What’s with All the Fines?

Recently a lot of gambling operators have been hit with a ton of fines. Why is that, you might be wondering? Because the companies have been breaking the guidelines and are getting promptly punished for it. This is good news for all the players and companies themselves; if there is something that the industry needs, it’s watchdogs that actually fill their companies.

Among the first to be hit begins with LeoVegas, who got a 600,000-pound penalty for several offenses. For example, the company had not managed to return funds to over 11,000 people and allowed several hundred self-excluded people to gamble at the site without making the proper checks first. William Hill, an industry major, on the other hand, landed fines up to six million pounds for similar issues. Social responsibility is certain to receive another view at Skybet which was fined for one million pounds.

For those wondering whether this means there is no point trusting these companies anymore, on the contrary, all of the companies fined have taken prompt action to make sure that the mistakes won’t be repeated again. Usually these issues arise from incomplete processes, or simply outdated methods. It is not necessarily surprising that a self-excluded player would have managed to register or play again, when the systems designed to stop it are based on the trust that the people simply won’t register again. We are glad that action is being taken as this means that the technology and processes will certainly be improved to the next level!