These sanctions were issued by the UKGC on Thursday January 20th, after the regulator’s investigations into social responsibility violations at both corporations were concluded.
Social responsibility failures
For its social responsibility failures, Rank Digital Gaming (Alderney) Limited (well known for several online casinos) has been fined with a regulatory settlement of £700,557 ($954,275). Meccagames.com, meccabingo.com, grosvenorcasino.com, and bellacasino.com are all websites that are owned by the operator.
The second fine was sent to Annexio (Jersey) Limited, which operates under the brand lottogo.com. They were fined £612,000 ($833,645) for social responsibility violations and money laundering. The proceeds from these penalties will be used to fund the National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms. Both firms cooperated with the UKGC’s investigations and took the appropriate actions to address the concerns, according to the UKGC.