On Feb. 4, 2025, UK GC made a formatting correction, i.e. update of implementation date for improving consumer choice on direct marketing, from Jan. 17 to May 1, 2025.
A further change to the Commission’s Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP) will also pave the way for implementation of Government’s upcoming statutory levy.
From Oct. 31, 2025, all gambling businesses must prompt their customers to set a financial limit before they make their first deposit and make it easy to review this limit.
Also, operators whose customer funds are not protected in case of insolvency must actively remind consumers once every six months that their funds are not protected.
Currently, LCCP requires operators to make annual financial contributions to a list of research, prevention and treatment organisations which will be removed in the future.
In Feb. 2025, UK GC issued update on financial risk assessments pilot, see #243289.
On May 1, UK GC published detail of LCCP/RTS consultation outcomes.
UK GC published details of responses and conclusions from summer 2023 consultation on proposed changes to LCCP and RTS, for safer, fairer gambling outcomes.
Follows UK GC Jul. 2023 issued plans to make gambling safer and fairer, see #180490.
Consultation Outcomes
Proceeding with new LCCP requirement but not for land-based gambling/lottery sector.
Has also removed the need to stop marketing to those customers who have not set marketing preferences - the new requirements will come into force on Jan. 17, 2025.
Age verification test/think 21 to think 25 to go ahead as consulted from Aug. 30, 2024.
Remote game design proposals will largely go forward, with certain aspects amended.
Has removed bingo, virtual betting, and peer-to-peer poker: in force on Jan. 17, 2025.
Security audit update will proceed as per consultation, with one new control on information security for use of cloud services; tests to be completed by Oct. 31, 2024.
On financial vulnerability check and financial risk assessment, will not mandate a cap.
Light-touch check in force Aug. 30, 2024, ahead of lower threshold on Feb. 28, 2025.
Will run a pilot with the largest operators to test issues regarding new financial risk assessments, before deciding how these could take place: starts at end of Aug. 2024.
Extend and clarify personal management licences requirement, in force Nov. 29, 2024.
UK GC will not implement consultation proposals on changes to regulatory panels.
Implementation Timeline
Five main key initial implementation dates, for a phased approach, starting from: Aug. 30, 2024; Oct. 31, 2024; end of Nov. 29, 2024; Jan. 17, 2025; Feb. 28, 2025.
Further consultations in this financial year to cover gaming machine tech standards.
In May 2024, UK GC Rhodes spoke at the Westminster Media Forum, see #211749.
Feb. 2025 Further Changes
On Feb. 4, 2025, UK GC made a formatting correction, i.e. update of implementation date for improving consumer choice on direct marketing, from Jan. 17 to May 1, 2025.
A further change to the Commission’s Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP) will also pave the way for implementation of Government’s upcoming statutory levy.
From Oct. 31, 2025, all gambling businesses must prompt their customers to set a financial limit before they make their first deposit and make it easy to review this limit.
Also, operators whose customer funds are not protected in case of insolvency must actively remind consumers once every six months that their funds are not protected.
Currently, LCCP requires operators to make annual financial contributions to a list of research, prevention and treatment organisations which will be removed in the future.
In Feb. 2025, UK GC issued update on financial risk assessments pilot, see #243289.
