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Interim suspension of operating licence - Silverline Interactiv Technologies Plc trading as Pokercent
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Maintaining the strength and integrity of starting prices for greyhound racing in Great Britain
More illegal machines seized from the streets of London
New consultation on resolving disputes
New help note published on gambling advertising
New service allows operators to apply for a licence online
Online application service extended to non-remote operators
Pub betting conviction sends warning message to licensees ahead of Grand National week
Reducing risk to the licensing objectives – use of information by traders in the betting industry
Remote Gambling Bill receives royal assent
Review of the licence conditions and codes and associated technical standards relating to responsible gambling provision
Reviewing and strengthening licence conditions and codes of practice
Revocation of operating licence – Bet Butler Limited
Revocation of operating licence - Bodugi Limited
Rugby Football League sanctions welcomed
Shortcomings in anti-money laundering and social responsibility controls
The Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 Transitional arrangements for EEA and Whitelist operators published
Three guilty in match fixing probe
Twenty bookmakers at Ascot allowed 16-year-old to bet: operators warned they must improve underage gambling controls
Twenty percent limit takes effect for category B machines in newer AGC and bingo premises
Underage gambling figures remain low
Unlicensed online gaming machine suppliers cautioned
Weaknesses persist in underage gambling controls
2015
4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive published
Annual report published
Camelot's proposals agreed on changes to Lotto and HotPicks.
Clarifying the role of 'authorised persons' in Scotland
Commission involved in day of action
Commission launches consultation on its 5th edition of Guidance to licensing authorities
Commission launches gaming machines consultation
Commission reviewing peer-to-peer poker
Commission tackles advertising on illegal websites
Council seizes 38 illegal gaming machines
Gambling Commission raises the bar on social responsibility
Greyhound trainer jailed for cheating at gambling
Have your say on new controls to prevent crime in gambling
Important lessons for the gambling industry on anti-money laundering and social responsibility controls
International pilot to streamline testing standards
Jail for woman who defrauded employers of almost £1 million
Latest gambling industry statistics published
Latest information about 666Bet and Metro Play
Lessons to be learned from money laundering failures at Caesars casinos
Licensing Authorities consulted on changes to statutory guidance
New conditions for operators failing second underage test
New Guidance to licensing authorities reinforces the importance of partnership working
Online gambling in Britain measured accurately for the first time
Online scratchcard lottery warning
Personal licence applications are now online
Prison for online poker cheat ordered to pay back £1m
Responsible Gambling Strategy Board – new appointee
Sarah Harrison to be appointed Chief Executive at the Gambling Commission
Secondary analysis of participation data published
Sports betting integrity action plan published today
Unlicensed operator appears in court
Unpaid work and £2,000 legal costs for unlicensed bookmaker
New website to clamp down on corruption in sport
2016
Betfred to pay over £800,000 following licence review
Binary options scams warning
Camelot fined for putting public confidence at risk
Camelot licence breach leads to financial penalty
Chief Executive Sarah Harrison has been awarded an MBE
Commission challenges operators to quicken pace of consumer focus
Commission research features online gambling trends for the first time
Commission welcomes charter for sports governance
Commission welcomes Government gambling review
Consumer focus for Commission Annual Report
Consumers take centre stage in new Gambling Commission business plan
Co-operation agreement with the Portuguese gambling regulator
DCMS launches consultation on Gambling Act 2005 changes
Decision following licence review Silverbond Enterprises Limited
Football match-fixing arrests in Wales
Gambling Commission applauds World Rugby and partners in the successful delivery of the Rugby World Cup 2015
Gambling Commission chief executive addresses flagship gaming show
Gambling Commission crane machine reminder
Gambling Commission Executive level changes help put consumers at heart of regulation
Gambling Commission joins Kick Crime Out of Sport project
Gambling Commission renews partnership with Crimestoppers to combat corruption in sport
Gambling Commission shines light on virtual currencies, eSports and social gaming
Gambling Commission warning over BetOwen website
Gambling Commission warning to pubs
Gambling Commission wins Greene King appeal
Gambling industry probed over complaints about unfair terms and conditions
Gambling licensing day of action
Gambling statistics paint picture of gambling in Great Britain
Gaming machines reminder for fairground operators
Interim suspension of operating licence – Smart TV Broadcasting Limited
IOL National Licensing Week 2016: what have we learned?
