You might be wondering why the company decided the close all of their sites since their license was only suspended.<\/p>\n
Well, a license suspension is a pretty big deal, as while suspended, the company can’t make any money. This is obviously very problematic because the business still has huge costs.<\/p>\n
A license suspension can last for months and months while an investigation takes place, and this, added to the fact that Intouch Games were now on very bad terms with the UKGC, left the operator in an impossible position.<\/p>\n
In most cases, having a license suspended is the kiss of death for an online casino company, and that was certainly the case for Intouch Games.<\/p>\n
Just days after the suspension announcement, a message appeared on all sites operated by Intouch Games saying:<\/p>\n
We regret to inform you that we have taken the difficult decision to surrender our licence with immediate effect and you will no longer be able to deposit and use our services.<\/p>\n
Please be assured that any outstanding balances on your account will remain protected and available to be withdrawn in accordance with our terms and conditions.<\/p>\n
You can find further details of how to withdraw your funds by logging in to your account. If you have any queries relating to our surrender you can direct these to our customer support team by using the Support section of the website.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The key thing here is the word, ‘surrendered’.\u00a0This means Intouch Games threw in the towel, basically.<\/p>\n
They knew they wouldn’t survive the review, and that even if they did the UKGC would be all over them with more fines, so they chose to close.<\/p>\n
The Skywind Group will probably salvage what they can and repurpose or repackage it, but otherwise, they will take the hit and move on.<\/p>\n
What About the Casino and Bingo Brands?<\/h2>\n <\/p>\n
All the brands owned by an operating company run using the same gambling license, so if Intouch Games lose their license, all of their brands do too.<\/p>\n
This means all of their casino sites had to close, and so did their bingo network.<\/p>\n
So if you were wondering what happened to brands like mFortune, Pocketwin, Dr Slot, Casino 2020, Bonus Boss, Cashmo, Mr Spin, Jammy Monkey, and Slot Factory, now you know.<\/p>\n
It’s a shame, because while the reputation of Intouch Games might have gone up in flames, their product was good, especially their bingo network which was enjoyed by loads of people every week.<\/p>\n
There is always the potential for the brands or the bingo network to be sold on to a different operating company, this is something that has happened in the past, but if that doesn’t happen, those brands will simply cease to exist.<\/p>\n
Not only that, but all of Intouch Games’ unique in-house slots and bingo games will disappear too, which is not a good outcome for players since they were only available via Intouch Games’ brands.<\/p>\n
That said, The Skywind Group could find a way to incorporate them into their offering elsewhere, maybe even start a few brands of their own, but whether or not that will be possible remains to be seen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
For a company with 9 different brands, and an estimated 5 million customers in the UK alone, it was a bit of a shock to hear that Intouch Games had fallen foul of the UKGC and had their license suspended. As a British based company who made all of their own content, from slots and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":7244,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[77,72,76,70,55,74,69,73,71,75,56],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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