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🎲 Star Racing Limited
Account Number: 9177
Star Racing Limited operates 4 online gambling sites in the UK. Their gambling sites include www.mcbookie.com, starsportsbet.com, starsportsbet.co.uk and 1 more.
Star Racing Limited is a licensed gambling operator in Great Britain with an active operating licence issued by the UK Gambling Commission. It is incorporated in the United Kingdom as a limited company under the name STAR RACING LIMITED with company number 06475105.
Company information
STAR RACING LIMITED is registered at Companies House in the United Kingdom under company number 06475105. The company was incorporated on 16 January 2008 according to the public record at Companies House.
Licensing and operations
Star Racing Limited holds an operating licence from the UK Gambling Commission. The licence is recorded on the Gambling Commission public register under account number 9177 and is listed as active.
The operating licence authorises the company to carry out licensed gambling activities in Great Britain, subject to the specific activities and conditions recorded on the Gambling Commission public register. The company is regulated by the UK Gambling Commission in accordance with the Gambling Act 2005 and associated licence conditions and codes of practice.
Regulatory history
On 27 October 2022 the UK Gambling Commission announced the outcome of a regulatory investigation into Star Racing Limited. The Commission stated that the investigation identified anti‑money laundering failures and social responsibility failures.
The UK Gambling Commission required the company to pay a regulatory settlement totalling £594,000. The Commission also recorded that the company received an official warning as part of the same regulatory action.
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🏢 Business Information
Star Racing Limited
9177
📍 Address Information
Star House, 255 Old Shoreham Road, HOVE
BN3 7ED
United Kingdom
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⚠️ Regulatory Actions
What This Means:
Star Racing Limited, trading as Star Sports, has been fined £594,000 for failing to properly prevent money laundering and protect customers. They did not have effective measures in place to check where customers' money was coming from and did not adequately assess the risks to their customers. This penalty won't affect your ability to play, but it's a reminder for players to stay aware of their accounts and responsible gambling practices.
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Gambling business Star Racing Limited fined £594,000 +
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Gambling operator Star Racing Limited will pay a £594,000 penalty for anti-money laundering and social responsibility failures. +
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The operator - trading as Star Sports - will also receive an official warning and have conditions added to its licence. +
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Anti-money laundering failures included having ineffective policies, procedures and controls in place at the time of the compliance assessment; allowing customers to deposit large amounts before obtaining source of funds information and failing to analyse source of funds information when it was obtained. +
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Social responsibility failures included not demonstrating an understanding of the impact and effectiveness of customer interactions in terms of the minimisation of customer risk. +
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The failings occurred between March 2020 and May 2021. +
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Last updated: 13 July 2023 +
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What This Means:
Star Racing Limited failed to follow important rules designed to prevent money laundering and protect customers from gambling-related harm. As a result, they have been fined £594,000, received a warning, and will have new conditions added to their operating licence. This action won't affect your ability to play, but it's a reminder to stay aware of how operators manage your accounts.
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Following a review of the operating licence undertaken against Star Racing Limited (“the Licensee”), the Commission found that the Licensee breached: Paragraphs 2 and 3 of licence condition (LC) 12.1.1: Anti-money laundering - Prevention of money laundering and terrorist financingLicence Condition 12.1.2 requiring operators based in foreign jurisdictions to comply with the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information of the Payer) Regulations 2017, andParagraphs 1 and 2 of Social Responsibility code provision (SRCP) 3.4.1, requiring licensees to interact with customers 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 interaction. 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 financial penalty of £594,000 under section 121(1) of the Act 2005Give the Licensee a warning under section 117(1)(a) of the Act.Attach additional conditions to the Licensee’s operating licence under section 117(1)(b) of the Act.