For those of you who may be unaware, there is currently a pilot affordability check program in the UK for anyone who deposits more than 500 GBP. In February, this will change to 150 GBP per month. You can catch up with our latest regulatory changes for 2025 for all countries via our 2025 iGaming Regulatory Changes news covering Ireland, South Africa, India, New Zealand, and Canada.
They're just fueling the black market at this point. i',m all for responsible gambling but its almost like they don't want anyone to gamble anymore its so tight. Might as well just ban it. So I wont even be able to have a quick 200 quid session without having to go through red tape.
Might have to find a new hobby.
@asmitty Crazy isnt it? It wouldn't surprise me if the pilot soon became the norm. Why should we have to share personal information just to wager a relatively small amount?
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@zealy Will probably need to show our payslips just to buy lottery tickets soon.
Does seem a very low spending threshold for checks. Feel for you brits. No buy bonus features, too, right?
@simonw Yup, even though I'd probably not use them, it sucks we don't have the chance to decide.
@asmitty I'm not a fan either. Honestly, i can actually understand the reasoning behind them banning in that feature.
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It really gets my goat when I read the anti-gambling parade constantly suggesting that the government has to do more against gambling problems through increasingly invasive checks and by raising gambling taxes.
Surely the rapid rise of offshore, unregulated casinos shows that none of this works. According to the Betting and Gaming Council, around 1.5 million UK players are spending an estimated £4.3 billion a year with these illegal operators. Obviously, most here know the lack of player protection and self-exclusion tools these sites offer, but players are still going there because they're sick of affordability checks, caps on spin amounts and more. On top of that, the UK receives zero tax revenue from the billions being diverted to companies registered in Curaçao and similar jurisdictions.
Furthermore, you only have to read about the recent story where the UKGC is investigating a licensed operator that accidentally revealed it had been funnelling customers to an offshore brand it also owns. It’s hard to imagine they’re the only one doing it, as they’re simply the ones who slipped up and left a paper trail. Its one thing to want more regulation, but its another when that is the core reason for most players developing gambling habits.
It really gets my goat when I read the anti-gambling parade constantly suggesting that the government has to do more against gambling problems through increasingly invasive checks and by raising gambling taxes.
Surely the rapid rise of offshore, unregulated casinos shows that none of this works. According to the Betting and Gaming Council, around 1.5 million UK players are spending an estimated £4.3 billion a year with these illegal operators. Obviously, most here know the lack of player protection and self-exclusion tools these sites offer, but players are still going there because they're sick of affordability checks, caps on spin amounts and more. On top of that, the UK receives zero tax revenue from the billions being diverted to companies registered in Curaçao and similar jurisdictions.
Furthermore, you only have to read about the recent story where the UKGC is investigating a licensed operator that accidentally revealed it had been funnelling customers to an offshore brand it also owns. It’s hard to imagine they’re the only one doing it, as they’re simply the ones who slipped up and left a paper trail. Its one thing to want more regulation, but its another when that is the core reason for most players developing gambling habits.
Top post my man. if it's obvious to everyone else, why is it not to these people?