Warning

Meckenzie Roy

By James Hartley · Fact-checked by Mark Sullivan, Corporate Investigations Editor

The UK Gambling Commission issued a formal warning to Meckenzie Roy, a Personal Management Licence holder, on 3 April 2024. The action relates to compliance failures during his time as CEO of Blue Star Planet Limited. No financial penalty was issued.

Meckenzie Roy enforcement action
UKGC enforcement action - April 2024

Summary

What This Means for Consumers

This warning was issued to an individual executive, not the company's operating licence. It serves as a formal record of compliance failures at a senior management level but doesn't stop the company from trading.

Full Details

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has taken regulatory action against Meckenzie Roy, issuing a formal Warning on 3 April 2024. At the time, Mr. Roy was the Chief Executive Officer for the operator Blue Star Planet Limited. The warning is a formal notice placed on his personal licence record, indicating a breach of licence conditions.

The Commission found that Meckenzie Roy failed to take reasonable steps to ensure Blue Star Planet Limited followed several key rules. These included breaches of anti-money laundering requirements (licence condition 12.1.1 and 12.1.2) and social responsibility codes for customer interaction (SRCP 3.4.1). The company also failed to correctly display its UKGC licence status on its gambling websites (licence condition 8.1.1). The UKGC noted that Mr. Roy was open and transparent during its investigation.

Key Findings

  • Official warning issued to Personal Management Licence holder Meckenzie Roy.
  • Action taken on 3 April 2024 under section 117(1)(a) of the Gambling Act 2005.
  • Failures concerned anti-money laundering (AML) and social responsibility controls at Blue Star Planet Limited.
  • Breach of rules requiring the operator to display its licensed status to customers.

Timeline

Enforcement action timeline — Source: UKGC Regulatory Actions Register
Action Date 3 April 2024
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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.