Skybet fined £1m for failing to protect vulnerable customers
Leeds-based gambling business Skybet is to pay a £1m penalty for failing to protect vulnerable consumers.
The failures relate to Skybet customers who had self-excluded from gambling. Self-exclusion is a tool used by consumers who feel they are having trouble controlling their gambling and request that the operator refuse their service.
The Gambling Commission said that weakness in Skybet’s self-exclusion facilities meant that 736 self-excluded customers were able to open and use duplicate accounts to gamble, while around 50,0... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