Latest health survey data highlights gambling participation and problem gambling rates in Scotland
Lessons to be learned from failures at Gala Coral Group
Lessons to be learned from failures at Paddy Power Group
Lottery red tape to be cut
New Chair of the Gambling Commission
New figures show online gambling is largest gambling sector in Britain
New Gambling Commission commissioners announced
New report indicates 450,000 children gamble every week
New rules to tackle crime linked to gambling
New strategy to tackle gambling-related harm launched
New survey data highlights gambling participation and problem gambling rates in Wales
Online system for operators relaunched with YouTube videos today
Open letter to The Daily Mail
Open letter to The Times
Poker organisers pay £32,000 after illegal gambling crackdown
Prosecutions and new conditions for operators failing age tests
Recruitment: Chair of the Gambling Commission
Regulations to reduce gambling harm introduced
Smart TV Broadcasting Limited – surrender of licences
Suspension of adult gaming centre operating licence - Run Lines Limited trading as Red 9 Gaming
Tim Miller to join the Gambling Commission executive team
Two men charged with offences under the Gambling Act 2005
Warning for bookmakers on novelty markets
Worldpay technical issues
2017
Brighton and Hove workshop to make gambling safer and free from crime
Broadway Gaming to pay £100,000 penalty package for misleading advertising
Children are experiencing gambling without understanding the consequences
Commission joins forces with police to tackle crime risks at Scottish betting shops
Commission lays out roadmap for fairer and safer gambling
Commission raises awareness of potential risks for students who gamble
Commission urges operators to review when customer identity checks are made
Commission warns gambling firms that the pace of change to protect consumers has been 'too slow'
Commission warns parents over the perils of gambling linked to video games
Conclusion of Commission investigation into incident at Sittingbourne
Consumers can use Resolver to manage their gambling complaints
David Pemberton appointed Gambling Commission Chief Operating Officer
Do you know who is making payments into your customer accounts?
Don't take a gamble raffling your home
Eyes down… how to play bingo in a retirement home
Fairground operators reminded to follow gaming machine rules
Five banned from central Birmingham bookies
Gala Interactive to pay £2.3m penalty package following social responsibility failures
Gambling business fined £300,000 for misleading advertising
Gambling Commission backs National Licensing Week
Gambling Commission backs Responsible Gambling Week
Gambling Commission chief executive looks to the future at this year's flagship gaming show
Gambling Commission holds regional workshops for two popular arcade hotspots
Gambling Commission joins forces with Citizens Advice
Gambling Commission launches 2017/18 business plan and invites the industry to have a say on plans for next three years
Gambling Commission publishes Annual Report and Accounts for 2016/17
Gambling Commission raises standards with new conditions for online operators
Gambling Commission unveils new enforcement strategy
Gambling Commission urges industry to take consumer complaints more seriously
Gambling Commission visits Welsh Assembly to highlight the impact of gambling in Wales
Gambling Commission warns fantasy football organisers to not get caught out by gambling rules
Gambling Commission welcomes Greene King decision by Court of Appeal
Gambling firm 888 to pay over £7.8million for failing vulnerable customers
Gambling operators face landmark enforcement action over unfair practices and promotions
Government's consultation on proposals for changes to Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures
Improving communications and consultations
Joint operation jails gaming machine coin thief
Joint operation results in reduction of gambling adverts placed on illegal websites
Keep your lottery lawful: top five compliance tips
Lessons to be learnt from failures at TGP Europe Ltd and Fesuge Ltd
Loot boxes within video games
Lottoland to pay £150,000 for advertising failings
Making lotteries clearer for consumers - Gambling Commission raises standards with new codes for society lottery operators
National gambling helpline switches to freephone number in March
New data to inform government gambling review
New Gambling Commission research shows more progress needed to tackle problem gambling
New Money Laundering Regulations now in effect
New research shows almost half of people in Britain gamble
Risks of children being exposed to gambling online
Sarah Harrison leaves Gambling Commission for new role at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Should society lotteries be more transparent about the money raised for good causes? Have your say
Sport and sports betting integrity action plan
Sports Betting Integrity Forum first Annual Report
