Nearly all of the measures will go out for further consultation by the Gambling Commission and the DCMS, which will have a year to finalise the finer details in time for planned implementation in summer 2024.Įxperts, campaigners and MPs expressed concerns about further delay to a process that began in late 2020, when the government launched a review as promised in Boris Johnson’s 2019 election manifesto.ĭr Matt Gaskell, a consultant psychologist who runs the NHS Northern Gambling Service, said the consultation meant that “the industry will carry on making huge profits while people are suffering and dying”. She said ministers were “bringing pre-smartphone regulations into the present day with a gambling white paper for the digital age”. The culture secretary, Lucy Frazer, told the House of Commons that the white paper would improve controls on an industry that could, at its worst, “wreck lives”. Some of the measures, such as affordability checks and online slot limits, will be tighter for people aged between 18 and 24, who are at greater risk of addiction. More resources for the Gambling Commission. Measures to slow down online casino games.
Online slot machine stakes capped at between £2 and £15. Tougher affordability checks to prevent huge losses.
