Interactive
COMPLIANCE SMP EGAMING
Jenny Hedges, Head of Regulatory Compliance, SMP Partners
Jenny is Manager of Regulatory Compliance and is MLRO & DMLRO on a number of Isle of Man licensed gaming companies. Jenny has a detailed understanding of the regulations, AML, fraud and risk parameters for eGaming businesses across multiple jurisdictions. Jenny joined SMP Partners in 2008 and has also provided compliance administration, monitoring and frameworks for other areas of the business. Jenny also became a member of the International Compliance Association in 2014 having completed the International Diploma in Anti-Money Laundering.
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Luke Fisher, Portfolio Manager, SMP
Luke joined SMP in 2013 and is a portfolio manager to a number of internationally licensed gaming operators worldwide. Luke’s primary role within the portfolio team is to provide regulatory compliance advice in respect of UK, Isle of Man, and Irish gambling legislation. During his time at SMP, Luke has also assisted in various licence applications for tier one bookmakers within the UK as well as providing project management to a number of different key projects at SMP. Luke’s current role now includes managing SMP’s gaming operations and live operators who are based in various jurisdictions.
In seeking to understanding the current licensing and compliance landscape as operators are under unprecedented scrutiny, G3 speaks to the experts at SMP eGaming’s about the help that’s available
What services do you offer eGaming companies to meet compliance and regulatory obligations?
SMP eGaming provides a number of services to eGaming companies. We offer clients a multi- jurisdictional licensing consultancy service, assist companies with license applications, and help develop a framework to support an organisation in meeting its compliance and regulatory obligations. With an unbiased and objective approach, we work with client’s day to day to ensure they undertake their responsibilities and remain in good health with
An established operator may have not kept pace with the changes in regulation and not realise that their processes and procedures may have become disconnected, which could mean that they are not in line with their licence conditions. In such a situation, we would step in, perform a gap analysis, and ensure they are up to date with the relevant regulations.
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their license conditions. Essentially, we work as an extension of their compliance department. We can provide assurances they are following the rules and regulations that licenses hold clients to and that their procedures and policies all match up accordingly. We also have our Compliance 365 programme – an invaluable subscription-based model which provides rolling health checks to operators on the various areas of regulations throughout the year, access to our training academy, and ad hoc advice.
What type of compliance advice and support do you typically provide to established operators?
An established operator may have not kept pace with the changes in regulation and not realise that their processes and procedures may have become disconnected within the business, which could mean that they are not in line with their licence conditions. In such a situation, we would step in, perform a gap analysis, and ensure they are up to date with the relevant
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