Betting Magazine BETTING Magazine numero 23 del 24 marzo 2015 | Page 5

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N° 23 - 24 Marzo 2015

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UK Gambling
Commission
suspends
666bet,
Metro Play
operating
license

Steven STRADBROOKE

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has
temporarily suspended the operating license of Isle of Man-based 666Bet.
On Friday, the UKGC posted a notice saying
it had «commenced a review under section
116 of the Gambling Act 2005» of the license held by Metro Play Limited, which covers
both the Metroplay.com and 666bet.com
sites.
The review was necessary because the
UKGC suspects that Metro Play Ltd. is
«unsuitable to carry on the licensed activities (section 120(1)(d) of the Act) and considers it appropriate to suspend the license
with immediate effect pending the conclusion of the review.»
The UKGC said the license suspension was
«an interim measure, the need for which will
be kept under consideration whilst the
review takes place.» In the meantime, the
UKGC ordered Metro Play Limited to settle
any outstanding winning bets and return
any outstanding balances to customers.
Both the 666Bet and Metro Play sites currently display a message indicating the
sites will be «performing maintenance for
the next couple hours so that our engineers
can work to improve your player experience.» The message states that the sites «will
be back as soon as possible with better
services for you.»
On Friday, 666Bet’s official Twitter feed
said the site was down «due to unforeseen
circumstances.» On Saturday, the feed apologized for the «continued downtime» and
advised that the site would «announce very
soon how to withdraw funds.»
666Bet’s last bout of sustained downtime
occurred shortly before Christmas as the
company migrated its operations to a new
BetConstruct platform following a dispute
with its former platform provider Novigroup.
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