The biggest gambling fines: 272 penalties worth €1.46 billion
Regulators, prosecutors and courts have imposed 272 monetary penalties on casino and betting companies in our data (2015–2026), worth about €1.46 billion in total. The largest is GBP 585,000,000 against Entain plc (Crown Prosecution Service / HMRC (UK DPA), 2023), a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with UK prosecutors rather than a regulator fine. Next come AUD 450,000,000 against Crown Melbourne Ltd and Burswood Nominees Ltd (Crown Perth) (AUSTRAC (Australia), 2023) and AUD 67,000,000 against SkyCity Adelaide Pty Ltd (AUSTRAC (Australia), 2024). Crown Prosecution Service / HMRC (UK DPA) accounts for the most money (about €684 million in 1 fine). The most-fined owner group by value is Entain plc: 9 fines worth about €718 million. Another 130 actions in our data carried no fine.
272
monetary fines
€1.46bn
total, approx. in euros
27
regulators and courts that fined
130
actions without a fine
Euro amounts are approximate: each fine is converted with one fixed table of rounded exchange rates (see method below), not the rate on the day of the fine. Data as of 19 Oct 2026.
The 25 biggest gambling fines
| # | Date | Company fined | Owner group | Regulator / court | Amount | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-12-05 | Entain plc | Entain plc | Crown Prosecution Service / HMRC (UK DPA) | GBP 585,000,000 ≈ €684 million DPA | Deferred prosecution agreement for failing to prevent bribery in former Turkey-facing business (2011-2017), under GVC ownership; plus £20m charity and £10m costs. source |
| 2 | 2023-07-11 | Crown Melbourne Ltd and Burswood Nominees Ltd (Crown Perth) | Crown Resorts Limited | AUSTRAC (Australia) | AUD 450,000,000 ≈ €270 million | Federal Court civil penalty for serious AML/CTF Act breaches at Crown Melbourne and Crown Perth (land-based casinos), before and around the Blackstone takeover. source |
| 3 | 2024-06-07 | SkyCity Adelaide Pty Ltd | SkyCity Entertainment Group Limited | AUSTRAC (Australia) | AUD 67,000,000 ≈ €40.2 million | Federal Court civil penalty for AML/CTF Act breaches at SkyCity Adelaide casino (land-based). source |
| 4 | 2017-03-16 | Tab Ltd, Tabcorp Holdings Ltd, Tabcorp Wagering (Vic) Pty Ltd | Tabcorp Holdings Limited | AUSTRAC (Australia) | AUD 45,000,000 ≈ €27 million | Federal Court civil penalty for 108 breaches of the AML/CTF Act over more than five years, including late or missing suspicious matter reports. source |
| 5 | 2025-12-16 | Novatech Solutions N.V. | Novatech Solutions N.V. | Kansspelautoriteit (Netherlands) | EUR 24,846,000 | Fine for offering unlicensed gambling to Dutch players via qbet.com and 55bet.com; objection lodged (published 10 Mar 2026). source |
| 6 | 2023-10-01 | OPAP S.A. | Allwyn AG | Greece — Hellenic Competition Commission | EUR 24,500,000 | Competition-law fine: non-compete clauses in OPAP's 2017 agency agreements with its shop network were found to breach Greek competition law (2017-2021). Exact decision day not found (October 2023). source |
| 7 | 2023-03-28 | WHG (International) Ltd, Mr Green Ltd, William Hill Organization Ltd | evoke plc | UK Gambling Commission | GBP 19,200,000 ≈ €22.5 million | Largest UKGC penalty to date: social-responsibility and AML failures (£12.5m WHG International, £3.7m Mr Green, £3m retail). Conduct pre-dated 888 ownership. source |
| 8 | 2022-08 | LC International Ltd and Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming (retail) | Entain plc | UK Gambling Commission | GBP 17,000,000 ≈ €19.9 million Settlement | Record (at the time) settlement for social-responsibility and AML failures: ~£14m online, ~£3m retail. source |
| 9 | 2024-02-29 | Gammix Limited | Gammix Limited | Kansspelautoriteit (Netherlands) | EUR 19,679,000 | Fine for offering unlicensed gambling to Dutch players and not blocking them; upheld on objection 17 Sep 2025; court appeals filed. source |
| 10 | 2020-03-12 | Betway Limited | Super Group (SGHC) | UK Gambling Commission | GBP 11,600,000 ≈ €13.6 million | AML and social-responsibility failures with VIP customers (£5.8m penalty + £5.8m returned). source |
