Gambling Operators in the UK Now Have to Set a Deposit Limit

Posted by author February 5, 2025 Gambling

The Gambling Commission, the UK’s regulatory body, will mandate a new deposit limit and new protection rules for players in the country.

The new regulations will take effect on October 31, 2025. They mandate brands to “make it easy” for gamblers to review and alter their deposit limit after the first deposit. This expansion of practices has already begun being rolled out in the UK.

As per the new regulations, operators will be required to remind their customers to review their accounts, transactions, and deposits every six months. The Gambling Commission states that this will “Help consumers consider whether they want to change existing or set new deposit limits.”

In addition to the new mandates around deposit limits, the UK Gambling Commission will launch a consultation to determine the transparency and consistency of how consumers and their financials could be affected by these changes. This is said to help to ease any potential “confusion” the new plans could impose.

The further change to the UK Gambling Commission‘s License Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP) will see operators set out new terms and conditions stating if consumers’ money is protected in the event that operators go bust and which level of protection can be expected.

The information must be available before a prospective player makes a first deposit, with clear markings for the level of protection offered; this must be described as “not protected – no segregation”, “not protected – segregation of customer funds”, “medium protection”, or “high protection” appropriately.

Gambling operators who do not protect players’ money must clearly state this and remind their consumers every six months. Tim Miller, executive director for research and policy of the UK Gambling Commission, said, “These changes illustrate our commitment to ensuring gambling is fair and open by improving consumer empowerment and choice.”

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