for failing to protect consumers and weak anti money laundering controls. the company, a subsidiary of the gibraltar based 888 holdings, was found by the uk s gambling commission to have allowed customers to bet big sums of money without proper checks. it says it s seriously considered suspending william hill s licence. let s get more now from dr carolyn downs, who s a gambling industry specialist at lancaster university. thanks forjoining us. can you explain a bit more about the troubles of william hill and why they were found guilty? this troubles of william hill and why they were found guilty?- troubles of william hill and why they were found guilty? this is the latest in a long they were found guilty? this is the latest in a long line they were found guilty? this is the latest in a long line of they were found guilty? this is the latest in a long line of quite - they were found guilty? this is the latest in a long line of quite large l latest in a long line of quite
management in place to fix things but the problem is, they were not conducting proper affordability checks, so they were allowing gamblers to gamble well beyond their means and they are not checking the source of large deposits, that is what they did not do, which means we don t know if the money that was being dangled was the proceeds of crime or not, and they were not actually conducting full checks on whether people were vulnerable to developing problem gambling, these things are required by the regulations in the uk. this is why the gambling commission has come down on them like the proverbial tonne of bricks. the down on them like the proverbial tonne of bricks. tonne of bricks. the industry is facina tonne of bricks. the industry is facing quite tonne of bricks. the industry is facing quite a tonne of bricks. the industry is facing quite a few tonne of bricks. the industry is facing quite a few concerns - facing quite a few concerns internationally like advertising, so how