Investigation finds that people who had self-excluded could still place bets onlineTougher ID checks will be brought in to make sure self-excluded gamblers cannot cheat the system to place bets, according to the Gambling Commission. A Gambling Commission spokesperson said they were already aware of the issues raised in the investigation. But the investigation found that the system did not work very well and could easily be exploited. “Hopefully, the system improves in light of this and it does need to be multilayered, with lots of self-exclusion forms working together,” he said. The commission said it was also concerned that GamStop did not synchronise its list of registered users with companies’ promotional mailing lists.

Source: The Guardian January 13, 2019 15:11 UTC