William Hill fined £19.2m for failures that let customer gamble £23,000 in minutes without checks

PA Wire

Three gambling businesses owned by William Hill have been hit with a record fine of £19.2 million for “widespread and alarming” social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures.

One customer was allowed to open a new account and spend £23,000 in 20 minutes, while another spent £18,000 in 24 hours – both without any checks.