UKGC enforcement
The short answer
UKGC has 42 actions in our tracker — 19 fines, 8 suspensions, 1 cancellation, 11 settlements and 2 warnings, totalling £28.8M in penalties; the latest is dated September 21, 2026.
Data through September 2026Updated Part of the regulator fines and enforcement tracker
Actions
42
Actions in our tracker · Great Britain
Penalties
£28.8M
Penalties, sum of notices (GBP)
Largest penalty
£10.0M
Largest · Platinum Gaming Limited
Latest
Sep 21, 2026
Latest notice · 2026
Penalties are summed in the currency of each notice and never converted.
UKGC actions
42 entries
| Date | Regulator | Operator | Action | Amount | Summary | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | UKGCGreat Britain | Targetlocal LtdKen Howell's Sports Betting | SuspensionSuspension of combined remote operating licence pending s116 review | — | The Commission suspended Targetlocal's remote operating licence (kenhowells.com) after enquiries revealed anti-money laundering failings.AML | Notice ↗ |
| Sep 8, 2026 | UKGCGreat Britain | Tom Horn Gaming Limited | SuspensionSuspension of operating licence (s117(e)/s118(1)) | — | The Commission suspended Tom Horn Gaming's operating licence after finding breaches of regulatory returns, key event reporting, qualified persons and technical standards conditions, plus a failure to cooperate.Regulatory returns · Key events · Technical standards · Cooperation | Notice ↗ |
| Aug 28, 2026 | UKGCGreat Britain | BresBet LtdBresBet | SuspensionSuspension of operating licence pending s116 review | — | BresBet's licence was suspended over suspected social responsibility and AML failings; it surrendered its licence on 4 September 2026.AML · Social responsibility | Notice ↗ |
| Aug 28, 2026 | UKGCGreat Britain | Bet St George LtdBet St George | SuspensionSuspension of operating licence pending s116 review | — | Bet St George's licence was suspended over suspected social responsibility and AML failings; it surrendered its licence on 4 September 2026.AML · Social responsibility | Notice ↗ |
| Aug 26, 2026 | UKGCGreat Britain | Sladders LimitedSladders | WarningWarning under section 117(1)(a) | — | Sladders was issued a formal warning for failing to comply with SRCP 3.5.5, the remote multi-operator social responsibility code.Social responsibility | Notice ↗ |
| Aug 20, 2026 | UKGCGreat Britain | QuinnBet (Gibraltar) LimitedQuinnBet | SettlementRegulatory settlement: payment in lieu of financial penalty, public statement, Commission costs | £609,104 | A compliance assessment found AML/CTF and social responsibility failings (customer interaction and financial vulnerability checks), concluded by a £609,104 payment in lieu of a financial penalty.AML · Social responsibility | Notice ↗ |
| Jul 31, 2026 | UKGCGreat Britain | Holland Park Leisure Limited | FineFinancial penalty under section 121(1) | £150,000 | Holland Park Leisure was fined £150,000 for failing to comply with SRCP 3.5.6, the multi-operator non-remote social responsibility code, aggravated by misleading information given to the Commission.Social responsibility | Notice ↗ |
| Jul 23, 2026 | UKGCGreat Britain | Evolution Malta Holding LimitedEvolution | SettlementRegulatory settlement: payment in lieu of financial penalty, public statement, Commission costs | £4,750,000 | A licence review found AML control failings after genuine Evolution games were found on unlicensed websites accessible to GB consumers, settled with a £4.75m payment in lieu of a financial penalty.AML · Unlicensed market | Notice ↗ |
| Jul 9, 2026 | UKGCGreat Britain | Evans Amusements Limited | FineFinancial penalty under section 121 | £3,120 | Evans Amusements was fined £3,120 for failing to comply with SRCP 3.5.6, the multi-operator non-remote social responsibility code.Social responsibility | Notice ↗ |
| Jun 30, 2026 | UKGCGreat Britain | Petfre (Gibraltar) Limited | SettlementRegulatory settlement: payment in lieu of financial penalty, public statement, Commission costs | £900,000 | A compliance assessment found social responsibility failings in remote customer interaction, settled with a £900,000 payment in lieu of a financial penalty.Social responsibility | Notice ↗ |
| Jun 25, 2026 | UKGCGreat Britain | Stakelogic BV | SettlementRegulatory settlement: payment in lieu of financial penalty, public statement, Commission costs | £122,835 | Stakelogic's online slots breached the 2.5-second minimum game-cycle speed requirement of the Remote Technical Standards, settled with a £122,835 payment in lieu of a financial penalty.Technical standards · Game design | Notice ↗ |
| Jun 12, 2026 | UKGCGreat Britain | Spribe OÜ | WarningWarning under section 117(1)(a) | — | Spribe was warned after a review found it had operated without the appropriate (hosting) licence between May 2021 and October 2025.Operating without appropriate licence | Notice ↗ |
