GC launches third-party engagement hub

Unlicensed entities include White Label Partners.

This hub is located in the Compliance section of the Commission’s website and provides details of the License Terms and Code of Practice (LCCP). The European Commission requires a business to comply with her LCCP when dealing with third parties.

The commission said it chose to create the hub after a series of enforcement actions were taken against operators for “failure” in completing due diligence checks by third parties. rice field.

One of these cases involved SkillOnNet, which was ordered to pay £305,150 in May after the Commission found that it had breached several provisions of the LCCP. The crime occurred between January 2021 and December 2022.

LCCP

LCCP states that all carriers are responsible for contracting third parties. This means that the licensee must ensure that the third party complies with the same rules to which the licensed operator is bound.

These rules include anti-money laundering and social responsibility measures.

Licensee also has the right to terminate a third party’s agreement if the third party violates the LCCP.

This hub also reminds operators that the responsibility for gambling website compliance (including white-labeled sites) lies solely with them and no one else.

The Commission has the right to intervene if an operator is not conducting business in a manner that minimizes licensing purposes or is not LCCP compliant.

GB Gambling Commission

Launching the hub will be a pivotal point for the Commission. In May, following the release of the gambling law review white paper, Tim Miller, the commission’s executive director of research and policy, said the commission had “little room to consider policies not included in the white paper.” ” he admitted.

Later in the month, European Commission Deputy Chief Executive Sarah Gardner said the first white paper consultation was expected to be published this summer.

Also in May, the Commission announced its three-year evidence gap and priorities for 2023-2026.

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