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May be worth looking at the CMA ( Consumer Markets Authority) website who issued a press release yesterday. Extract below (my underlining) The CMA has today announced it is investigating whether online gambling firms are treating their customers fairly. This follows concerns raised by the Gambling Commission about potential breaches of consumer law, including misleading promotions and unfair terms, being used by firms to block players’ payouts. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is today issuing Information Notices under consumer protection legislation requiring evidence from companies as a first step to establishing whether enforcement action is required. It is also asking people who use gambling sites and have experienced such issues to provide us with further material. We would like to hear from you if you have experience of these issues. Please contact us at [email protected] and state clearly in the subject line of your email whether the information relates to sign-up promotions, altered odds or cancelled bets, or terms that restrict the ability to claim. All this may have come too late to help us. l.

There was a headline article in The Times today by Andrew Ellson. " Crackdown on rip-off gambling compannies" £3.5bn lost as bookmakers cancel winning bets . I thought that he just might be interested in our experiences with SLC and have sent him an email outlining the background to our problem to maybe he can give it some publicity. We dont seem to have had much luck so far. Presumably we all must be creditors of the "failing" companies but doubtless they won't have any monies for any payout. Seems that we may only hope to save others in the future.

This has just popped into my inbox from Companies house. Looks like they are going into liquidation!!!SMART TV BROADCASTING LIMITED Notices published in the Gazette 17 Oct 2016SMART TV BROADCASTING LIMITED (Company Number 05849825) Registered office: 233 High Holborn, 3rd Floor, London WC1V 7DN Principal trading address: 233 High Holborn, 3rd Floor, London WC1V 7DN Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section 98 OF THE INSOLVENCY ACT 1986,that a meeting of the creditors of the above named Company will be held at Menzies LLP, Lynton House, 7-12 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9LT on 21 October 2016 at 11.30 am for the purposes mentioned in Sections 99, 100 and 101 of the said Act. The Resolutions to be taken at the meeting may include a Resolution specifying the terms on which the Joint Liquidators are to be remunerated. The meeting may also receive information about, or be called upon to approve, the costs of preparing the Statement of Affairs and convening the meeting. Simon Underwood and Mark Newton of Menzies LLP, Lynton House, 7-12 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9LT, are qualified to act as insolvency practitioners in relation to the above and will furnish creditors, free of charge, with such information concerning the Company’s affairs as is reasonably required. For further details contact: Mark Newton (IP No 9732), E-mail: [email protected], Tel: 020 7465 1956. Ibrahim Hlil Goncu, Director 12 October 2016 SPRINGING KIDS INTO LIFE (SKIL) CIC Trading Name: SKiL CIC (Company Number 08428772) Registered office: 176B High Street, Lewes, BN7 1YE Principal trading address: 176B High Street, Lewes, BN7 1YE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section 98 OF THE INSOLVENCY ACT 1986 ("THE ACT") a meeting of the creditors of the above-named Company will be held at Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP, 2/3 Pavilion Buildings, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1EE on 14 November 2016 at 10.15 am. The purpose of the meeting, pursuant to Sections 99 to 101 of the Act is to consider the statement of affairs of the Company to be laid before the meeting, to appoint a liquidator and, if the creditors think fit, to appoint a liquidation committee. In order to be entitled to vote at the meeting, creditors must lodge their proxies, together with a statement of their claim at the offices of Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP, 2/3 Pavilion Buildings, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1EE, not later 12.00 noon on 13 November 2016. Please note that the joint liquidators and their staff will not accept receipt of completed proxy forms by email. Submission of proxy forms by email will lead to the proxy being held invalid and the vote not cast. A list of names and addresses of the above Company’s Creditors may be inspected free of charge at Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP at the above address between the hours of 10.00 am and 4.00 pm on the two business days preceding the date of the Meeting stated above. Any person who requires further information may contact the Marc Norman of Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP by email at [email protected] or by telephone on 01273 322960. J Gardiner, Director 10 October 2016 KINGCOL