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Labour chair asks Gambling Commission to investigate gambling licence allegations

Enforcement & compliance

Labour chair Bridget Phillipson has asked the Gambling Commission to investigate whether Tether.bet and Fispay provided or supported gambling services in the UK without the required licences. Her request follows allegations about the companies’ activities; Mowbray Jackson and George Cottrell denied operating or soliciting for betting businesses, while Harborne’s representatives said he had no role in IFX.

A Commission investigation could clarify whether the named companies breached UK gambling licensing requirements.

Earlier fines and penalties by UKGC

DateCompanyAmountStoryAppeal status
Holland Park LeisureGBP 150,000UKGC fines Holland Park Leisure £150,000 over self-exclusion failuresNot stated
Not namedNot statedUK Gambling Commission reports 252 illegal lotteries removed from social mediaNot stated
Not namedNot statedUKGC supports South Yorkshire illegal gambling operationNot stated
Not namedNot statedUKGC supports police searches of suspected illegal gambling premisesNot stated
Not namedGBP 110,000British police seize terminals in suspected illegal gambling raidsNot stated

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