By The Weekly Edge desk ·
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport announced Ruth Evans’s appointment as chair of the Gambling Commission. She is due to begin the role on 30 September 2026 for a five-year term, following Charles Counsell’s period as interim chair.
The chair appointment establishes five-year leadership for the Gambling Commission beginning on 30 September 2026.
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The Commission’s policy, research, statistics and National Lottery regulation functions will be led by a senior DCMS gambling and lotteries leader.
The settlement requires Rank Group’s casino operators to pay £5m and undergo independent scrutiny of their money laundering and safer gambling controls.
The settlement subjects Rank’s casino operators to a £5,012,261 payment and external scrutiny of their AML and social responsibility controls.
Rank’s £5m settlement highlights regulatory consequences of missing source-of-funds checks, responsible gambling interventions and required enhanced customer checks.
Entain’s additional licence conditions require board oversight of improvements and an independent compliance audit within 12 months.
The settlement imposes a financial cost on Rank Group’s casino operations for anti-money laundering and player protection failures.