by Ryan D. Jaeger
The UK Gambling Commission, the group behind the licensing of all online and
offline casinos in the country, has wielded its power to suspend the license of
an operator.
The Commission announced that it had suspended the operating license of
GameAccount Global Ltd. under section 118 of the Gambling Act.
According to the Commission, the suspension does not indicate a permanent
removal of the company's license. It would not go into any details regarding the
reasons for the suspension.
"The suspension is an interim measure, the need for which will be kept under
consideration during the review," said a statement issued by the Gambling
Commission.
"The Commission will make no further comment until the review is complete,"
said the group.
GameAccount Global Limited backs two online betting sites that serve the UK
public - CasinoRip.com and GameAccount.com.
These sites cover mainly skill games and are also frequented by European
gambling fans.
The Gambling Commission may suspend or revoke a license of an operator under
certain circumstances, leading to speculation that GlobalAccount has not been
acting in accordance with the law.
Section 120 of the Act allows the suspension of a license if a "licensee has
failed to comply with a requirement of regulations under section 101'.
GameAccount has made headlines a number of times in the past, including
having one of its ads banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. The ad
claimed that when playing blackjack against a casino, the house always wins, but
when playing against other players, a real person always wins.
ASA argued that the ad was misleading because it implied that GameAccount's
services offered bigger rewards than traditional casinos.