| May 7, 2026 | UKGCGreat Britain | Eastern Automatics Limited | FineFinancial penalty under section 121(1) | £7,100 | Eastern Automatics was fined £7,100 for failing to comply with SRCP 3.5.6, the multi-operator non-remote social responsibility code.Social responsibility | Notice ↗ |
| Mar 25, 2026 | UKGCGreat Britain | Oysterfleet Plc | FineFinancial penalty under section 121(1) | £3,800 | Oysterfleet was fined £3,800 for failing to comply with SRCP 3.5.6, the multi-operator non-remote social responsibility code.Social responsibility | Notice ↗ |
| Mar 25, 2026 | UKGCGreat Britain | Octopus Game LimitedOctopus Game | SettlementRegulatory settlement: payment in lieu of financial penalty, public statement, Commission costs | £26,000 | A compliance assessment found AML/CTF and remote customer interaction failings, settled with a £26,000 payment in lieu of a financial penalty.AML · Social responsibility | Notice ↗ |
| Dec 17, 2025 | UKGCGreat Britain | PPB Entertainment Limited, PPB Counterparty Services Limited, Betfair Casino Limited and TSE Malta LPPaddy Power / Betfair | SettlementRegulatory settlement: total payment in lieu of financial penalty, public statement, Commission costs | £2,000,000 | A compliance assessment of the four Paddy Power and Betfair licensees found remote customer interaction failings, settled with a total £2,000,000 payment in lieu of a financial penalty.Social responsibility | Notice ↗ |
| Nov 21, 2025 | UKGCGreat Britain | Deadheat Racing Limited | SuspensionSuspension of operating licence pending s116 review | — | Deadheat Racing's licence was suspended during a review, with suspected social responsibility and AML failings key to the decision.AML · Social responsibility | Notice ↗ |
| Nov 18, 2025 | UKGCGreat Britain | 888 UK Limited | FineFinancial penalty under section 121(1) | £86,843 | 888 UK was fined £86,843 for a breach of the remote self-exclusion code (SRCP 3.5.3) following a key event report.Self-exclusion | Notice ↗ |
| Nov 10, 2025 | UKGCGreat Britain | Playbook Gaming Limited | FineWarning and financial penalty | £250,000 | Playbook Gaming was warned and fined £250,000 for AML, customer interaction and customer identification failings between August 2023 and August 2024.AML · Social responsibility · Customer identification | Notice ↗ |
| Nov 7, 2025 | UKGCGreat Britain | Done Brothers (Cash Betting) LimitedBetfred | FineWarning, financial penalty and additional licence condition | £825,000 | Betfred's retail licensee was warned, fined £825,000 and given an extra licence condition for AML and customer interaction failings in 2024-25.AML · Social responsibility | Notice ↗ |
| Nov 5, 2025 | UKGCGreat Britain | Netbet Enterprises Limited | SettlementRegulatory settlement: payment in lieu of financial penalty, public statement, Commission costs | £650,000 | A compliance assessment found AML/CTF and social responsibility failings in NetBet's online casino and betting, settled with a £650,000 payment in lieu of a financial penalty.AML · Social responsibility | Notice ↗ |
| Oct 31, 2025 | UKGCGreat Britain | VGC Leeds Limited | SuspensionSuspension of operating licence pending s116 review | — | VGC Leeds' licence was suspended over suspected AML failings and governance concerns; the suspension was lifted on 25 November 2025.AML · Governance | Notice ↗ |
| Oct 30, 2025 | UKGCGreat Britain | Videoslots Limited | FineWarning, financial penalty and additional licence condition | £650,000 | Videoslots was warned, fined £650,000 and given an extra licence condition for AML and customer interaction failings between October 2023 and February 2024.AML · Social responsibility | Notice ↗ |
| Oct 30, 2025 | UKGCGreat Britain | Spribe OÜ | SuspensionSuspension of gambling software licence pending s118(2) review | — | Spribe's software licence was suspended for serious non-compliance with hosting licence requirements; the suspension was lifted on 30 March 2026.Operating without appropriate licence | Notice ↗ |
| Sep 22, 2025 | UKGCGreat Britain | Platinum Gaming Limited | FineWarning, financial penalty and additional licence condition | £10,000,000 | Platinum Gaming was warned, fined £10,000,000 and given an extra licence condition for AML and customer interaction failings between January 2023 and May 2024.AML · Social responsibility | Notice ↗ |
| Sep 1, 2025 | UKGCGreat Britain | Maple International Ventures Limited | SettlementRegulatory settlement: payment in lieu of financial penalty, divestment, public statement, Commission costs | £360,000 | A compliance assessment found AML/CTF and social responsibility failings, settled with a £360,000 payment in lieu of a financial penalty.AML · Social responsibility | Notice ↗ |
| Aug 7, 2025 | UKGCGreat Britain | WHG (International) Limited | FineFinancial penalty under section 121(1) | £82,687 | WHG (International) was fined £82,687 for failing to comply with SRCP 3.9.1 on identifying customers holding accounts across group companies.Customer identification | Notice ↗ |
