UK to Roll Out New Deposit Limit Rules for Online Gambling

[Floxynice]

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But I know for certain some spouses will appreciate this move because their partners are turning into gambling addicts and have little to no money to take home, and the government stepping in could have come from the outcry of its citizens.

I find myself as one of those spouses that is grateful for such gambling limits influenced by the government's rules. But as we already know, this rules might yield very little results because gamblers will always look for means to bypass these restrictions, except those who already have the intention of cutting down on their gambling expenses or those who are scared of the government. I feel the government is right on this one, so gamblers will be forced to stay within a reasonable limit.

You’re right, it’s easy to bypass this limits in online casino because there’s a lot of available option out there. Some casino doesn’t apply mandatory KYC during registration which means the casino has no idea about each person deposit limit.

They can simply create new casino account on different casino that still doesn’t exhaust yet their deposit limit and bypass the restriction immediately.

This is only possible to implement properly if all registered casino will cooperate and require KYC mandatory.

Laws like this are made for only those who genuinely want to control themselves. With these restrictions put in place, it will make their job of self-control or self-regulation easier. No matter how much people will want to bypass this deposit limit rule, one thing will be certain; it will somehow slow down gambling impulse behaviour in gamblers, especially if there is a uniform KYC system across all casinos in the UK. This will be better than not having any regulations at all.

[TopTort777]

They said it’ll start around October 2025, then by 2026 all gambling sites under their license need to follow it. Supposedly to make gambling safer and help people control their spending.

Basically that will help gamblers to know what they will spend on daily gambling, and addiction in gambling will be reduced.. if only they can enforce it as stated here

Secondly, if such rules and regulations stands for gambling sites that operate with licensed, many people will divert for other gambling
site that doesn't operate with license in order to satisfy their gambling fun

I wish to see how they are going to make that limit feature work for every single online gambling site and update non-stop. By making one unite super license that all casinos must purchase? Or casinos  will report to someone who will check if gambler has more limit left to play on other gambling site or not. I cant imagine how that is going to work. Because I think gambler would set limit for one casino, then when he runs out of it, he will move to other and continue gambling.

[Fiatless]

Laws like this are made for only those who genuinely want to control themselves. With these restrictions put in place, it will make their job of self-control or self-regulation easier. No matter how much people will want to bypass this deposit limit rule, one thing will be certain; it will somehow slow down gambling impulse behaviour in gamblers, especially if there is a uniform KYC system across all casinos in the UK. This will be better than not having any regulations at all.

It might not curb over-gambling 100% but it will help in its decline. People might be honest the first time they are registering in a casino. So the system can easily detect when a gambler is playing with an amount he cannot afford. Although gamblers still have the option of updating the amount, it is a good move.  But the government should also engage in awareness through different channels to tackle addiction.

[Shinpako09]

It’s actually good, especially for their citizens who only gamble in online casinos registered in their country. But for those who gamble in international crypto casinos, these rules won’t do much, or even nothing at all. Unless those crypto casinos also implement the same rules for their UK based players, which I doubt they will. There’s little chance they’ll follow such regulations since they’re not registered in the UK.

[yhiaali3]

Because I think gambler would set limit for one casino, then when he runs out of it, he will move to other and continue gambling.

Yes, that's exactly what will happen.
Gamblers won't stop. They'll simply move from one casino to another whenever their deposits run out, and they won't stop unless they want to stop or their money runs out.

Unless the gambler takes responsibility for himself and decides to set limits on his gambling and the losses he can tolerate, no law will be able to stop him. He'll always find a way to circumvent the rules.

[rakebit]

Deposit limits are a smart move if implemented fairly, they help reduce impulsive betting while keeping the hobby sustainable. The key is allowing players to set their own responsible limits rather than forcing rigid caps.

[Ziskinberg]

Deposit limits are a smart move if implemented fairly, they help reduce impulsive betting while keeping the hobby sustainable. The key is allowing players to set their own responsible limits rather than forcing rigid caps.

It shouldn’t even have to be a law, because if the idea comes from the gamblers themselves, they can set those limits on their own. Casinos would actually be glad to include that kind of feature. I think most of them already have a self-exclusion option anyway, and that alone should be enough to help fight addiction. But at the end of the day, it still comes down to the gambler. It’s really about how responsible he is, if not, no law or feature will make much difference.

[fullfitlarry]

Nothing about the UK government surprises me, for the worse. In this case, this measure, which at first glance may seem positive, is a pipe dream. Firstly, because the option of a deposit limit, as it already exists, is sufficient. Forcing people to set a limit even before betting is very much in line with the statist view that the state can control everything with its rules, when the truth is that those who want to bet above their limits will always find another place to do so.

In other words, it's just another piece of nonsense that won't do any good, but they'll use it to pin the medal of consumer protection on themselves.

Even in our country, it's supposedly limit the deposit of players and it has been tackled last September. Sure they did manage to remove gambling apps in our e-wallet and the supposedly next step is to limit $100.00 for a day to gamble.

But that didn't happen, so I'm not sure even as progressive country as UK can manage to do that or if this law is enough for gamblers to curb their addiction as they might find another way to circumvent this law.

[tvplus006]

Looks like the UK Gambling Commission is planning to make online casinos ask players to set deposit limits before they can even start betting. Kinda like forcing you to decide how much you’re willing to lose first before you play...

In principle, I am not even surprised by such a decision by the UK Gambling Commission, as similar restrictions have long been introduced in many European countries. But in almost all countries, these limits depend on the age of the player, and are divided into 2 age groups: up to 25 years and older.

[Strongkored]

Not sure how I feel about it though. Do you guys think rules like this actually help, or it just kills the fun for people who already know how to control themselves?

Whatever the purpose of the rule, players always find a way to get around it because there are many online casinos, if at one casino their deposit limit has reached they just need to move to another casino and make a deposit, and also the average player does not only play at one casino so this is not difficult for them to continue playing as they wish.