Stan James Online to pay £80,000 penalty package for social responsibility and money laundering failures
Suspension of adult gaming centre operating licence – Light Gaming Limited
Termination of operating licence - Run Lines Limited
Time to take action on unfair terms says Gambling Commission
Two men convicted after offering illegal gambling parasitic upon popular FIFA computer game
Walter Merricks' term as Commissioner extended
Warning over adverts likely to appeal particularly to under 18s
2018
32Red to pay £2m penalty package for failing to protect a consumer
Blog - New standards for complaints process put consumers first
Blog: Young People and Gambling Report 2018
Borehamwood workshop to make gambling safer and free from crime
Collaborate and know your customers to make gambling safer
Commission on board Europe's flagship gaming show
Commission welcomes new research by Citizens Advice
Commission welcomes tighter gambling advertising standards
Daub Alderney to pay £7.1m fine for anti-money laundering and social responsibility failures
Discussion on a new national strategy to reduce gambling harms
Easter reminder for fairground operators
Enforcement report – new guidance to help operators make gambling fairer, safer and crime-free
Gambling advertising and sponsorship rules reminder for operators
Gambling business changing its promotions
Gambling business fined £350,000 for advertising failures
Gambling Commission announces further plans to protect children
Gambling Commission appoints Dr Anna van der Gaag as Chair of the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board
Gambling Commission appoints Neil McArthur as Chief Executive
Gambling Commission backs National Licensing Week
Gambling Commission calls for industry to collaborate on new research to prevent harm
Gambling Commission CEO, Sarah Harrison, talks about the importance of diversity
Gambling Commission highlights failures to stop children playing on 18+ pub gaming machines
Gambling Commission makes online gambling safer
Gambling Commission publishes 2018-2019 business plan
Gambling Commission publishes advice on gaming machines and social responsibility measures
Gambling Commission publishes Annual Report and Accounts for 2017-18
Gambling Commission publishes latest combined Health Survey
Gambling Commission publishes new report on children and gambling trends
Gambling Commission takes widespread regulatory action against online casino operators and senior management
Gambling Commission to crackdown on operators who don't treat consumers fairly
Gambling Commission warns industry to remove unfair cash withdrawal restrictions or face action
Gambling Commission welcomes launch of new application service for Personal Functional Licences
Gambling firms face action for unfair withdrawal restrictions
Government review of gaming machines and social responsibility measures published
Have your say on lottery consultation
Have your say on proposals to make gambling more fair and open
Have your say on proposals to strengthen age and identity verification for online gambling
Important lessons for the betting industry on Rule 4 application
Information notice - GlobeCas not licensed by Gambling Commission
International concern over blurred lines between gambling and video games
Investigation into control and governance failings at Camelot
Is the advertising for your lottery misleading?
Latest gambling participation and perceptions figures released by Gambling Commission
LeoVegas penalised for advertising and marketing failings
Letter to online casino operators
Manchester workshop to make gambling safer and free from crime
Mark Jarvis to pay penalty package for customer interaction failures
New Gambling Commission workshops for small gambling businesses announced
New report takes significant step forward in measuring the impact of gambling-related harms
New standards for complaints processes in gambling industry
Online firms told to take immediate action against unfair terms and conditions
Paddy Power Betfair to pay penalty package for social responsibility and money laundering failures on its gambling exchange
Rank Group to pay penalty package for failing to protect a problem gambler
SkyBet to pay £1m penalty package for social responsibility failures
Statement responding to Responsible Gambling Strategy Board progress report
Tabcorp penalised after Commission investigation
Unlicensed operator sentenced
Blog: Running bingo events at nightclubs and student union bars
WATCH: New rules that better protect consumers come into force from 31 October, here's what you need to know
William Hill to pay £6.2m penalty package for systemic social responsibility and money laundering failures
Work by the Gambling Commission's intelligence team results in FA six year footballer ban
2019
£1.8m fine for Silverbond Enterprises
£40 billion raised for good causes by National Lottery players
2018/19 Enforcement Report – operator failures lead to tough action
A reminder of the risks surrounding novelty markets
Blog: Are you settling bets in accordance with your published rules?
