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Operator record

Western Social Club: UKGC licence & enforcement record

Holds 1 active British operating licence, the earliest running since 2009. 1 regulatory action published since September 2023, totalling £420.

Safety record

79/100

Safety Record

Enforcement burden
34.5 of 55
Licence tenure
20 of 20
Licence standing
25 of 25

Scored on the register alone. Safer gambling tool coverage and RTP disclosure are only counted for operators we have tested directly, and this one has not been tested yet, so those weights are excluded rather than guessed. How the score works

The enforcement component carries the most weight and it is what moves this figure: £420 in penalties across 1 decision published since September 2023, weighted towards the most recent. A British licence held for 18 years takes licence tenure to full marks. No licence has been revoked, so licence standing is unaffected.

What the Gambling Commission has published about Western Social Club

Each entry below is a published decision, reproduced from the Commission's register of regulatory actions as read on 11 August 2026. Wording is the Commission's, not ours.

This is not the company's full enforcement history. The Commission withdraws a decision from the register three years after it is published, so what appears here — and every total on this page — covers decisions from September 2023 onwards. Penalties issued before then, including some of the largest in the Commission's history, are no longer on the register and are not counted. How this window affects the score.

10 June 2026

Sanction: £420

Financial penalty

  • LC 15.3.1Reporting information to the regulator

Following an investigation outside of a licence review, the Gambling Commission (“the Commission”) found that Western Social Club (“the Licensee”) breached: Licence condition 15.3.1 - General and regulatory returns In line with the Commission’s Licensing, Compliance and Enforcement policy statement and the Statement of principles for determining financial penalties, the Commission has decided to impose a financial penalty of £420 under section 121(1) of the Act. Commission Officials note the remedial action taken by the Licensee to ensure future regulatory returns are submitted within the required timeframe.

Source: Gambling Commission register of regulatory actions, account 5265, read 11 August 2026. Request a correction

Brands run by Western Social Club

Trading names registered against this licence holder.

  • the western social club

Licences on record

The permissions held by Western Social Club cover one regulated activity: Bingo. All of its licences are remote or ancillary remote, so its permissions are for online play rather than premises.

LicenceActivityTypeStatusStarted
005265-N-103335-011 Bingo Non-Remote Active 1 January 2009

This company holds a British licence but not an active remote casino licence, so it does not run an online casino here under its own permission.

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Common questions about Western Social Club

Is Western Social Club licensed in the UK?

Yes. The Gambling Commission lists 1 active operating licence against Western Social Club, account number 5265, the earliest running since 1 January 2009. It does not currently hold an active remote casino licence.

Has Western Social Club been fined by the Gambling Commission?

1 regulatory action is currently published against it, decided since September 2023 and totalling £420. The most recent was decided on 10 June 2026 and recorded as a sanction of £420. Sanctions and settlements stay on the Commission's register for three years from publication, so that figure is what the register carries today and not the company's entire enforcement history — older penalties, including some very large ones, have been withdrawn from the register and are not counted here. The Commission's own wording for each decision is reproduced above.

Who do I complain to about Western Social Club?

Start with the operator in writing. If it is unresolved after eight weeks, or you disagree with its final response, the complaint goes to the alternative dispute resolution provider it is signed up to, free of charge. The Gambling Commission does not settle individual disputes and cannot recover your money, though it does use complaint patterns to drive compliance work.

How is the Safety Record score for Western Social Club calculated?

From three inputs in the public register, weighted 55 for enforcement burden, 25 for licence standing and 20 for licence tenure, normalised to a mark out of 100. Western Social Club scores 79. Safer gambling tool coverage and RTP disclosure are only counted where we have tested a site directly; this operator has not been tested, so those weights are excluded rather than guessed at. No commercial arrangement can change the figure.