British gambling operators granted more time to prepare for new deposit limit requirements
Licensees have been given another three months to make technical changes.
UK.- The Gambling Commission has announced that licensed gambling operators in Britain will have more time to make the technical changes necessary to impose new deposit limit requirements. The regulator has extended the implementation period of the second phase of the new requirements to the end of September 2026.
The first phase of requirements for tools to help consumers manage their gambling were introduced in the Remote Technical Standards (RTS) introduced in October 2025. The second phase, requiring operators to offer gross deposit limits to customers, was due to come into effect on June 30, but that date has now been pushed back by three months.
From September 30, operators must offer gross deposit limits to customers, and in some cases re-introduce gross deposit limits to the options available to customers with “at least equal prominence as other types of financial limit”. These gross limits must be referred to as “deposit limits”, and will be the only type of limit permitted to use that name.
The regulator said that to ensure consistency across the industry, from September 30 only gross deposit limits must be offered over fixed time frames. Rolling and fixed time frames can be used for other limit types.
It urged licensees to refer to the Remote Gambling and Software Technical Standards: Consultation Response and annex for the RTS 12.
The Gambling Commission said the deadline extension had been approved following stakeholder feedback. The regulator has also delayed an expected decision on the future of Financial Risk Assessments for gamblers in Britain.
Gambling Commission updates on statistics
Meanwhile, the Gambling Commission is inviting feedback on its latest statistics on funds raised for good causes, its quarterly data on returns to good causes from the National Lottery. It’s also announced that it’s winding up its Covid-19 dataset (also known as the Market Impact data), which was launched in April 2020 at the start of the pandemic based on information collected from a number of the largest gambling operators.
The regulator noted that it now intends to expand its Regular Feed of Operator Core Data (ROCD) project, which collects data from operators on customers’ gambling behaviour.
It explained: “During the pandemic, understanding how the world was changing and having timely data was crucial. This dataset became one of our most useful tools in helping us and Government understand the market during that unprecedented time.
“Since we launched the dataset, operator regulatory returns have moved from an annual to a quarterly requirement (as of July 2024), meaning that the Commission now receives more frequent regulatory data than previously. As a result of this change, a degree of overlap between the two datasets became apparent, and we are mindful of the need to constantly review administrative burdens imposed on businesses.”
