The Gambling Commission has imposed a warning to Spribe for failing to adequately uphold the requirements for its licence.
Last October, the Gambling Commission suspended Spribe's UK licence after multiple warnings regarding its operations.
According to the Commission, Spribe was operating under a Gambling Software licence, but the company was told that it needed a hosting licence.
This was due to how its Aviator game was hosted on Spribe’s own servers and accessible from multiple operators at a time, rather than being hosted by the operators themselves.
As a result of this, the Commission has sanctioned Spribe, explaining that the company failed to prevent “gambling from being a source of crime or disorder, being associated with crime or disorder or being used to support crime.”
As such, “this gave rise to concerns in respect of the Licensee’s suitability to conduct licensed activities, specifically the competence of the Licensee.”
However, the Commission did note that Spribe did co-operate with the regulator throughout the investigation and took corrective steps to fix the issue.
In response to the initial suspension, Spribe wrote on LinkedIn: “We acknowledge the UKGC's announcement and are taking this matter extremely seriously. We are working diligently to resolve the issue as swiftly as possible.
“Spribe has held a remote operating licence in the UK market since late 2020 and has complied with all its terms, including annual audits, regulatory returns, and transparent communication with the UKGC regarding any questions or concerns throughout all these years.
“It only came to our attention last week from the UKGC that, due to our technical setup, we need to add a hosting licence to our existing one.”
Spribe’s Game Host licence is currently pending, according to its page on the UK Gambling Commission website
