Settlement Agreements and Warning Notices over 5 year period

Summary

The request sought statistics on settlement agreements and warning notices issued by the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission between 2020 and 2025, including role breakdowns and publication policies. The authority disclosed that its settlement policy only began in June 2024, providing data for 2024 and 2025 while clarifying that warning notices are private matters not subject to public registers.

Key Facts

• The Gambling Supervision Commission (GSC) only introduced its settlement policy in June 2024, meaning no such agreements existed prior to that date.
• In 2024, the GSC entered into 2 settlement agreements with entities and 5 with individuals; in 2025, these figures were 2 and 13 respectively.
• Warning notices issued under settlement protocols totaled 5 in 2024 and 11 in 2025.
• The GSC considers warning notices to be private matters between the regulator and the individual, with no requirement for a public register or public statement.
• In 2025, 8 settlement agreements included provisions restricting individuals from performing controlled roles within GSC-licensed operators.

Data Disclosed

• June 2024
• 2024
• 2025
• 2 entities (2024)
• 5 individuals (2024)
• 2 entities (2025)
• 13 individuals (2025)
• 2 directors (2024)
• 4 directors (2025)
• 1 owner/controller (2024)
• 3 multiple roles (2024)
• 8 multiple roles (2025)
• 5 warning notices (2024)
• 11 warning notices (2025)
• 8 restricted role provisions (2025)

Original Request

Between December 2020 to December 2025,

1. How many settlement agreements were entered into by the Gambling Supervision Commission with individuals or entities in each year (this should include agreements of a similar nature under any other name)?

2. In each year, how many agreements related to persons acting as:

3. director

4. ultimate beneficial owner or controller

5. AML/CFT compliance officer

6. MLRO or deputy MLRO

7. multiple roles

8. other reasons

9. How many settlement agreements included a warning notice relating to the person being fit and proper and as an alternative to enforcement proceedings?

10. How many settlement agreement/warning notices included a provision that the person would not seek to perform any controlled role holder roles for a company licensed by the GSC or similar restriction?

11. Please provide a copy of GSC policy regarding publication to the general public or other regulators of settlement agreements and warning notices.

This FOI does not relate to any settlement agreements entered into with GSC employees.