| 11 | 2023-03-03 | N1 Interactive Limited | N1 Interactive | Kansspelautoriteit (Netherlands) | EUR 12,640,000 | Fine for offering online gambling without a Dutch licence; contested in court, ruling 23 Aug 2024 per KSA page. source |
| 12 | 2025-10-22 | Platinum Gaming Limited (unibet.co.uk, uk.bingo.com) | FDJ United | UK Gambling Commission | GBP 10,000,000 ≈ €11.7 million | Repeat AML and social responsibility failures (second action after 2023), with a required independent audit. source |
| 13 | 2022-03-01 | 888 UK Limited | evoke plc | UK Gambling Commission | GBP 9,400,000 ≈ €11 million | Social-responsibility and AML failures; official warning and audit. source |
| 14 | 2022-12-31 | Videoslots Limited | Immense Group (formerly Videoslots) | Kansspelautoriteit (Netherlands) | EUR 9,874,000 | Unlicensed offer to Dutch players (fine imposed end Dec 2022, announced Mar 2023; date approximate). source |
| 15 | 2017 | 888 UK Limited | evoke plc | UK Gambling Commission | GBP 7,800,000 ≈ €9.1 million | Earlier penalty package for failing vulnerable/self-excluded customers. source |
| 16 | 2024-03-25 | Svenska Spel Sport & Casino AB | Svenska Spel | Spelinspektionen (Sweden) | SEK 100,000,000 ≈ €8.8 million | Warning and fee for not protecting heavy-losing players (duty of care). Overturned by the Linkoping administrative court in June 2025. source |
| 17 | 2020-03 | Spooniker Ltd | Kindred Group plc before the FDJ United takeover | Spelinspektionen (Sweden) | SEK 100,000,000 ≈ €8.8 million | Unlawful bonuses and prize draws in 2019; fine cut to SEK 50m (2021) and then SEK 30m on appeal. source |
| 18 | 2025-03-06 | UAB Olympic Casino Group Baltija | Olympic Entertainment Group | Lithuania — LPT | EUR 8,400,000 | AML and gambling-law breaches: source of a high-loss player's funds was not checked and suspicious transactions were not reported. Operator said it would appeal. source |
| 19 | 2018-11 | Daub Alderney Limited | Daub Alderney before the Guoco Group Limited takeover | UK Gambling Commission | GBP 7,100,000 ≈ €8.3 million | Penalty for AML and social-responsibility failures. source |
| 20 | 2026-09 | VGW Holdings | VGW Holdings | New York Attorney General | USD 8,000,000 ≈ €7.4 million Settlement | Settlement (disgorgement, penalties, costs) over illegal online gambling in NY 2012-2025; no admission; Gold Coin play only going forward. source |
| 21 | 2023-01-25 | In Touch Games Limited | Skywind Group | UK Gambling Commission | GBP 6,100,000 ≈ €7.1 million | Social responsibility and AML failures at an online slots operator (repeat case). source |
| 22 | 2024-01-10 | Gamesys Operations Limited | Bally's Corporation | UK Gambling Commission | GBP 6,000,000 ≈ €7 million | Social-responsibility and anti-money-laundering failures (Nov 2021-Jul 2022), including weak automated affordability and harm checks. Imposed while Gamesys belonged to Bally's Corporation, before it moved into Bally's Intralot. source |
| 23 | 2021-03-25 | Casumo Services Limited | Casumo | UK Gambling Commission | GBP 6,000,000 ≈ €7 million | Social-responsibility and AML failures; official warning. source |
| 24 | 2019 | Ladbrokes Coral Group | Entain plc | UK Gambling Commission | GBP 5,900,000 ≈ €6.9 million | Earlier social-responsibility penalty package for Ladbrokes and Coral. source |
| 25 | 2021-09-01 | Daub Alderney Limited | Guoco Group Limited | UK Gambling Commission | GBP 5,850,000 ≈ €6.8 million | Penalty and formal warning for repeat AML and social-responsibility failures (Jan 2019 - Mar 2020); appeal dismissed by tribunal in 2022. source |
Totals by regulator and court
| Regulator / court | Actions | Monetary fines | Total | ≈ EUR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Prosecution Service / HMRC (UK DPA) | 1 | 1 | £585 million | €684 million |
| AUSTRAC (Australia) | 3 | 3 | AUD 562 million | €337 million |
| UKGC | 46 | 42 | £164 million | €192 million |
| KSA | 46 | 43 | €118 million | €118 million |
| Spelinspektionen | 63 | 49 | SEK 699 million | €61.5 million |
| Greece — Hellenic Competition Commission | 1 | 1 | €24.5 million | €24.5 million |
| Lithuania — LPT | 11 | 11 | €9.4 million | €9.4 million |
| New York Attorney General | 7 | 1 | $8 million | €7.4 million |
