Rules For Licensing Gambling Operators In The Uk: Changes

The uk gambling commission announced changes in the licensing process of online gambling operators. The latter must be registered with the gamstop self-slip program.

Licensors of the british market will have to ensure unhindered access to the service from march 31.

The decision was made against the background of introducing improvements in the program of self-slipping gamstop. The essence of innovations is that the user gets the opportunity to register with the program through the operator’s target page. You can limit yourself from participation in gambling entertainment for six months, year or five years.

Executive director of gamstop fiona palmer commented on the announcement made by the gambling regulator, stating that its employees had hardly worked hard on the improvement of the system.

Gamstop program has already used 118 thousand. Players. Palmer also added that system developers continue to work closely with representatives of the gambling regulator, operators and charitable organizations.

The executive director of the nile macartur commission added that the effectiveness of the self-compliance program – priority, providing high-quality work of other limiting systems. Including improving software for blocking unlicensed operators and restriction of gembling-spending.

The minister of culture helen wateli stated that the governies makes it clear to all company, one way or another associated with gembling – operator, suppliers of payment solutions and technology developers, – that they are obliged to conduct socially responsible activities.

Politician added that the innovation will significantly support the efforts of citizens who decided to get rid of gambling dependence.

Initially, the development of gamstop was instructed by the association of remote gambling (rga). The system launch took place in april 2018. However, the tool ran into rigid criticism, since its bypass was not labor. Now the system is absolutely indepenent of the operators.

Announcement was done against the background of another important event – the gambling regulator said that users would no longer be able to use credit cards to pay gembling accounts. The only exception will be made regarding the purchase of lottery products. Rule will come into force in april of the current year.

Recall that last year, the great britain’s gambling industry stated the fall income.