High street gambling centre fined £150,000 for licence breach
Evening Standard
A Leicester gambling centre was fined £150,000 for failing to provide customers with a mandatory self-exclusion option.Summary
The UK Gambling Commission fined Hollard Park Leisure, an Adult Gambling Centre operator based in Leicester, £150,000 for breaching its licence. The violation was for failing to offer customers a mandatory self-exclusion scheme, a critical service designed to protect individuals suffering from gambling harm. The fine was imposed prior to the centre's licence suspension in October 2025. The Commission's Director of Enforcement and Intelligence, John Pierce, emphasised that such schemes are fundamental licence conditions, not optional, and that operators failing to comply can expect regulatory action.
(Source：Evening Standard)