| ACMA (Australia) | 13 | 8 | AUD 11.8 million | €7.1 million |
| DGOJ | 20 | 20 | €6.3 million | €6.3 million |
| Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission | 1 | 1 | £3.9 million | €4.6 million |
| Austria — Courts (civil) | 1 | 1 | €1.6 million | €1.6 million |
| CT DCP | 1 | 1 | $1.4 million | €1.3 million |
| NJ DGE | 34 | 34 | $1.2 million | €1.1 million |
| AGCO / iGO | 19 | 18 | CAD 1.6 million | €1.1 million |
| PGCB | 13 | 13 | $680,905 | €626,433 |
| France — ANJ | 3 | 3 | €590,000 | €590,000 |
| USA Tennessee — SWC | 14 | 11 | $550,000 | €506,000 |
| Greece — HGC | 1 | 1 | €500,000 | €500,000 |
| Liquor & Gaming NSW (Australia) | 2 | 2 | AUD 796,000 | €477,600 |
| Ukraine — PlayCity | 4 | 2 | UAH 12.9 million | €283,800 |
| Romania — ONJN | 3 | 1 | RON 860,000 | €172,000 |
| MGA | 2 | 1 | €147,080 | €147,080 |
| Norway — Lotteritilsynet | 2 | 1 | NOK 1.2 million | €103,049 |
| MGCB | 28 | 1 | $100,000 | €92,000 |
| Hungary — SZTFH | 1 | 1 | HUF 10 million | €25,000 |
| Spillemyndigheden | 1 | 1 | DKK 100,000 | €13,400 |
| Illinois Gaming Board | 32 | 0 | — | — |
| Ukraine — KRAIL (now PlayCity) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Arizona Department of Gaming | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| CGA | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ukraine — NSDC (Presidential decree) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Florida Attorney General | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kentucky Attorney General | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Los Angeles City Attorney (People of California) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ukraine — NSDC (Presidential decrees 344/2025 and 345/2025) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Massachusetts Attorney General | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| USA Louisiana — LGCB | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Michigan Attorney General | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| US Treasury OFAC (Global Magnitsky) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Hungary — Szerencsejáték Felügyelet (now SZTFH) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
The 15 most-fined owner groups
By approximate euro value. A group's line holds the fines of every company it owns today, except fines from before it bought a company: those stay with the company that was fined. 28 fines (about €23.7 million) hit companies whose owner we have not identified; they are not in this table.
| # | Owner group | Fines | ≈ EUR | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Entain plc | 9 | €718 million | GBP 585,000,000 (Crown Prosecution Service / HMRC (UK DPA), 2023) |
| 2 | Crown Resorts Limited | 2 | €271 million | AUD 450,000,000 (AUSTRAC (Australia), 2023) |
| 3 | evoke plc | 6 | €45.5 million | GBP 19,200,000 (UK Gambling Commission, 2023) |
| 4 | SkyCity Entertainment Group Limited | 1 | €40.2 million | AUD 67,000,000 (AUSTRAC (Australia), 2024) |
| 5 | Tabcorp Holdings Limited | 5 | €31.2 million | AUD 45,000,000 (AUSTRAC (Australia), 2017) |
| 6 | Novatech Solutions N.V. | 1 | €24.8 million | EUR 24,846,000 (Kansspelautoriteit (Netherlands), 2025) |
| 7 | Allwyn AG | 1 | €24.5 million | EUR 24,500,000 (Greece — Hellenic Competition Commission, 2023) |
| 8 | Gammix Limited | 1 | €19.7 million | EUR 19,679,000 (Kansspelautoriteit (Netherlands), 2024) |
| 9 | Kindred Group plc | 8 | €18.7 million | SEK 100,000,000 (Spelinspektionen (Sweden), 2020) |
| 10 | Cherry AB | 11 | €18.7 million | SEK 65,000,000 (Spelinspektionen (Sweden), 2021) |
| 11 | FDJ United | 6 | €18 million | GBP 10,000,000 (UK Gambling Commission, 2025) |
| 12 | Immense Group (formerly Videoslots) | 5 | €14.8 million | EUR 9,874,000 (Kansspelautoriteit (Netherlands), 2022) |
| 13 | Casumo | 3 | €14.2 million | GBP 6,000,000 (UK Gambling Commission, 2021) |
| 14 | Super Group (SGHC) | 4 | €14.2 million | GBP 11,600,000 (UK Gambling Commission, 2020) |
| 15 | N1 Interactive | 2 | €13.1 million | EUR 12,640,000 (Kansspelautoriteit (Netherlands), 2023) |
Fines by year
Bar length = approximate euro value of the year's fines. Big years are usually one or two record cases.
