John Hughes Bookmakers Limited enforcement action
UKGC enforcement action - June 2025

Summary

Financial Penalty

£500

What This Means for Consumers

This action relates to an administrative failure and doesn't concern player funds or game fairness. John Hughes Bookmakers Limited continues to hold an active UKGC licence.

Full Details

The Gambling Commission (UKGC) has taken regulatory action against John Hughes Bookmakers Limited, imposing a Financial Penalty of £500. The decision was made on 20 June 2025 following a UKGC investigation.

The investigation found that the operator failed to submit its required regulatory returns. This is a breach of its operating agreement with the regulator (Licence Condition 15.3.1). These returns are necessary for the UKGC to monitor an operator's compliance. This is the first enforcement action recorded against the company in our data.

Key Findings

  • A financial penalty of £500 was imposed.
  • The operator breached rules for submitting general and regulatory returns (Licence Condition 15.3.1).
  • The action was decided on 20 June 2025.

Timeline

Enforcement action timeline — Source: UKGC Regulatory Actions Register
Action Date 20 June 2025

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Written by

Regulatory Affairs Editor

LLB (Hons) in Law, University of Bristol. Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Regulation, University of Reading.

James has spent 12 years in gambling compliance and regulatory technology, previously working as Senior Compliance Analyst at a UK-based regulatory consultancy advising licensed operators on LCCP adherence.