Tag: Gambling Commission

April 27, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Gala Coral pays $1.2M over faults with AML, social responsibility controls

Failures to implement adequate anti-money laundering (AML) and social responsibility (SR) controls regarding a VIP customer, who stole money to fund his gambling, have cost Gala Coral £846,664 ($1.24 million). The UK Gambling Commission today posted a public statement regarding the case, saying there are lessons to be learned from it. Law enforcement agents notified…

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February 29, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

UK Gambling Commission sanctions Paddy Power over AML, social responsibility failures

The United Kingdom Gambling Commission has earlier today published a statement on its website telling gambling operators in the country to learn from the failures of Paddy Power Group. Paddy Power, which recently merged with Betfair, is named and shamed over failures regarding anti-money laundering controls and social responsibility. For that matter, the company will…

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