A Spanish court has authorised the release of €6m held by Spanish authorities for victims of a fraud involving money gambled at UK online casinos. The funds came from financial sanctions imposed on gambling companies after UK Gambling Commission investigations into anti-money-laundering controls, according to the report.
The ruling directs €6m in paid gambling-company sanctions to victims of the fraud.
| Date | Company | Amount | Story | Appeal status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not named | Not stated | UK police make arrests over suspected illegal Bristol casino | Not stated | |
| Evolution | EUR 4,750,000 | UK Gambling Commission weighed suspending Evolution licence before €4.75m settlement | Not stated | |
| Evolution, Hacksaw Gaming | GBP 4,750,000 | Evolution confirms £4.75m UK settlement as H1 revenue falls | Not stated | |
| Evolution | Not stated | UKGC considered suspending Evolution licence over AML weaknesses | Not stated | |
| Not named | GBP 9,000 | UK authorities arrest eight in Doncaster illegal-gambling operation | Not stated |
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The Gambling Commission said it removed 3,038,969 URLs in the first six months of the 2026/27 financial year, after reporting 266,667 removals in the previous full year. Interim chief executive Sarah Gardner said the authority had also sent 1,005 cease-and-desist notices between April and September 2026 and presented survey results showing 4% of online gamblers, excluding National Lottery players, had used unauthorised sites in the 12 months before April 2026.
The UKGC had 3,038,969 URLs removed in the first six months of the 2026/27 financial year, according to interim chief executive Sarah Gardner. Gardner presented the results at the CEO Briefing on 5 November 2026. In the same period 7,824,932 URLs were reported to search engines. In the previous financial year 397,527 URLs were reported and 266,667 were removed.
The UK Gambling Commission referred 7.7 million URLs linked to illegal gambling to search engines between July and September 2026. It said 3,019,291 URLs were removed and 1,835 websites were referred for delisting; the Commission also reported 311 website disruptions in Q2 of 2026-27.
Three former Conservative Party representatives were sentenced after using advance knowledge of the 2024 UK General Election date to place bets, according to the report. The Gambling Commission said the case was the start of further enforcement action related to the betting scandal.
Southwark Crown Court sentenced three people on 23 October 2026 for gambling offences involving confidential information about the 2024 UK general election date. The sentences included suspended prison terms, unpaid work and one-year bans on using online gambling apps; two defendants were also ordered to pay £1,000 each in costs.
Southwark Crown Court sentenced three people on 23 October 2026 for gambling offences involving confidential information about the date of the 2024 UK general election, the Gambling Commission said. The three had earlier admitted liability for offences under section 42 of the Gambling Act 2005, which covers fraud in gambling. The case was brought by the Gambling Commission.
Evolution Malta Holding Limited will pay £4.75 million after the Gambling Commission found its games were available on six unlicensed websites accessible in Great Britain. The investigation identified weaknesses in its money laundering risk assessment, supply-chain controls and customer due diligence.
Evolution Malta Holding Limited will pay a £4.75m settlement after a Gambling Commission investigation found its games were available on six unlicensed websites accessible to consumers in Great Britain, according to a Commission public statement published on 23 July 2026. The Commission said the case exposed failings serious enough for it to consider licence suspension.