888 Hit with Record £7.8m Fine for Allowing Self-Excluded Customers to Continue to Gamble for Over a Year
Key Takeaways
  • Over 7000 individuals that had self-excluded could continue to deposit and play on 888’s gambling site.
  • One individual gambled more than £1.3 million with 888 over a period of just over a year, including £55k stolen from their employer.
  • Despite the record penalty, the market has responded favorably this morning as it avoided the worst penalty of all—having its gaming license suspended or revoked.

UK-focused online gambling giant 888 Holdings has agreed to a fine of £7.8 million for serious technical failings in its responsible gaming measures which let thousands of self-excluded gamblers continue to deposit and gamble on its site.