Stakelogic fined by UKGC for breaching speed limit in online slots
The UK Gambling Commission has fined Stakelogic £122,800 for breaching technical standards for online slots. The issue was the pace of play: in 16 slots, the next spin could start faster than the minimum permitted 2.5 seconds.
The most uncomfortable detail for the company was the testing method. As it turned out, Stakelogic measured the time between spins with a standard handheld stopwatch. Because that method was imprecise, some games incorrectly passed internal checks even though they did not actually meet UKGC requirements.
The regulator specifically criticized that approach. For a company that develops online slots, a handheld stopwatch looks like far too weak a tool for technical testing, especially when the requirements are directly tied to the pace of play.
After notifying UKGC, Stakelogic suspended the affected games and reviewed its internal control procedures. But the fine still followed: voluntarily reporting the breach did not release the provider from responsibility, especially because the scale of the issue turned out to be broader than the company had identified itself.
The story is a telling one. It was not enough for the regulator that Stakelogic admitted the mistake first. Something else mattered more: a slot supplier’s technical controls must be accurate, reproducible, and clearly more reliable than “eyeballing it” with a stopwatch in hand.
Olivia Grant is an iGaming news reporter at CasinosInCanada who covers casino industry updates, regulations, and market developments.
