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Entain<\/a> has been handed a record \u00a317 million (US$21 million) fine by the UK Gambling Commission for a series of \u201ccompletely unacceptable\u201d social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures. Further violations could result in removal of its license, the regulator said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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The UK Gambling Commission fine is the kind of publicity Entain could do without as it waits on imminent gambling reforms that are expected to tighten controls on the industry. (Image: Racing Post)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Entain, formerly GVC, owns the Ladrokes, Coral, bwin, and PartyPoker brands, among others, and jointly owns BetMGM in the US with MGM Resorts International.<\/p>\n

The sanction will severely embarrass the company, which has positioned itself as leading the UK industry in promoting responsible gambling.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Entain is one of the biggest online gambling operators in the world. Facing the threat<\/a> of tightened regulatory controls in the UK, it has been at the forefront of efforts to demonstrate the industry is capable of responsible self-regulation.<\/p>\n

Entain Failed Customers <\/strong><\/h2>\n

The company spearheaded a \u201cwhistle-to-whistle\u201d ban on gambling advertising in the UK around televised sports events. And it has pledged to donate \u00a3100 million ($US121 million) over five years to problem gambling research, education, and treatment though its Entain Foundation. In June, it even released a series of \u201cresponsible gambling NFTs.\u201d<\/p>\n

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But according to the UK Gambling Commission, the company has not always practiced what it preaches. Infractions included completing just one chat interaction with a customer who deposited \u00a3230,845 (US$279,000) in 18 months and spent extended periods gambling overnight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

One customer was permitted to deposit \u00a3742,000 ($US896,000) in 14 months without appropriate affordability checks. Another was allowed to gamble with \u00a3186,000 ($US225,000) over six months, despite staff knowing they lived in social housing.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOur investigation revealed serious failures that have resulted in the largest enforcement outcome to date,\u201d Andrew Rhodes, Gambling Commission chief executive, said in a statement. \u201cThere were completely unacceptable anti-money laundering and safer gambling failures. Operators are reminded they must never place commercial considerations over compliance.<\/p>\n

This is the second time this operator has fallen foul of rules in place to make gambling safer and crime free,\u201d continued Rhodes. \u201cThey should be aware that we will be monitoring them very carefully and further serious breaches will make the removal of their license to operate a very real possibility. We expect better and consumers deserve better.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In a statement to Casino.org<\/em>, Entain said it accepted that \u201ccertain legacy systems and processes \u2026 in 2019 and 2020 were not in line with the evolving regulatory expectations of the Commission in respect to aspects of social responsibility AML safeguards.\u201d<\/p>\n

But it added that the relevant violations predated \u201cthe many changes in the area of safer gambling and AML that Entain has introduced.\u201d It also noted that the UKGC found no evidence of \u201ccriminal spend\u201d during its investigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Entain has been handed a record \u00a317 million (US$21 million) fine by the UK Gambling Commission for a series of \u201ccompletely unacceptable\u201d social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures. Further violations could result in removal of its license, the regulator said Wednesday. Entain, formerly GVC, owns the Ladrokes, Coral, bwin, and PartyPoker brands, among others, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":226951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,13592],"tags":[82142],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nEntain Smacked with Record \u00a317M UKGC Fine for Safer Gambling Fail<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Entain settles with UK Gambling Commission for a record $17 million after being called out over social responsibility failures.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/entain-smacked-with-record-17m-ukgc-fine-for-social-responsibility-aml-fail\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Entain Smacked with Record \u00a317M UKGC Fine for Safer Gambling Fail\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Entain settles with UK Gambling Commission for a record $17 million after being called out over social responsibility failures.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/entain-smacked-with-record-17m-ukgc-fine-for-social-responsibility-aml-fail\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Casino.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Casino.OrgNews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-08-17T12:20:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-08-18T19:11:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gc.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Philip Conneller\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@casinoorgphilc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Casino_Org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Philip Conneller\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/entain-smacked-with-record-17m-ukgc-fine-for-social-responsibility-aml-fail\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/entain-smacked-with-record-17m-ukgc-fine-for-social-responsibility-aml-fail\/\",\"name\":\"Entain Smacked with Record \u00a317M UKGC Fine for Safer Gambling Fail\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/entain-smacked-with-record-17m-ukgc-fine-for-social-responsibility-aml-fail\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/entain-smacked-with-record-17m-ukgc-fine-for-social-responsibility-aml-fail\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gc.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-08-17T12:20:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-08-18T19:11:02+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/58769b72851c8cf117fb58ca150ebf8b\"},\"description\":\"Entain settles with UK Gambling Commission for a record $17 million after being called out over social responsibility failures.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/entain-smacked-with-record-17m-ukgc-fine-for-social-responsibility-aml-fail\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/entain-smacked-with-record-17m-ukgc-fine-for-social-responsibility-aml-fail\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/entain-smacked-with-record-17m-ukgc-fine-for-social-responsibility-aml-fail\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gc.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gc.jpeg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":720,\"caption\":\"The UK Gambling Commission fine is the kind of publicity Entain could do without as it waits on imminent gambling reforms that are expected to tighten controls on the industry. 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