The Latest Breaking News from Gambling Commission

National Lottery operator Camelot fined £3.15 million for giving incorrect results

The Gambling Commission has fined the lottery operator after people were accidentally told they did not have winning tickets

Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2022

National Lottery operator Camelot fined £3.15m for three app failures

The fine follows errors, which affected tens of thousands of players, on Camelot’s mobile app.

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022

Billionaire with Russian links wins deal to operate Britain's National Lottery

The Gambling Commission has chosen Allwyn, owned by Czech tycoon Karel Komarek, as its 'preferred bidder' to operate the National Lottery licence from 2024. The decision is a blow to Camelot

Daily Mirror · Mar 15, 2022

Camelot set to lose licence to run National Lottery after 28 years

Gambling Commission names rival Allwyn Entertainment as preferred applicant to take on venture - but questions emerge over firm’s links to the Kremlin

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2022

Camelot set to be stripped of licence to run National Lottery after 28 years

The Gambling Commission has today named European rival Allwyn Entertainment as its "preferred applicant" to take on the National Lottery after 28 years under Camelot control

Daily Mirror · Mar 15, 2022

Betting firm 888 fined £9.4m after customers lost thousands in pandemic

Gambling Commission warns online firm’s licence in doubt after it failed to ensure people could afford bets

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2022

Online gambling business 888 fined £9.4m

The fine – one of the Gambling Commission’s largest to date – follows social responsibility and money laundering failings.

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022

Betting firm fined £3.8million for letting NHS nurse gamble £245,000 life savings

A Maltese company which runs online casinos has been slapped with a massive fine after a series of failures, the Gambling Commission said, including not checking where customers' cash came from

Daily Mirror · Jan 28, 2022

Gambling Commission hits online casino firm Genesis with £3.8m fine

The commission suspended the company’s licence for three months last year but lifted it after improvements by the firm.

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2022

MPs criticise UK gambling regulator for trying to reduce addiction

Exclusive: findings in draft excerpt of MP group’s report are described by campaigner as ‘ludicrous’

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2022