| Year | Actions | Monetary fines | ≈ EUR | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 96 | 44 | €29.8 million | USD 8,000,000 — VGW Holdings |
| 2025 | 130 | 85 | €97.3 million | EUR 24,846,000 — Novatech Solutions N.V. |
| 2024 | 37 | 25 | €80.3 million | AUD 67,000,000 — SkyCity Adelaide Pty Ltd |
| 2023 | 52 | 43 | €1,059 million | GBP 585,000,000 — Entain plc |
| 2022 | 33 | 28 | €60 million | GBP 17,000,000 — LC International Ltd and Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming (retail) |
| 2021 | 21 | 19 | €41.1 million | GBP 6,000,000 — Casumo Services Limited |
| 2020 | 10 | 7 | €24.7 million | GBP 11,600,000 — Betway Limited |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 | €13.9 million | GBP 5,900,000 — Ladbrokes Coral Group |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | €18.4 million | GBP 7,100,000 — Daub Alderney Limited |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | €36.1 million | AUD 45,000,000 — Tab Ltd, Tabcorp Holdings Ltd, Tabcorp Wagering (Vic) Pty Ltd |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Method
- What counts as a fine: a regulator, prosecutor or court action against a casino or betting company with a published money amount: fines, civil penalties, regulatory settlements and forfeited penalty payments. Each row links to the official notice or, where none is public, to the press report we used.
- What does not: cease-and-desist letters, warnings and remarks, orders and bans, licence suspensions and revocations, lawsuits and sanctions listings. They are listed on the regulator pages as actions with "no fine" and never added to a total. Fines whose amount the regulator did not publish are also left out of totals.
- Settlements are labelled: regulatory settlements (money paid instead of a formal penalty) carry a "Settlement" label, and the deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) carries a "DPA" label: it was agreed with UK prosecutors in a criminal case, not imposed by a gambling regulator.
- Owner groups: a fine counts for the group that owns the fined company today. A fine from before a takeover stays with the company that was fined (for example, a Kindred fine from before the FDJ United takeover counts for Kindred, not FDJ United). Fines against companies whose owner is not identified are in the totals but not in the owner-group table.
- Currency: amounts are shown in the original currency. Euro values use one fixed table of rounded rates, applied to every fine whatever its date: 1 GBP = €1.17 · 1 USD = €0.92 · 1 SEK = €0.088 · 1 DKK = €0.134 · 1 NOK = €0.086 · 1 CAD = €0.67 · 1 PLN = €0.23 · 1 CHF = €1.05 · 1 RON = €0.2 · 1 HUF = €0.0025 · 1 CZK = €0.04 · 1 UAH = €0.022 · 1 AUD = €0.6. Data as of 2026-10-19. Euro figures are for ranking and scale only; quote the original amount.
- Coverage: our data holds 402 actions from regulators and courts, collected from official registers and notices. It is not every gambling fine ever issued: many regulators, and most fines against land-based casinos, are not tracked. A few land-based cases (such as the AUSTRAC penalties against Crown, SkyCity and Tabcorp) are included because these groups are in our data; the reason column says when a fine was for land-based venues.
Fines by regulator
UKGC fines 46Spelinspektionen fines 63KSA fines 46DGOJ fines 20AGCO / iGO fines 19NJ DGE fines 34PGCB fines 13MGCB fines 28CGA fines 3All fines and actions
Published 19 Oct 2026; data checked 19 Oct 2026. How we check facts.