Many suppliers still without British licence
Gambling Commission says it is still processing applications from 17 software suppliers following late applications
Great Britain’s regulator is still processing 17 software supplier licence applications despite the new licensing framework having gone live more than three weeks ago, eGaming Review has learned.
Speaking to eGR yesterday, a spokesperson for the Gambling Commission said a total of 19 suppliers had failed to receive their licence ahead of the start of the regime on 31 March, while only two permits had been awarded since.
“Our investigations are still ongoing into 17 operators,” a spokesperson for the Gambling Commission said. “It is worth noting that six of these applications were only received in March,” it added.
Last month eGR reported that dozens suppliers were in danger of not being licensed in time, an eventuality the regulator said was due to a flurry of applications being submitted beyond the recommended 31 December deadline.
As a condition of the updated licensing conditions and code of practice, the onus has been placed on operators to ensure the software they use comes from a fully licensed supplier – or that it doesn’t run updated versions of software provided by unlicensed suppliers after 31 March.
Yet despite the number of suppliers without a licence, the regulator said it had not yet uncovered any instances of operators using unlicensed software.