White Papers
Author(s): UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media, & Sport
Year Published: 2023
Date Added: April 29, 2023
Resource Type: White paper
This report by the UK government outlines areas of gambling regulation to be updated. The report follows a call for evidence that the government held to modernize legislation in the 2005 Gambling Act. Areas of focus in the report are:
Major changes to regulation include affordability checks at moderate and high spending levels, stake limits of between £2 and £15 per spin on online slot games, and a a statutory levy paid by operators to fund research, education and treatment of gambling harms (see page 12 for a table summary of key proposals and next steps).