Company Reports

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has welcomed a new investigation into the restrictions imposed on UK players withdrawing money from their online gambling accounts. An enforcement action has been announced by the Competition and Market Authority (CMA). The regulatory body has contacted a number of online gambling companies on issues regarding their terms and conditions and some practices that may pose unfair setbacks to people who are trying to withdraw money from their accounts. The UK gambling regulatory body’s Programme Director Ian Angus said that the UKGC backs the investigation…

The Australian supermarket and grocery store chain Woolworths has been called to eliminate pokies in its pub and entertainment venues after reports of its staff spying on customers have recently emerged. It was only a couple of days ago when Andrew Wilkie, an independent MP, has revealed that two whistleblowers who had previously worked for Woolworths shared that the company’s staff members had been secretly recording and sharing personal information about gamblers. Reportedly, the Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group, which is a majority-owned arm of Woolworths, have made its employees…

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled against a TV advert of William Hill, forcing the company not to air the commercial in its current form ever again. The TV commercial which was seen on September 15th, 2017 featured a voice-over which offered some promotional terms to potential customers, introducing “2 Clear” with the bookmaker. Although the voice-over of the ad stated that the offer was available on all live ITV flat races, the complainant challenged the ad’s content. According to the person who filed the complaint, William Hill’s TV commercial…

An overall lottery funding exceeding £1 billion is to be redirected to over 150 community groups in Scotland. The funding totalling £1,116,821 is to be distributed by the local National Lottery Awards for All, which has revealed the list with organisations which are to be granted with up to £10,000 to back various causes. The National Lottery makes contributions varying from £300 to £10,000 to a great number of community groups and charities in the country. According to the announcement made, contributions of the National Lottery cash are to be…

William Hill, the second-largest bookmaker in the UK, have swung to an annual loss after slashing its Australian assets’ value, but it it still keeps its eyes on future investments in America. The British bookmaker is aimed to take advantage of the expected removal of the sports betting ban in case that the US Supreme Court rules in favour of New Jersey in the state’s sports betting case. Currently, the Supreme Court of the US is considering whether to thoroughly remove the sports betting ban imposed by the Professional and…

The Star Casino in Sydney confessed in the New South Wales Supreme Court that it had accidentally shredded the cheques deposited by the Macau-based player Wai Chong Wong. As reported by The Daily Mail, the admittance was made by the casino after rumours have emerged that two cheques which total value amounted to AU$7 million were lost or destroyed. The multi-million-dollar cheques were lodged by the high-roller as a security. Sydney’s Star Casino was provided with two cheques, the first one for AU$5 million and the second one for AU$2…

Today, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) revealed that the British bookmaker William Hill has been imposed a penalty package amounting to at least £6.2 million for its senior management systemic failure to provide high-quality customer protection and to prevent money laundering. The key gambling regulatory body in the UK has conducted an investigation, which results revealed that William Hill Group violated regulations related to social responsibility requirements and anti-money laundering rules in the period from November 2014 and August 2016. As the UK Gambling Commission shared, the senior management team…

The Isle of Man-based gambling software development company Playtech is having some hard time amid an increasing global scrutiny, with more regulators across the world aimed to impose stricter measures on the industry. For some time now, global gambling regulatory bodies are preparing for a crackdown that is supposed to prevent players from becoming problem gamblers and to help the existing ones to deal with the possible negative consequence related to gambling. In the UK, for example, the gambling regulators have consolidated their efforts in reducing gambling-related harm so that…

Letou Sports Betting & Online Casino, which is the shirt sponsor of Swansea City, has been investigated for using cartoons in their casino games’ promotional campaigns. The investigation has been started after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received a complaint from the Campaign for Fairer Gambling, claiming that Letou’s advertising campaign could encourage children to gamble. Representatives of the Campaign for Fairer Gambling reached the advertising regulatory authority, calling it to remove the operator’s commercials for games which were likely to be found attractive to young individuals under the age…

It seems that the dominance of The Tote in pool betting services offered in the UK is soon to be brought to an end. The majority of racecourses in the country have joined forces to create a service that would serve as a successor to The Tote, formerly known as the Horserace Totalisator Board, which seven-year license is set to end on July 12th. The pool betting service that is expected to replace The Tote’s services on most UK racecourses is called Britbet and will officially start in the middle…