| Aug 7, 2025 | UKGCGreat Britain | 888 UK Limited | FineFinancial penalty under section 121(1) | £33,075 | 888 UK was fined £33,075 for failing to comply with SRCP 3.9.1 on identifying customers holding accounts across group companies.Customer identification | Notice ↗ |
| Aug 6, 2025 | UKGCGreat Britain | Kalooki Sportsbook Limited | FineFinancial penalty and additional licence condition | £63,525 | Kalooki Sportsbook was fined £63,525 and given an additional licence condition for AML and customer interaction failings.AML · Social responsibility | Notice ↗ |
| Jul 21, 2025 | UKGCGreat Britain | Tombola (International) Plc | FineFinancial penalty under section 121(1) | £184,500 | Tombola was fined £184,500 for breaching direct electronic marketing consent and remote self-exclusion requirements.Self-exclusion · Marketing consent | Notice ↗ |
| Jun 9, 2025 | UKGCGreat Britain | GridRival UK Limited | SuspensionSuspension of operating licence (s117(e)/s118(1)) | — | GridRival's operating licence was suspended for regulatory returns, qualified persons and key event failings and non-cooperation; the suspension was lifted on 26 May 2026.Regulatory returns · Key events · Cooperation | Notice ↗ |
| May 20, 2025 | UKGCGreat Britain | Petfre (Gibraltar) Limited | FineFinancial penalty under section 121(1) | £240,000 | Petfre (Gibraltar) was fined £240,000 for breaching technical standards (LC 2.3.1), an issue it identified and self-reported.Technical standards | Notice ↗ |
| May 16, 2025 | UKGCGreat Britain | TGP Europe | OtherLicence surrendered after being told it must pay a £3.3m penalty | — | TGP Europe surrendered its licence and left the GB market after being told it needed to pay a £3.3 million penalty for white-label due diligence and AML failings.AML · Due diligence · White label | Notice ↗ |
| May 9, 2025 | UKGCGreat Britain | ProgressPlay Limited | FineWarning, financial penalty and additional licence condition | £1,000,000 | ProgressPlay was warned, fined £1,000,000 and given an extra licence condition for AML and customer interaction failings.AML · Social responsibility | Notice ↗ |
| May 7, 2025 | UKGCGreat Britain | Spreadex Limited | FineWarning, financial penalty and additional licence condition | £2,022,000 | Spreadex was warned, fined £2,022,000 and given an extra licence condition for AML, customer interaction and specific licence condition failings between September 2022 and November 2023.AML · Social responsibility | Notice ↗ |
| Apr 17, 2025 | UKGCGreat Britain | Taichi Tech LimitedFafabet | FineFinancial penalty and additional licence condition | £170,000 | Taichi Tech (Fafabet) was fined £170,000 and given an extra licence condition for unfair terms, AML, customer interaction and marketing failings.Unfair terms · AML · Social responsibility · Marketing | Notice ↗ |
| Mar 27, 2025 | UKGCGreat Britain | The Football Pools Limited | SettlementRegulatory settlement: payment in lieu of financial penalty, public statement, Commission costs | £375,000 | A compliance assessment found AML/CTF and social responsibility failings in Football Pools' online betting, settled with a £375,000 payment in lieu of a financial penalty.AML · Social responsibility | Notice ↗ |
| Mar 6, 2025 | UKGCGreat Britain | Corbett Bookmakers Limited | FineFinancial penalty and additional licence conditions | £686,070 | Corbett Bookmakers was fined £686,070 and required to commission a third-party audit for AML and customer interaction failings.AML · Social responsibility | Notice ↗ |
| Feb 4, 2025 | UKGCGreat Britain | AG Communications Limited | SettlementRegulatory settlement: payment in lieu of financial penalty, divestment, public statement, Commission costs | £1,407,834 | A compliance assessment found AML/CTF, customer interaction, self-exclusion and other failings, settled with a £1,407,834 payment in lieu of a financial penalty.AML · Social responsibility · Self-exclusion · Customer identification | Notice ↗ |
| Jan 24, 2025 | UKGCGreat Britain | Merkur Slots UK Limited | FineFinancial penalty under section 121(1) | £95,450 | Merkur Slots was fined £95,450 for failing to comply with premises-based customer interaction requirements.Social responsibility | Notice ↗ |
| Jan 9, 2025 | UKGCGreat Britain | Greentube Alderney Limited | SettlementRegulatory settlement: payment in lieu of financial penalty, divestment, public statement, Commission costs | £1,000,000 | A compliance assessment found AML/CTF and remote customer interaction failings, settled with a £1,000,000 payment in lieu of a financial penalty.AML · Social responsibility | Notice ↗ |
| Dec 12, 2024 | UKGCGreat Britain | Fairbetter Limited | CancellationRevocation of operating licence (s117(1)(f)/s119(1)) | — | The Commission revoked Fairbetter's operating licence after finding multiple licence condition and social responsibility breaches and that it was unsuitable to carry on licensed activities.Technical standards · Unfair terms · AML · Social responsibility · Complaints | Notice ↗ |
Amounts in the currency of the notice, not converted. — = no monetary penalty.
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