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Friday 23 June saw the announcement by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) that it has launched enforcement action against several online gambling firms. Whilst the list of operators affected has not been made public, it appears that a total of five operators received letters from the CMA on Friday.
The main issues which have led to enforcement action against these operators relate to:
– play-through conditions attached to sign up bonuses, where terms require customers to complete extensive wagering requirements before being allowed to withdraw money, which has raised a concern that customers are being denied “the opportunity to quit while they are ahead and walk away”;
– inadequate or unclear information about the restrictions and conditions that apply to promotions before sign-up, making it difficult for customers to evaluate whether they should take up the offer; and
– potentially unfair rules that …
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All Gambling Commission (“Commission”) licensees will unanimously agree that the requirements of being licensed in Great Britain have dramatically increased in recent years. One of the latest changes came on 18 May 2017 with the publication of the second part of the Commission’s Regulatory data collection consultation response document (the “Response”). The Response sets out the Commission’s proposals to change some parts of the regulatory data that licensees are required to provide to the Commission.
One of the biggest changes in the Response is the Commission’s plan to:
• remove the foreign …
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The Gambling Commission has published its response to its Remote Gambling and Software Technical Standards (RTS) Consultation from last October, which outlines for operators, new and upcoming requirements which will be included in the revised RTS, to be published separately at the end of this month. Some key areas of changes include:- Gambling and account history and net deposits- Display of Commission licensed status- Restricted display device – Live RTP monitoring- Play-for-fun games Whilst the requirements are not unreasonable, larger operators may find the scale of implementation challenging. Please see the table below for the …
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In a surprising, but welcome, move the Advertising Standards Authority has reversed its ruling from August 2016 against an Iron Man themed advert for Ladbrokes casino. In the August 2016 ruling, the ASA noted that considering the character’s “comic book nature, and the availability of various related toys…it was likely to have particular appeal to children and young people”. At that time, the ASA concluded that, notwithstanding that the advert was only sent by email to customers known to be over 18, if the content of it had particular appeal …
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Harris Hagan will be attending the iGaming Super Show in Amsterdam from 11th – 13th July 2017.
Bahar Alaeddini will be speaking on the panel Regulatory Update: Europe, discussing the regulatory landscape for the alternative lottery market in Europe. This panel is part of the Global Lottery Messenger Forum …
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