Blog: Industry co-creation workshop – evaluation of safer gambling products and processes
Business plan 2019-20
CAP releases updated guidance on gambling advertising
Co-creation workshop: the marketers' perspective on marketing and safer gambling
Co-creation workshops – a look into alternative models
Co-creation workshops – data and harm prevention
Co-creation workshops – safer gambling
Commission supports Treasury report on Anti-Money Laundering
Fairground operator gaming machine reminder
Following a warning from the regulator two major high street bookmakers have removed products
Free-to-play games being available through gambling affiliates
Gambling Commission announces key role for GREO to support the National Strategy
Gambling Commission calls for evidence on Category B gaming machines and gambling online with credit cards
Gambling Commission calls for pub industry to take faster action to prevent under 18s accessing gaming machines in pubs
Gambling Commission introduces new rules to make gambling fairer and safer
Gambling Commission launches new National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms
Gambling Commission links up with Birmingham charity LoveBrum
Gambling Commission publishes important new framework for measuring gambling harms among children and young people
Gambling Commission publishes the 2019 Young People and Gambling report
Gambling Commission restates firm commitment to reducing harm as research into suicidal behaviour is published
Gambling Commission teams up with the NHS and others to target gambling harm in Wales
Gambling Commission welcomes RGSB advice on new National Strategy
Gambling Commission's independent advisory board renamed
Gamesys to pay £1.2m for social responsibility and money laundering failures
Have your say on plans to make gambling fairer and safer in Britain.
Industry warning notice: use of non-disclosure clauses (NDAs)
Ladbrokes Coral Group to pay £5.9m for past failings in anti-money laundering and social responsibility
Latest industry statistics published
Latest report reveals complex nature of advertising exposure to children, young people and vulnerable individuals
MaxEnt Limited
New age and identity verification rules – changes to the LCCP from Tuesday 7 May
New licence conditions for casino with money laundering and social responsibility failures
New rules to make online gambling in Britain fairer and safer
On course bookies face licence reviews
Petfre to pay £322,000 for money laundering failures
Platinum Gaming Ltd to pay £1.6m for social responsibility and money laundering failures
Podcast: Gambling on credit cards
Proposed changes to LCCP requirements for alternative dispute resolution – supplementary consultation
Raffling big ticket items: prizes, pitfalls and potential risks
Regulator warns gambling industry not to circumvent FOBT stake cut
Reminder to operators: new licence condition on customer identity verification
Reminder: Running a lottery including raffles, tombolas, sweepstakes and more
Review into FSB Technology (UK) Limited
RGSB publishes final progress report
Suspension of operating licence - EveryMatrix Software Limited
The National Crime Agency (NCA) has published its 2018 SARs annual report
Advice on running a lottery or raffle during the festive season
Wales launch for new National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms
Widespread regulator action results in further £4.5m in penalties for online gambling sector
Regulatory action
National Lottery third licence breaches
Review a licence
Statistics and research
Statistics
About the status of official statistics
Behaviour, awareness and attitudes
Casino drop and win
Cross-venue machines data
How do machine gamblers feel about tracked play?
Licensing authority statistics
National Lottery statistics – returns to good causes
Returns to good causes reports
Funds raised for good causes Q3 2019
Funds raised for good causes Q2 2019-20
Funds raised for good causes Q3 2019
Types of gambling and gambling involvement
Levels of participation and problem gambling
Levels of problem gambling in England
Levels of problem gambling in Scotland
Levels of problem gambling in Wales
Research library
Young persons survey
Research
Blog: Gambling attitudes shift slowly but behaviour varies
Blog: How people perceive their own and others gambling
Blog: Most people aim to gamble safely but can still be vulnerable
Blog: Responsibility for safer gambling
Blog: Safer gambling strategies need to consider 'hot state' play
Gambling typologies
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