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Account Number: 51250
Lindar Media Limited is a UKGC-licensed gambling operator.
This company is a remote gambling operator active in the British online bingo and casino sector. It holds an operating licence from the Gambling Commission and trades primarily through the MrQ-branded online gambling service. The business was founded in 2014 and continues to operate under its original corporate identity.
The company was incorporated in 2014 in the United Kingdom. Public sources identify Savvas Fellas as founder and chief executive officer. Available information does not indicate that it is part of a larger corporate group, and no parent company or subsidiaries are disclosed in regulatory or corporate records consulted. The operator initially worked with third‑party bingo and casino platforms before moving to proprietary technology and focusing its activities on the MrQ brand from 2018 onwards.
The MrQ offering includes online bingo and a range of casino-style games made available to customers in Great Britain. Over time the operator has shifted from providing multiple white‑label and affiliate offerings towards concentrating on a single, in‑house brand. Users searching for “lindar media sites” are therefore largely directed towards the MrQ platform, which is the main consumer-facing service associated with this licence.
The company holds a Gambling Commission operating licence authorising it to offer remote gambling services to customers in Great Britain. Under this operating licence, it is permitted to provide remote bingo and remote casino products, including slots and other casino games, via internet‑based platforms.
The operating licence is recorded by the Gambling Commission as active. This status allows the company to continue offering its online gambling services subject to compliance with the Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP). The licence covers consumer‑facing operations only; there is no indication in public records that it holds separate non‑remote or gambling software operating licences.
The focus of its licensed activity is the provision of online bingo rooms and casino games to British customers. In practice, “lindar media sites” referenced in search queries point to the MrQ gambling service operated under this single corporate licence, rather than a wider network of separately licensed brands.
On 20 September 2023, the Gambling Commission announced regulatory action against the operator following a compliance assessment carried out in September 2022 and a subsequent licence review. The period under review covered activity between July 2021 and September 2022.
The regulatory investigation identified failings in several areas, including anti‑money laundering controls, social responsibility measures, reporting of key events, and governance of certain specified management functions. Issues included customers being assigned a low money‑laundering risk rating at registration without sufficient ongoing assessment, reliance on monetary thresholds that allowed customers to deposit or lose up to £10,000 before enhanced checks were triggered, and shortcomings in the identification of and interaction with customers who might be experiencing gambling‑related harm.
The Commission also recorded deficiencies in the operator’s processes for reporting key events and in the approval status of an individual carrying out a senior management role that required personal management licence authorisation. In addition, the investigation found failings related to socially responsible advertising and to the timing of required financial contributions to research, prevention and treatment of gambling harms.
The matter was concluded by way of a regulatory settlement. The operator agreed to pay a total of £690,947, consisting of a payment in lieu of a financial penalty and a divestment of funds, with the full amount directed to socially responsible purposes as specified by the Commission. The operating licence remained active following this settlement, subject to the operator implementing agreed improvements to its controls and procedures.
Lindar Media Limited
51250
Lindar Media, 8 Sandridge Park, St Albans
AL3 6PH
United Kingdom
Lindar Media Limited was found to have serious failings in preventing money laundering and protecting customers from gambling harm between July 2021 and September 2022. As a result, they have agreed to pay £690,947 and will face stricter licence conditions moving forward. This action won't affect your ability to play, but it's a reminder for players to stay aware of their accounts and gambling habits.
The Gambling Commission commenced a section 116 regulatory review of Lindar Media Limited (the Licensee), Combined Remote Operating Licence Number 051250-R-328289-006, following a compliance assessment conducted in September 2022. The regulatory review found failings in Lindar Media Limited’s processes aimed at preventing Money Laundering (ML) and protecting individuals from being harmed or exploited by gambling. Officials found that, between July 2021 and September 2022, Lindar Media Limited failed to comply with the following Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP): paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of licence condition 12.1.1 requiring compliance with measures to prevent ML and Terrorist Financing (TF)ordinary code provision 2.1.1 requiring non-remote and remote casino licence holders to act in accordance with the Commission’s guidance on Anti-Money Laundering (AML): The Prevention of Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism – Guidance for remote and non-remote casinoslicence condition 15.2.1(4) – requiring licensees to notify the Commission of specific key events, such as the appointment of a person to, or a person ceasing to, occupy a key positionlicence condition 1.2.1(3) – requiring compliance relating to specified management officesparagraphs 1a, 1b and 2 of Social Responsibility Code Provision (SRCP) 3.4.1 - requiring licensees to identify and interact with customers who may be at risk of or experiencing gambling related harms in a way which minimises the risk of customers experiencing harms associated with gambling, and to take into account the Commission’s guidance on customer interactionSRCP 5.1.6 – requiring licensees are compliant with advertising codesSRCP 3.1.1(2) – requiring licensees to make an annual contribution in relation to combating problem gambling. Taking into account the remedial action taken by Lindar Media Limited prior to and immediately following the compliance assessment, and in line with our Statement of principles for licensing and regulation, Lindar Media Limited will pay a total of £690,947. More information about this case can be found in our public statement on the Commission's website: Lindar Media Limited Public Statement