Evolution Malta Holding Limited will pay £4.75m after the Great Britain Gambling Commission found its casino games reached six unlicensed websites open to British consumers. The regulator set out the failings in a public statement on 23 July 2026.
Evolution holds a remote gambling software licence and a remote casino game host operating licence. The Commission found that between December 2023 and November 2024, large volumes of GB consumer traffic reached the six unlicensed sites carrying its games, and that the company failed to spot that two operators were supplying those consumers without a licence.
The regulator tied the settlement to anti-money-laundering shortcomings. It said Evolution ran an ineffective risk assessment for money laundering and terrorist financing, did not put effective policies and controls in place to stop unlicensed distribution into Great Britain, and fell short on customer due diligence.
"Operators must ensure their risk assessments are current, regularly tested and reflective of real-world risks," said John Pierce, the Commission's Director of Enforcement.
The message is aimed squarely at B2B suppliers, not just consumer-facing operators. A game host that lets its content surface on unlicensed sites now carries direct regulatory exposure in Great Britain, the same principle the Commission has pushed through its wider work on channelisation and enforcement.
Evolution took immediate action to strengthen its controls, and the Commission said later testing found no further instances of concern. The £4.75m figure is a settlement rather than a contested fine, which typically follows an operator accepting the findings and agreeing remedial steps.