Done Brothers (Cash Betting) Limited
Account number
1058
Head office address
Done Bros (cash Betting) Ltd, 56-58 Benson Road, Birchwood,WARRINGTON, WA3 7PQ, United Kingdom
Regulatory actions
What is a settlement?
Following an investigation into a licence holder we may enter into a regulatory settlement. These take place, for example, where the licence holder has been open and transparent with us and has shown a willingness to suggest actions that prevent the need for a more formal sanction.
Decision date: 18 July 2023
Outcomes: Divestment, Payment in lieu of financial penalty and Public statement
Details of action
This investigation followed a compliance assessment and resulted in the commencement of a section 116 regulatory review of Done Bros (Cash Betting) Limited’s (the Licensee/Done Bros) Non-Remote General Betting Standard, Pool Betting and Ancillary Remote Licence number: 001058-N-102469-014. The regulatory review found failings in the Licensee’s processes which were aimed at Safer Gambling (SG) and preventing Money Laundering (ML).
Between January 2021 and December 2022, Done Bros failed to comply with certain Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP), specifically:
- paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of licence condition 12.1.1, requiring the conducting of an appropriate risk assessment, the implementation of appropriate policies and procedures and keeping such policies under review to ensure their effectiveness, all with the objective of preventing ML and Terrorist Financing (TF)
- paragraphs 1 and 2 of Social Responsibility Code Provision (SRCP) 3.4.1, requiring licensees to interact with customers in a way which minimises the risk of customers experiencing harms associated with gambling, and to take into account the Commission’s guidance on customer interaction.
Taking into account remedial action taken by the Licensee and in line with our Statement of principles for licensing and regulation, the Licensee will voluntarily make a payment in lieu of a financial penalty of £3,250,000, which includes a divestment of £1,052,717.
More information about this case can be found in our public statement on the Commission's website: Done Bros (Cash Betting) Limited Public Statement (gamblingcommission.gov.uk)
What is a sanction?
When a licence holder has not followed rules and regulations aimed at ensuring gambling is fair, safe and crime-free, we can take action and impose the following sanctions:
- Give the licensee a warning
- Add, remove, or amend a condition to the licence
- Suspend a licence
- Revoke a licence
- Impose a financial penalty
Decision date: 7 November 2025
Outcomes: Conditions attached to the licence, Financial penalty and Warning
Details of action
Following a review of the operating licence of Done Brothers (Cash Betting) Limited t/a Betfred (the Licensee), the Commission found that the Licensee:
Breached paragraph 2 of Licence condition 12.1.1: Anti-money laundering - Prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing between May 2024 and March 2025.
Failed to comply with paragraph 1 of Social Responsibility Code Provision 3.4.1: Customer Interaction between May 2024 and November 2024.
In line with the Commission’s Licensing, compliance and enforcement policy statement, the Indicative sanctions guidance, and the Statement of principles for determining financial penalties, the Commission has decided to:
- impose a warning under section 117 (1)(a) of the Gambling Act 2005 (the Act);
- impose a financial penalty of £825,000; and,
- attach an additional condition to the Licensee’s operating licence under section 117(1)(b) of the Act.
The Licensee co-operated with the Commission throughout the investigation.