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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rob Davies

Why won’t the Gambling Commission suspend licences of firms that break rules?

Casino slot machine game on mobile screen
The invention of the smartphone has put a casino in every pocket. Photograph: Sean Prior/Alamy

What would a big gambling company have to do in order for its operating licence to be suspended?

It’s a question that has been tested to its limits by the behaviour of the £11bn industry over the past decade, culminating in the record £19.2m fine handed down to William Hill this week over a rap sheet that beggars belief.

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