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The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) <\/strong>has suspended the licence of Spribe O\u00dc<\/strong>, a Poland-headquartered casino games developer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company held a software licence with the Commission, but the regulator states it has come across cases of \u2018serious non-compliance\u2019 with its hosting<\/a> requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In short, it appears that Spribe has been carrying out casino game hosting without holding the appropriate licence from the UKGC. The company has held a Gambling Software licence with the Commission since December 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its flagship game is Aviator<\/strong>, a crash game which is offered by several high-profile licensed UK operators, including Paddy Power, 888casino, Genting Casino, BetVictor <\/strong>and BetMGM<\/strong>. However, according to the UKGC, Spribe\u2019s UK licence did not cover hosting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is when a casino games developer hosts casino games on its own platform on behalf of a partner operator via that operator\u2019s backend, in contrast to the more direct route of a supplier selling its games to an operator that subsequently hosts said games themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have clearly communicated to the operator that all hosting activity must stop immediately unless and until a suitable hosting licence is obtained,\u201d the Commission\u2019s statement read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUnder Section 33 of the Gambling Act 2005<\/strong>, it is a criminal offence to provide facilities for gambling in Great Britain without a licence from the Gambling Commission, unless a specific exemption applies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Gambling Commission takes a robust approach to unlicensed gambling activity and always expects the highest standards of compliance and integrity from its licensees.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As well as its now-suspended UK licence, Spribe is also licensed in Malta, Gibraltar, the Netherlands, Sweden and Ontario, among various other jurisdictions across Europe, Africa and the Americas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is important to clarify that Spribe is not accused of running an illegal gambling operation, but rather a licensing infraction by carrying out B2B activity that was not covered under the remit of its licence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the Commission\u2019s decision to suspend Spribe\u2019s licence, citing unlicensed gaming activity, indicates that the regulator\u2019s campaign against unlicensed gaming is becoming far more widespread than just targeting illegal betting platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The regulator has also previously indicated that it intends to monitor the B2B side of gaming just as much as the BC2 side of things, though the vast majority of its enforcement actions continue to target B2C firms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has suspended the licence of Spribe O\u00dc, a Poland-headquartered casino games developer. The company held a software licence with the Commission, but the regulator states it has come across cases of \u2018serious non-compliance\u2019 with its hosting requirements. 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