A leading online gambling operator fined £6m [$7.6m] for welfare failings was given the highest possible safety rating by an industry-funded charity.
Gamesys, which runs a string of online brands such as Jackpotjoy and Virgin Games, was punished by the Gambling Commission in January for breaches that took place between November 2021 and July 2022. During that period, Gamesys was given an advanced level 3 safety certificate by the charity GamCare, which runs the National Gambling Helpline.
This is the highest possible safety rating and covers a two-year period to February 2024.
To be awarded this certification, GamCare says a company must have “no significant weaknesses” relating to customer risk, while also boasting a “wide range of safer gambling measures that go beyond the social responsibility provisions of their gambling licence”.
