Mar 28, 2023
William Hill to pay record £19.2m for failings
Three gambling firms owned by William Hill are to pay penalties of £19.2m for failing to protect consumers and weak anti-money laundering controls. The record penalty comes after the Gambling Commission found "Widespread and alarming" issues at the company. As well as insufficient controls in place to protect new customers, the commission also found several failures to guard against possible money laundering. "When we launched this investigation the failings we uncovered were so widespread and alarming serious consideration was given to licence suspension," said Andrew Rhodes, the Gambling Commission's chief executive. Under the settlement, WHG, which runs williamhill.com, will pay £12.5m, Mr Green, which runs mrgreen.com, will pay £3.7m and William Hill Organization, which runs more than 1,300 betting outlets across Britain, will pay £3m. The commission said the £19.2m collected from the penalties will go towards "Socially responsible" good causes.
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