The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has quietly lifted its national ban on Spribe OÜ, but the gaming studio’s massively popular crash game Aviator remains grounded.
On Monday, the UKGC tacked on a two-line update to its initial October penalty notice to say the ban was lifted and Spribe was “now permitted to provide gambling facilities in reliance on its gambling software licence.”
The UKGC had banned Spribe for “serious non-compliance with the hosting requirements of our licensing framework.”
Spribe acknowledged the breach, said it was a technical mix-up, and assured the UKGC it was “working diligently to resolve the issue as swiftly as possible.”
operated under a remote UK license since 2020
In its October defense, Spribe stated it had operated under a remote UK license since 2020 and had been compliant with all UKGC rules “including annual audits, regulatory returns […] throughout all these years.”
Despite the Commission now lifting the suspension, trade media reports that Spribe’s flagship real money slots game Aviator is still not live on UK-licensed sites.
Sources suggest this could be linked to the UK’s Remote Gaming Duty increase to 40% coming into effect on April 1, and lingering questions about trademark issues after a surprise 2025 ruling that saw Flutter and Spribe pay a €330m ($380m) penalty to Georgian business Aviator LLC.
