Genesis Global to appeal ‘disproportionate’ UK license suspension

Online gambling operator Genesis Global plans to “vigorously” appeal the suspension of its UK operating license for as yet unspecified compliance shortcomings.

Earlier this week, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) suspended the license of Genesis Global Ltd and prohibited the company from offering services to UK customers through 12 gambling sites authorized under that license. The UKGC didn’t go into details, saying only that the suspension was related to “a number of compliance issues.”

The UKGC did say that it was conducting a review of Genesis Global’s license under section 116(2)(a) of the Gambling Act 2005, which focuses on whether an operator may be unsuitable to carry on the activities permitted under its license.

On Thursday, Genesis issued a statement saying the UKGC’s announcement followed a routine compliance assessment earlier this month. The company said it had emerged from previous assessments of this type without incident.