started in March 2019 after the family of a 25-year-old man who committed suicide in April 2017 contacted the regulator. PTES surrendered its operation licence at the time of the probe but the Gambling Commission still decided that…

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Brick-and-Mortar Betting Shops and Gambling Arcades in the UK Could Resume Operations as of June 15th

Wed 27 May 2020 7.12 Daniel Williams
Brick-and-Mortar Betting Shops and Gambling Arcades in the UK Could Resume Operations as of June 15th

Retail betting outlets and gambling arcades, which have been included by the British government on the list of so-called non-essential brick-and-mortar businesses, may be permitted to resume operations in June. At the daily coronavirus briefing held by the Government at the beginning of the week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed provisional plans under which the above-mentioned “non-essential businesses” will reopen on June 15th. During the briefing, the Prime Minister announced that a “staged reopening” of the country’s retail sector is set to be managed by the UK Government. As revealed…

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