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  3. Corbett Bookmakers Limited

Corbett Bookmakers Limited

Account number

1950

Head office address

Corbett Bookmakers Limited, 74-78 Welsh Road, Garden City,
DEESIDE, CH5 2HU, United Kingdom

Regulatory actions

Sanction
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: 12 September 2022

Outcomes: Conditions attached to the licence, Financial penalty and Warning

Details of action

Following a review of the operating licence undertaken against Corbett Bookmakers Limited (the Licensee), the Commission found that the Licensee:

  • breach of paragraph 1 of Licence condition 12.1.1 (Prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing)
  • breach of paragraph 2 and 3 of Licence condition 12.1.1 (prevention of money laundering
  • failure to comply with Social Responsibility code provision (SRCP) 3.4.1
  • failure to comply with Paragraph 2 of SRCP 1.1.2 Responsibility for third parties
  • failure to take into Consideration of Ordinary code provisions 2.1.1 paragraphs 1 and 2.1.2 paragraph 1

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:

i. impose a warning under section 117 (1) (a) of the Gambling Act 2005 (the Act)

ii. attach additional conditions to the Licensee’s operating licence under section 117(1)(b) of the Ac

The Licensee must undertake a third-party audit within 12 months of the conclusion of the review. The purpose of the audit is to examine whether the Licensee is effectively implementing its anti-money laundering and social responsibility policies, procedures and controls in accordance with its regulatory requirements.

iii. impose a financial penalty of £215,600 under section 121 of the Act.

The Licensee co-operated with the Commission throughout the investigation and took corrective steps to address the identified failings.

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