Game Nation Names Narinder Dhanjal Compliance Manager for Its 43 Adult Gaming Centres
TL;DR — UK high street gaming operator Game Nation has appointed former Paddy Power and William Hill executive Narinder “Nindi” Dhanjal to the role of Compliance Manager. The position covers regulatory compliance, safer gambling, licensing and complaint handling across the company’s estate of 43 Adult Gaming Centres. Dhanjal joins Game Nation with 40 years of experience in the betting industry.
SCCG Take — The appointment underscores the priority operators assign to proven compliance leadership to sustain standards in a tightly regulated UK market.
UK high street gaming operator Game Nation has appointed former Paddy Power and William Hill executive Narinder “Nindi” Dhanjal as Compliance Manager. The position covers regulatory compliance, safer gambling, licensing and complaint handling across the company’s estate of 43 Adult Gaming Centres.
Dhanjal joins with 40 years of experience in the betting industry. He began his career at William Hill before moving to Paddy Power, where he spent more than a decade and rose to Head of Retail Compliance and Safer Gambling for the UK and Ireland.
Dhanjal’s Track Record
As a Personal Management Licence holder, Dhanjal led the retail business through a Gambling Commission assessment that resulted in no enforcement action. He rolled out a staged affordability trial across a quarter of the UK estate and increased customer interaction rates, while chairing a working group with a lived-experience panel to keep safer gambling policy grounded and authentic.
In 2023, Dhanjal returned to William Hill as Head of Licensing and Development. In that role, he led the national site acquisition and licensing agenda across the UK and Jersey, established a strategic pipeline of 125 potential new sites and introduced a licence audit process for field teams.
Perspectives on the Appointment
“What really attracted me to Game Nation was the people. From senior leadership to venue teams, everyone I met was welcoming, passionate, and invested in the business. People make businesses, and I’m genuinely excited about working with the team to help deliver the very best version of what is already a quite outstanding high street gaming brand,” said Dhanjal.
Game Nation CEO Mark Jepp said successful consumer-facing businesses must have the very best talent working at every level of the organisation. “In what is a highly regulated sector, having the highest standards of compliance and social responsibility undertakings are simply non-negotiable.”
Jepp added: “Nindi has built a highly successful career working for some of the best-known operators in the betting space : I am delighted that he has opted to bring that calibre of experience, expertise and insight to Game Nation.”
The appointment was reported by Yogonet International.
Reporting: Yogonet International
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UK high street gaming is investing in blue-chip compliance talent to navigate tighter regulation and sustain licence-to-operate credibility.
We're watching compliance leadership become a strategic asset, not a cost centre, in regulated retail gaming. Operators like Game Nation know one misstep costs licences and revenue. Hiring proven heads who've navigated Gambling Commission scrutiny at Paddy Power and William Hill signals this isn't box-ticking — it's survival planning in a zero-tolerance regulatory climate.
- Dhanjal brings four decades, most recently Head of Licensing at William Hill with 125-site pipeline
- Role spans regulatory compliance, safer gambling, licensing, complaints across 43 AGC locations
- Appointment reflects non-negotiable compliance standards in tightly regulated UK high street gaming
SCCG angle: SCCG connects land-based operators to the compliance infrastructure, audit frameworks and regulatory intelligence they need before expansion or enforcement pressure hits. We've built relationships with licensing advisors, safer gambling specialists and audit firms across every jurisdiction we serve — the exact network operators tap when compliance becomes strategic, not reactive.
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