UK Gambling Commission Fines GGPoker for Marketing to Self-Excluding Gamblers

UK Gambling Commission Fines GGPoker for Marketing to Self-Excluding Gamblers

Promotional emails sent out to 125 problem gamblers

UK Gambling Commission Fines GGPoker for Marketing to Self-Excluding Gamblers - Wednesday, October 12th, 2022 9:17

UK Gambling Commission Fines
UK Gambling Commission Fines GGPoker for Marketing to Self-Excluding Gamblers that it has fined online gambling operator NSUS Limited £672,829 (€765,383) for social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) failures.

UK Gambling Commission Fines GGPoker for Marketing to Self-Excluding Gamblers

Social responsibility failures included:

  • Failure to identify those at risk of experiencing harms associated with gambling
  • Failure to interact with those at risk of experiencing harms associated with gambling

The Commission’s investigation also revealed that the company failed to take steps to ensure that self-excluded customers did not receive promotional material encouraging them to gamble. Emails were sent out to 125 customers who had notified the company that they were self-excluding.

Anti-money laundering failures included:

  • Failure to implement risk assessments for suspected money laundering and terrorist financing activities
  • UK Gambling Commission Fines GGPoker for Marketing to Self-Excluding Gamblers

 

Natasha Lyndon

Based in London, Natasha is a former sports journalist with experience working for some of the biggest athletes & brands in the world of sports and iGaming.