David Llyn Thomas & Mehmet Emin Serin
Account number
1132
Head office address
295 Lincoln Road,PETERBOROUGH, PE1 2PH, United Kingdom
Regulatory actions
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: 8 January 2026
Outcomes: Financial penalty
Details of action
Following an investigation outside of a licence review, the Gambling Commission (“the Commission”) found that David Llyn Thomas and Mehmet Emin Serin trading as Ace Electra Amusements (“the Licensee”):
- Breached Licence Condition 15.3.1 - General and regulatory returns
Failed to comply with Social Responsibility Code Provision (SRCP):
- SRCP 3.5.6 - Multi-operator non-remote Social Responsibility code;
- SRCP 3.2.3 paragraph 6 – Adult Gaming Centre Social Responsibility Code;
- SRCP 10.1.1 paragraphs 1, 2a and 2b - Assessing local risk
In line with the Commission’s Licensing, Compliance and Enforcement policy statement and the Statement of principles for determining financial penalties, the Commission has decided to impose a financial penalty of £4,600 under section 121(1) of the Act.
The Licensee co-operated with the Commission throughout the investigation and Officials note the remedial action taken by the Licensee to ensure future regulatory compliance.