"A Systemic Failing": William Hill Hit With £6.2 Million Fine from UKGC
Key Takeaways
  • “We will use the full range of our enforcement powers to make gambling fairer and safer,” said Neil McArthur, Executive Director from the Gambling Commission.
  • William Hill will be fined £5 million for breaching gaming regulations and will have to pay the £1.2m that was earned from transactions from the ten illegal customer deposits.
  • Back in August 2017 the operator 888 was fined a record £7.8 million..

Sports betting giant William Hill has been fined £6.2 million after the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) found that between November 2014 and August 2016 the business breached anti-money laundering and social responsibility regulations in its online operator.

According to a statement released by the UKGC on Tuesday, there was a senior management failure to safe guard customers against money laundering in addition to failing at social responsibility.