UKGC Imposes £17-Million Fine on Entain Group over Regulatory AML and Social Responsibility Failings

UKGC Imposes £17-Million Fine on Entain Group over Regulatory AML and Social Responsibility Failings

As the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) officially announced earlier today, one of the largest gambling businesses in the country is set to pay a massive regulatory fine for anti-money laundering and social responsibility failures at the company’s land-based and online operations. The country’s gambling regulator revealed that Entain Group will pay a monetary penalty of £14 million for failures at LC International Limited, its online business that currently operates a total of 13 gambling platforms, including coral.co.uk, ladbrokes.com, and foxybingo.com. In addition, the company is set to pay another £3…

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Cancer Disease Experts Call for Victorian Lawmakers to Suspend In-Door Smoking in High-Roller Rooms of Crown Casino

Cancer Disease Experts Call for Victorian Lawmakers to Suspend In-Door Smoking in High-Roller Rooms of Crown Casino

For the time being, the so-called high-roller rooms in the Crown casino are the only enclosed venues in the state of Victoria where in-door smoking is allowed. However, cancer experts have called for state politicians to make a move and ban the long-standing exemption of the casino from second-hand smoke laws. After the findings of the Royal Commissioner Finkelstein’s investigation into Crown Resorts were officially made public, earlier this month, local lawmakers introduced a piece of legislation aimed at tackling money laundering activities at the venue, as well as gambling-related…

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