The previous largest fine was £17m imposed last August on Entain, the gambling firm behind Ladbrokes and Coral.
William Hill and its sister brand Mr Green will pay a total of £19.2m, which is the largest penalty in the commission’s history but equates to less than four days of revenue for their parent company, 888, which won £1.8bn from punters last year. The Guardian understands that the “write round” process, where government departments approve the reforms, will begin this week, with a white paper due to be published in April. The failures also continued after the government launched a landmark review of gambling laws that has led the industry to promise to improve safety standards.
