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* Fontello Icons
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font-family: 'eg-font';
src: url('../fonts/egfont.eot?85610117');
src: url('../fonts/egfont.eot?85610117#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'),
url('../fonts/egfont.woff?85610117') format('woff'),
url('../fonts/egfont.ttf?85610117') format('truetype'),
url('../fonts/egfont.svg?85610117#egfont') format('svg');
font-weight: normal;
font-style: normal;
}
.eg-icon-soundcloud:before { content: '\e8ca'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-music:before { content: '\e858'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-color-adjust:before { content: '\e862'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-mail:before { content: '\e868'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-mail-alt:before { content: '\e869'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-heart:before { content: '\e86a'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-heart-empty:before { content: '\e86b'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-star:before { content: '\e86c'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-star-empty:before { content: '\e86d'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-user:before { content: '\e879'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-male:before { content: '\e87a'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-female:before { content: '\e87b'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-video:before { content: '\e805'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-videocam:before { content: '\e859'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-picture-1:before { content: '\e803'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-camera:before { content: '\e85a'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-camera-alt:before { content: '\e85b'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-th-large:before { content: '\e83c'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-th:before { content: '\e83d'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-ok:before { content: '\e80d'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-ok-circled2:before { content: '\e877'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-ok-squared:before { content: '\e878'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-cancel:before { content: '\e80a'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-plus:before { content: '\e86e'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-plus-circled:before { content: '\e876'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-plus-squared:before { content: '\e875'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-minus:before { content: '\e86f'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-minus-circled:before { content: '\e870'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-minus-squared:before { content: '\e871'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-minus-squared-alt:before { content: '\e872'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-info-circled:before { content: '\e80f'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-info:before { content: '\e844'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-home:before { content: '\e843'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-link:before { content: '\e80e'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-unlink:before { content: '\e83f'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-link-ext:before { content: '\e840'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-lock:before { content: '\e856'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-lock-open:before { content: '\e857'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-eye:before { content: '\e841'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-eye-off:before { content: '\e842'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-tag:before { content: '\e85c'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-thumbs-up:before { content: '\e887'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-thumbs-up-alt:before { content: '\e888'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-download:before { content: '\e88a'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-upload:before { content: '\e889'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-reply:before { content: '\e8a6'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-forward:before { content: '\e874'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-export-1:before { content: '\e873'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-print:before { content: '\e886'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-gamepad:before { content: '\e837'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-trash:before { content: '\e801'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-doc-text:before { content: '\e885'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-doc-inv:before { content: '\e884'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-folder-1:before { content: '\e83e'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-folder-open:before { content: '\e883'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-folder-open-empty:before { content: '\e882'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-rss:before { content: '\e880'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-rss-squared:before { content: '\e881'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-phone:before { content: '\e87f'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-menu:before { content: '\e830'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-cog-alt:before { content: '\e847'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-wrench:before { content: '\e848'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-basket-1:before { content: '\e87c'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-calendar:before { content: '\e87d'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-calendar-empty:before { content: '\e87e'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-lightbulb:before { content: '\e88b'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-resize-full-alt:before { content: '\e845'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-move:before { content: '\e846'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-down-dir:before { content: '\e838'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-up-dir:before { content: '\e839'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-left-dir:before { content: '\e817'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-right-dir:before { content: '\e818'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-down-open:before { content: '\e83b'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-left-open:before { content: '\e819'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-right-open:before { content: '\e81a'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-angle-left:before { content: '\e820'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-angle-right:before { content: '\e81d'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-angle-double-left:before { content: '\e892'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-angle-double-right:before { content: '\e893'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-left-big:before { content: '\e81f'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-right-big:before { content: '\e81e'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-up-hand:before { content: '\e835'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-ccw-1:before { content: '\e891'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-shuffle-1:before { content: '\e849'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-play:before { content: '\e88c'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-play-circled:before { content: '\e88e'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-stop:before { content: '\e88f'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-pause:before { content: '\e88d'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-fast-fw:before { content: '\e890'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-desktop:before { content: '\e85d'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-laptop:before { content: '\e85e'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-tablet:before { content: '\e85f'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-mobile:before { content: '\e860'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-flight:before { content: '\e894'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-font:before { content: '\e851'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-bold:before { content: '\e852'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-italic:before { content: '\e855'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-text-height:before { content: '\e84f'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-text-width:before { content: '\e850'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-align-left:before { content: '\e84c'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-align-center:before { content: '\e84d'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-align-right:before { content: '\e84e'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-search:before { content: '\e802'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-indent-left:before { content: '\e866'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-indent-right:before { content: '\e867'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-ajust:before { content: '\e84a'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-tint:before { content: '\e84b'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-chart-bar:before { content: '\e853'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-magic:before { content: '\e807'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-sort:before { content: '\e895'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-sort-alt-up:before { content: '\e863'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-sort-alt-down:before { content: '\e864'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-sort-name-up:before { content: '\e854'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-sort-name-down:before { content: '\e865'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-coffee:before { content: '\e896'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-food:before { content: '\e897'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-medkit:before { content: '\e898'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-puzzle:before { content: '\e899'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-apple:before { content: '\e89a'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-facebook:before { content: '\e89b'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-gplus:before { content: '\e89c'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-tumblr:before { content: '\e8a0'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-twitter-squared:before { content: '\e8a2'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-twitter:before { content: '\e8a1'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-vimeo-squared:before { content: '\e89d'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-youtube:before { content: '\e89f'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-youtube-squared:before { content: '\e89e'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-picture:before { content: '\e800'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-check:before { content: '\e810'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-back:before { content: '\e8a5'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-thumbs-up-1:before { content: '\e8a9'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-thumbs-down:before { content: '\e8aa'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-download-1:before { content: '\e8ab'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-upload-1:before { content: '\e8ac'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-reply-1:before { content: '\e8a8'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-forward-1:before { content: '\e8a7'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-export:before { content: '\e80b'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-folder:before { content: '\e813'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-rss-1:before { content: '\e8c8'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-cog:before { content: '\e832'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-tools:before { content: '\e815'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-basket:before { content: '\e812'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-login:before { content: '\e833'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-logout:before { content: '\e834'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-resize-full:before { content: '\e816'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-popup:before { content: '\e828'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-arrow-combo:before { content: '\e827'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-left-open-1:before { content: '\e82a'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-right-open-1:before { content: '\e82b'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-left-open-mini:before { content: '\e822'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-right-open-mini:before { content: '\e823'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-left-open-big:before { content: '\e824'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-right-open-big:before { content: '\e825'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-left:before { content: '\e836'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-right:before { content: '\e826'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-ccw:before { content: '\e808'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-cw:before { content: '\e8c9'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-arrows-ccw:before { content: '\e806'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-level-down:before { content: '\e8a3'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-level-up:before { content: '\e8a4'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-shuffle:before { content: '\e814'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-palette:before { content: '\e829'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-list-add:before { content: '\e80c'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-back-in-time:before { content: '\e821'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-monitor:before { content: '\e81b'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-paper-plane:before { content: '\e8ad'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-brush:before { content: '\e8ae'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-droplet:before { content: '\e81c'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-clipboard:before { content: '\e8b0'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-megaphone:before { content: '\e8b1'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-key:before { content: '\e8af'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-github:before { content: '\e8b3'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-github-circled:before { content: '\e8b4'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-flickr:before { content: '\e8b2'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-flickr-circled:before { content: '\e8b5'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-vimeo:before { content: '\e8b6'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-vimeo-circled:before { content: '\e8b7'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-twitter-1:before { content: '\e8b8'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-twitter-circled:before { content: '\e8b9'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-facebook-1:before { content: '\e8ba'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-facebook-circled:before { content: '\e8bb'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-facebook-squared:before { content: '\e8bc'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-gplus-1:before { content: '\e8bd'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-gplus-circled:before { content: '\e8be'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-pinterest:before { content: '\e8bf'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-pinterest-circled:before { content: '\e8c0'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-tumblr-1:before { content: '\e8c1'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-tumblr-circled:before { content: '\e8c2'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-linkedin:before { content: '\e8c3'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-linkedin-circled:before { content: '\e8c4'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-dribbble:before { content: '\e8c5'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-dribbble-circled:before { content: '\e8c6'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-picasa:before { content: '\e8c7'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-ok-1:before { content: '\e811'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-doc:before { content: '\e809'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-left-open-outline:before { content: '\e82e'; } /* '' */
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.eg-icon-right-open-2:before { content: '\e82d'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-equalizer:before { content: '\e83a'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-layers-alt:before { content: '\e804'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-pencil-1:before { content: '\e831'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-align-justify:before { content: '\e861'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-wistia:before { content: '\e89f'; } /* '' */
.eg-icon-wistia-squared:before { content: '\e89e'; } /* '' */

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is the regulatory body responsible for overseeing gambling activities in Great Britain. It ensures that gambling is conducted fairly, openly, and free from crime, while also protecting vulnerable individuals and promoting responsible gambling. One of the key functions of the UKGC is to issue licences to operators, ensuring they meet strict criteria before they can offer gambling services to the public. Verifying a licence on the UKGC Public Register is an essential step for consumers, businesses, and stakeholders to ensure that they are engaging with legitimate and compliant operators. This report outlines the importance of licence verification, the process of accessing the UKGC Public Register, and the implications of licensing for consumers and operators.
Importance of Licence Verification
Verifying the legitimacy of a gambling operator is crucial for several reasons:
Accessing the UKGC Public Register
The UKGC Public Register is an online database that provides information about all licensed gambling operators in Great Britain. Accessing the register is straightforward and can be done through the UKGC’s official website. The following steps outline the process of verifying a licence:
Implications of Licensing for Consumers
The licensing process implemented by the UKGC has significant implications for consumers:
Implications of Licensing for Operators
For gambling operators, obtaining a licence from the UKGC is a significant achievement that comes with both responsibilities and benefits:
Conclusion
Verifying a licence on the UKGC Public Register is a critical step for consumers looking to engage in gambling activities in Great Britain. It ensures that they are dealing with legitimate operators who adhere to strict regulations designed to protect players. The accessibility of the Public Register empowers consumers to make informed decisions, promoting a safer gambling environment. For operators, obtaining and maintaining a UKGC licence is essential for legal operation and market success, albeit with the responsibility of ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Overall, the UKGC plays a vital role in fostering a fair and responsible gambling landscape in the UK.
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