LiSense Debuts as Automated Licence Monitoring for GB Gambling Commission Records

LiSense, an automated licence monitoring platform built for the regulated gambling sector in Great Britain, has officially launched. Developed by former Push Gaming COO Andy Bentley and the legal team behind Harris Hagan, it systematically checks changes in UK Gambling Commission (GC) licensing—aiming to make compliance oversight continuous rather than periodic. The platform has already secured agreements with Bally’s, BOYLE Sports, and Light & Wonder.

LiSense: Automated GC Record-Checking for Regulated Gambling

LiSense positions itself as the first system designed for ongoing licence monitoring within the regulated gambling sector. The UK Gambling Commission oversees over 300,000 active licence records, a volume LiSense manages through automated sift, alert, and audit functions. According to filings with Companies House, Bentley is joined as director by Harris Hagan partners Bahar Alaeddini, David Whyte, and John Hagan.

The origin team has deep industry expertise. Bentley also serves as a consultant at Hawkbridge, a compliance consultancy established by Harris Hagan, where former Gambling Commission Chief Executive Andrew Rhodes is principal consultant. Rhodes has no recorded connection to LiSense but his presence at Hawkbridge underscores the group’s regulatory background.

Key Functionalities of the LiSense Platform

LiSense enables subscribers to monitor licence changes via a dashboard, triggering real-time notifications for any:

• licence suspension
• surrender
• revocation
• variation

Notifications are delivered by email and SMS, outlining required compliance actions. Every change is recorded in a persistent audit trail, enabling licence history storage beyond the Gambling Commission’s standard three-year retention period.

Another core feature is the ability to navigate the Gambling Commission’s public register. This enables users, including operators and suppliers, to monitor:

• their own licence status
• competitors’ licensing events
• deadlines for statutory payments and levies

The LiSense team claims its automation can detect changes that routine manual checks may overlook. According to public statements, organisations can use the service to "verify that every operator or supplier [they are] linked to is properly licensed throughout their business relationship."

Compliance Landscape: Penalties and Recent Enforcement

In the twelve months ending July 2026, over £21m in financial penalties and regulatory settlements were paid to the UK Gambling Commission. The most recent high-profile action was the 1 September 2026 suspension of BresBet and Bet St George licences for suspected social responsibility and anti-money laundering failings.

Andy Bentley highlighted the GC’s evolving expectations:

"The GC's expectation is clear: checking a licence at onboarding is not enough – oversight must be ongoing. We built LiSense to automate both the onboarding check and the continuous monitoring that follows. It's built by a team who have sat on both sides of the regulatory table, and understand that licences are a privilege, not a right." — Andy Bentley, LiSense director

Technology Partners and Scope of Operations

The LiSense platform has been developed by Presidio, the global cybersecurity company based in New York and partnered with Microsoft, Anthropic, Nvidia and AWS. LiSense is currently available to businesses operating in Great Britain, with expansion to further regulated markets in progress.

LiSense’s announcement of agreements with established sector names—Bally’s, BOYLE Sports, and Light & Wonder—signals its ambition to become a standard for compliance in regulated gambling. The team emphasises that audit-quality monitoring and accurate alerting address a tangible gap in licence oversight often missed by manual reviews.

Expansion Prospects and Regulatory Context

LiSense’s roll-out comes at a time of intensified regulatory scrutiny, especially in regulation and responsible gambling enforcement. The Gambling Commission’s recent actions underline the cost and reputational risk of licensing lapses. The LiSense system retains both current and historic licence data well beyond what is mandated by regulators, aiding operators and suppliers in meeting ongoing compliance duties and due diligence in business relationships.

The company has stated its intent to broaden coverage to additional markets as local regimes mature their continuous monitoring requirements. For operators and B2B vendors navigating the ever-evolving requirements for compliance, platforms such as LiSense will likely play a significant role in future news and audit readiness.