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Account Number: 50122
Playbook Gaming Limited is a UKGC-licensed gambling operator. Playbook Gaming Limited has 1 regulatory action on record with the UK Gambling Commission.
This is a remote business‑to‑consumer gambling operator licensed by the Gambling Commission in Great Britain. It holds an active operating licence and provides online gambling services under the regulatory oversight of the Commission. The company was incorporated in July 2017 and is wholly owned by Playbook Engineering Limited.
The company was originally incorporated on 28 July 2017 under the name GW Gaming Limited, with its principal business classified under Standard Industrial Classification code 92000 (gambling and betting activities). It later changed its corporate name to its current form on 31 March 2021. Throughout this period it has operated as a private limited company registered in England and Wales with company number 10889074.
Ownership information filed with Companies House shows that it is 100% owned by Playbook Engineering Limited, which is recorded as its sole shareholder. No additional ultimate parent undertaking is disclosed in the available public filings. The entity forms part of a wider corporate group focused on gambling technology and operations, with Playbook Engineering Limited acting as the immediate parent.
Directorship records indicate a number of changes over time. In January 2025, Christopher David Knight (born October 1978) was appointed as a director on 21 January 2025. On the same date, Callum Andrews resigned as a director. Other officers and historical appointments are recorded in statutory filings but are not directly linked to changes in Gambling Commission licensing status in the available data.
The company holds an operating licence issued by the Gambling Commission in Great Britain. This authorises it to provide remote gambling services to customers located in Great Britain, subject to the specific activities and licence conditions set out in the Commission’s public register. As an operating licence holder, it is required to comply with the Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP), including requirements relating to fair and open gambling, anti‑money laundering controls, and customer protection.
The licence is recorded by the Commission as active. There is no indication in the public register that the operating licence has been surrendered, lapsed, or revoked. The Gambling Commission’s public register also lists associated licensed premises for the business, reflecting locations from which licensed activities may be managed or controlled, although the company’s consumer‑facing services are provided on a remote basis.
The range of activities authorised under its operating licence is determined by the licence categories granted by the Commission (for example, remote casino, remote betting, or other remote gambling products). These permissions enable the company to offer online gambling services in Great Britain in accordance with the Gambling Act 2005 and associated regulations.
Based on information available from the Gambling Commission’s public register and recent public filings, there are no published regulatory sanctions, financial penalties, licence suspensions, or formal warnings recorded against this licence holder. There is no public record of licence revocation or regulatory settlement relating to this operator in the sources consulted.
The company continues to hold an active operating licence and remains authorised to provide remote gambling services in Great Britain, subject to ongoing compliance with Gambling Commission requirements.
Playbook Gaming Limited
50122
Playbook Gaming, 1 Poultry, LONDON
EC2R 8EJ
United Kingdom
Playbook Gaming Limited was found to have serious issues with preventing money laundering and ensuring proper customer interactions between August 2023 and August 2024. As a result, they received a £250,000 fine and a warning from the Gambling Commission. Players can continue to use their services, but should stay vigilant about their accounts.
Following a review of the operating licence of Playbook Gaming Limited (the Licensee), the Commission found that between August 2023 and August 2024 the Licensee: Breached paragraphs 2 and 3 of Licence condition 12.1.1: Anti-money laundering - Prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing. Failed to comply with paragraphs 1,3,4,5,9, and 12 of Social Responsibility Code Provision (“SRCP”) 3.4.3: Customer Interaction. Failed to comply with Paragraphs 1 and 2 of SRCP 3.9.1 – Identification of Individual Customers – Remote In line with the Commission’s Licensing, compliance and enforcement policy statement, the Indicative sanctions guidance, and the Statement of principles for determining financial penalties, the Commission has decided to: impose a warning under section 117 (1)(a) of the Gambling Act 2005 (the Act);impose a financial penalty of £250,000; and, The Licensee co-operated with the Commission throughout the investigation.