🎲 Triplebet Limited

This remote gambling operator held a UK Gambling Commission operating licence authorising it to offer betting and casino products to customers in Great Britain. Its principal trading name was Matchbook, under which it operated a betting exchange and remote casino. The business was active for several years under this brand before being subject to regulatory enforcement action.

The company was granted its UK operating licence on 28 August 2012. It specialised in remote gambling, in particular exchange betting on sports and other events, alongside online casino games. Public regulatory documents do not set out detailed information on its ownership structure, parent company or key executives. No public record from the UK regulator indicates major changes of control or corporate restructuring during the period covered by available enforcement notices.

Licensing and Operations

The business held a UK Gambling Commission operating licence for remote gambling. According to the Commission’s public register and enforcement documents, this licence covered activities including:

• Operating a remote betting exchange, allowing customers to place bets against one another on sporting and other events.
• Providing remote casino products, such as online casino games.

The operating licence was first issued on 28 August 2012. For a number of years the operator provided services to British customers under the Matchbook brand in reliance on this licence.

On 17 February 2020, following a review under section 116 of the Gambling Act 2005, the Gambling Commission suspended the operating licence. During the suspension period, the operator was not permitted to offer gambling services requiring a Commission licence to customers in Great Britain, although it was required to settle outstanding bets and honour customer balances in accordance with regulatory requirements.

Subsequent regulatory material indicates that the licence did not return to normal active status following the suspension. Later Commission documentation describes the licence as revoked after the operator failed to meet the conditions for reinstatement. The public register entry now records the account as active for historical and regulatory reference purposes, but the operating licence itself is not in ordinary use for providing consumer gambling services.

Regulatory History

The Gambling Commission conducted a licence review under section 116 of the Gambling Act 2005 into the operator trading as Matchbook, culminating in a published regulatory decision in 2020.

In its decision, the Commission identified failings in anti-money laundering and social responsibility controls. These included:

• Anti-money laundering policies and procedures that had not been updated for a prolonged period.
• Inadequate monitoring and due diligence in relation to business relationships, including gambling syndicates.
• Insufficient customer interaction with individuals displaying indicators of potential gambling-related harm, including cases where customers were able to gamble large sums without effective intervention and instances involving repeated self-exclusion and re-opening of accounts.

As a result of the review, the Commission:

• Imposed a financial penalty of £739,099 (commonly reported as approximately £740,000).
• Added specific conditions to the operating licence requiring improvements to policies, procedures and controls.
• Suspended the operating licence with effect from 17 February 2020.

Regulatory documents record that the operator engaged an external compliance specialist in 2019 and established a compliance committee as part of remedial measures. The Commission’s subsequent notices state that the operating licence was later revoked after the operator did not satisfy the requirements for lifting the suspension.