UKGC provides full evidence disclosure on credit card ban Share
UK Gambling Commission (
UKGC) has published its full consultation and evidence disclosure on its decision to ban gambling credit card transactions from 14 April 2020.
A key 2020 judgement, The Commission stated that its review had been undertaken focusing on the objectives of its ‘
Business Strategy 2018-2021’ – to protect the interests of consumers, raise all-round industry standards and further improve UK gambling regulation.
Disclosing its evidence, the Commission published an ‘executive overview’ relaying all information and opinions regarding its decision to ban credit card transactions from 14 April 2020.
During 2019, the Commission launched two separate consultations examining an ‘outright ban on credit cards’ or ‘restricting the use of credit services’ – which received a total of 128 written responses from diverse UK stakeholders including consumer bodies (21), financial institution
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Why the Suspension?
So, what did
Nektan do to see its online bingo and casino operations in the United Kingdom suspended? According to the UKGC, a review is currently ongoing involving section 116 of the gambling law in the country. It appears as though the company violated the conditions of its licensing.
The Commission is reporting that they suspect the operator is
unsuitable to carry on activities based on licensing requirements and the company has not provided services based on the objectives set forth for license holders.
Due to the suspicions by the Commission, Nektan’s licensing was suspended immediately and will remain as such until the review is concluded or if the Commission feels it can operate in compliance with the law.
April 30, 2021, 6:31 am ·
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has suspended the remote B2C license of online gambling firm Nektan (Gibraltar) Limited and has launched a review into the operator’s activities, saying it is believed to have breached conditions of its license.
The license suspension became effective from April 27, 2021, according to a message on UKGC’s official website. This means that it is now illegal for Nektan to provide online gambling services via its UK-facing gaming sites.
The now suspended license allowed the operator to provide Internet casino and bingo products to UK players.
Nektan (Gibraltar) Limited is the B2C arm of the larger Nektan group that