The UK Gambling Commission has published full details of a £4.75m licence review settlement reached with live dealer giant Evolution.
Evolution had revealed last week that it reached an agreement with the regulator following an investigation into its business practices.
The Commission found that Evolution games appeared on six websites available to UK players, none of which held the relevant gambling licence.
Those six websites were operated by two separate operators, though the regulator chose not to publicly name either the sites or the businesses behind them.
A key concern raised during the investigation centred on Evolution’s risk assessment procedures for potential money laundering and terrorist financing.
The Commission concluded that Evolution’s processes were not effective enough to flag that two operators it worked with were supplying its games to UK players without a licence.
Regulators also criticised Evolution for failing to take what they described as “appropriate steps” to identify and assess money laundering and terrorist financing risks within its operations.
Further failings identified included Evolution’s inability to establish or maintain effective policies, procedures, and controls, as well as non-compliance with customer due diligence requirements.
The investigation focused specifically on activity between December 2023 and November 2024, a period during which the Commission noted large volumes of visits to the unlicensed websites by UK consumers.
John Pierce, director of enforcement at the UKGC, delivered a pointed assessment of the case and its broader implications for supplier accountability across the industry.
“This case exposed serious weaknesses in Evolution’s anti-money laundering risk assessment and its oversight of risks within its supply chain,” said Pierce.
The settlement serves as a significant reminder that suppliers operating in the UK market carry direct regulatory responsibility for ensuring their products are not made available through unlicensed channels.
Evolution is one of the world’s largest live casino game providers, making this case one of the more prominent supplier enforcement actions the Commission has pursued in recent years.
