William Hill customers have been allowed to spend thousands of pounds in just a few minutes with no restrictions after "widespread and alarming" failures at the company were exposed.
The gambling regulator handed their parent company a record-breaking fine of £19.2 million after the serious lapses in customer safety across three businesses came to light - and warned they had seriously considered suspending the bookmakers' licence during their investigation.
A report from the Gambling Commission discovered new customers were able to spend large amounts of money quickly without any checks taking place, with one racking up £23,000 in only 20 minutes.
