Commission pushes back deposit limit deadline in midst of UK affordability debate

by A.J. Koehn
2 minutes read
British betting companies have been given more time to get their houses in order around deposit limits, with the deadline to implement new policies pushed back by three months.

The Gambling Commission’s latest announcement comes amid a fiery conversation around gambling affordability in the UK, with the regulator still yet to make a decision around when or whether to introduce Financial Risk Assessments (FRAs).

The regulator has stated this week that implementation day for a new set of deposit limit requirements announced last October had been moved from 30 June 2026 to 30 September 2026.

From this date, only gross deposit limits can be offered over fixed time frames. Rolling and fixed time frames can be used for other limit types.

Operators have been set three tasks from 30 September:

Offer gross deposit limits to their customers and re-introduce gross deposit limits to customers’ available options

Ensure gross deposit limits are called deposit limits and make sure that only the..

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