Featured Consultations
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January 2025 Consultation on proposed changes to the Gaming Machine Technical Standards, Gaming Machine Testing Strategy and Licence Conditions and...
The Gambling Commission regulates most forms of commercial gambling in Great Britain. We are consulting on proposed changes to our requirements on gambling businesses, through the Gaming Machine Technical Standards (GMTS), Gaming Machine Testing Strategy (testing strategy) and the Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice. All stakeholders, including consumers, gambling businesses (such as those manufacture, supply or make gaming machines available for use), test houses and members of the...
Closed 3 June 2025
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Supplementary consultation – Definition of deposit limits in the Remote Gambling and Software Technical Standards
This supplementary consultation sets out proposals for clarifying the definition of ‘deposit limits’ and other financial limits in our Remote Gambling and Software Technical Standards (RTS). These changes are mainly to improve wording in the RTS and to ensure the gambling system is optimised to enable and empower consumers to maintain awareness and control over their gambling consistent with the aims of our initial consultation to improve consistency and understanding of the types of...
Closed 30 April 2025
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Consultation on amending section 2.39 in the Statement of Principles for Determining Financial Penalties in relation to the destination of future...
One form of enforcement action which can be taken by the Gambling Commission is the application of financial penalties, which are paid to the Consolidated Fund [1] . Regulatory settlements are an alternative form of enforcement action which may involve payments in lieu of a financial penalty and these regulatory settlement amounts currently follow a different process which was developed before the introduction of a statutory levy system for research, prevention and treatment. In the...
Closes 2 April 2026
Closed Consultations
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Consultation – Proposed amendments to Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP) due to the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Act 2024 is a new UK law that aims to update and strengthen consumer rights and protections and improve access to alternative dispute resolution for consumer contract disputes. The DMCC Act revoked and replaced the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (CPUTR) 2008 and will lead to the revocation of the Alternative Dispute...
Closed 29 September 2025
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January 2025 Consultation on proposed changes to the Gaming Machine Technical Standards, Gaming Machine Testing Strategy and Licence Conditions and...
The Gambling Commission regulates most forms of commercial gambling in Great Britain. We are consulting on proposed changes to our requirements on gambling businesses, through the Gaming Machine Technical Standards (GMTS), Gaming Machine Testing Strategy (testing strategy) and the Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice. All stakeholders, including consumers, gambling businesses (such as those...
Closed 3 June 2025
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Supplementary consultation – Definition of deposit limits in the Remote Gambling and Software Technical Standards
This supplementary consultation sets out proposals for clarifying the definition of ‘deposit limits’ and other financial limits in our Remote Gambling and Software Technical Standards (RTS). These changes are mainly to improve wording in the RTS and to ensure the gambling system is optimised to enable and empower consumers to maintain awareness and control over their gambling consistent with the...
Closed 30 April 2025