UK Gambling Commission: Latest News

Same player pool, same games—but “slightly reduced” VIP program from next year for all UK players.

Following the introduction of point of consumption licensing requirements, offshore operators need a UKGC license.

The updated FAQ guides players and operators through the main points of new gambling laws and regulations.

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Segregate, report and inform are the key elements of the UKGC’s player fund protection policy which rejects compulsory insolvency protection measures.

A requirement to justify the legality of gray market operations puts major operators on the spot.

MasterCard, Visa and PayPal have all agreed to block transactions with unlicensed gambling companies when new UK laws come into force.

Shared liquidity was seen as a possible solution to the declines in the Spanish and Italian poker markets.

ISPs rejected requests to insert pop up warnings when UK customers access overseas gambling sites.

Six potential options—from fund segregation, to trust funds, even reserves held by the regulator itself—are proposed, and the industry has until December to respond.

Draft bill includes language that allows the Commission to rule on how funds should be held.

UK proposals for Point of Consumption (PoC) based gambling regulation have been broadly approved by the parliamentary…