UK: 10Bet operator to pay £620,000 over AML and protection failures

UK: 10Bet operator to pay £620,000 over AML and protection failures

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  • Robert Fletcher, iGaming Business
February 16, 2023 8:13 PM
  • Robert Fletcher, iGaming Business

Blue Star Planet, trading as 10Bet, is to pay £620,000 ($746,716) after the Great Britain Gambling Commission uncovered a series of failings related to anti-money laundering (AML) and social responsibility.

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Between November 2019 and June 2021, Blue Star was found to have failed to comply with several sections of the Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP), which all licensees in the British market must abide by in line with their licences.

The regulator identified failings in Blue Star’s implementation of AML policies, procedures and controls, as well as deficiencies in its responsible gambling policies, procedures, controls and practices, and weaknesses in its reporting arrangements.