Have Your Say on Proposals to Make Gambling Safer

_{The UK GC is consulting on safer gambling rules for gaming machines. (Image: Ralf Liebhold / Alamy)}

The Gambling Commission has launched a new consultation aimed at making gambling in Britain safer and fairer for land based and online casinos alike. It is the GC’s third consultation to implement proposals from the 2023 Gambling Act Review White Paper. 

The consultation, which will run for 16 weeks from Jan. 29–May 20, 2025, is focused on the gaming machine technical standards and the related testing strategy. 

It includes proposals to: 

• Introduce five new standards, a licence condition and a social responsibility code provision designed to support and consumers to use gaming machines at every stage. This includes proposals on time, monetary limit setting functionality, safer gambling messaging and the display of net position and session time;
• To amend three existing standards, having considered industry proposals to improve customer enjoyment and gameplay;
• To consolidate the existing 12 gaming machine technical standards into a single standard whilst amending the format to be more consistent with our Remote gambling and software technical standards for greater clarity;
• To update the gaming machine technical standards and the related testing strategy to remove obsolete material.

Safer Gambling a Top Priority 

“We recognise that regulatory changes that impact the design of machines can come with considerable costs. We are encouraging consumers, gambling businesses and other interested groups to share evidence that will assist us in measuring both the likely regulatory impacts of the proposed changes and the likely costs of implementing them.

"This evidence will be invaluable to helping make a robust assessment on whether the benefits to consumers are proportionate to the costs involved."

View gaming machine consultation and have your say.