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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rob Davies

Gambling giant Entain could lose UK licence after record £17m fine

A Ladbrokes shop
The Gambling Commission highlighted a series of failings by Entain’s businesses on rules aimed at tackling addiction and preventing money laundering. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters

Entain, the gambling firm behind Ladbrokes and Coral, could lose its licence to operate in the UK after it was told to pay a record £17m settlement over its inaction as individual customers spent hundreds of thousands of pounds.

The Gambling Commission highlighted multiple failings in Entain’s online and high street business, all of which occurred after the government announced a review of gambling laws that has led the industry to promise to improve controls to tackle addiction and prevent money laundering.

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