The game providers provide different RTP versions and PlayNGo appear to provide games with extremely low RTP's for those customers who request them. Unlike some providers such as BTG the RTP is often not up front and the plaayers may believe the game they are playing is on similar maths models to thoise of regulated casinos. Some unregulated casinos also have some US style games where issues over payouts have been questioned before.
The very nature of the UKGC's cack handed approach is to drive players away and possibly to unregulated environments and this strategy just outlines the almost total failure in balance industy needs and compliance where vulnerable customers are forced towards a totally unsafe environment . All of the nonsense they spout about lack of resources is quite frightening. With technology today it would be a relatively straightforward issue to create a database with player profiles and only players in this database would be permitted to play on UK regulated casinos. The ISP's could be forced to close out non regulated content through payment blocking and player warnings. Any online casino taking funds in the UK without a licence could be screened out relatively easily although i do concede the crypto currencies are an issue.
This is an issue akin to the legalisation of cannabis in California where the legalisation, taxation and regularisation of supply has resulted in users being able to source their vice from a trusted source should they wish to do so. People do not mind regulation if the overall solution is balanced on both sides. The UKGC is monumentally failing to do this. The increased regulation has added major expenses to casino operators yet it is only the mid tier operators who really suffer as the behemoths can absorb the costs quite easily and the really poor operators like Genesis and Casumo just do the minimum to appear compliant. The fines to me represent a failure in regulation at the source and the multi million pound penatlies are merely a fraction of the monies earned by ethically bereft operators under the UKGC's watch.
As i have always maintained it is the job of the UKGC to regulate gamblers as very few operators will ever pursue the same agenda. If the online logins at each and every casino were determined by a gamblers ID the whole compliance and auditing process could be carried out remotely with meaningful and complete information across all licensed casinos.
Such tools as deposit limits, wagering levels or player losses could be highlighted promptly and remedial action taken to in effect force a player to stop gambling and enter enforced cooling off periods. The boundaries could be dictated as part of the set up on the player database. Pilo you are the technical person here. I just cannot see how this could not be achieved if the UKGC had the will do this. The casino operators too would embrace this as it would result in less risk for them as the compliance work would be partially handled by others. The project could be funded by levies on the casino operators based upon turnover.