Gambling operators given extra time to meet new deposit‑limit rules

Gambling operators have been granted an additional three months to prepare for upcoming changes to how customers set deposit limits, after the Gambling Commission extended the implementation deadline to 30 September 2026.

The revised timetable follows industry feedback that more development time was needed to deliver the second phase of updates to the Remote Technical Standards (RTS). The first phase of changes—aimed at strengthening tools that help consumers manage their gambling—came into force in October 2025, with the second phase originally due by June this year.

Under the updated requirements taking effect from the end of September, operators must ensure that:

• Gross deposit limits are offered to all customers, and in some cases re‑introduced where previously removed.
• Only gross deposit limits are labelled as “deposit limits”, ensuring consistent terminology across the sector.
• Gross deposit limits are displayed with equal prominence to other financial limit tools.

The Commission has also clarified that, from the same date, only gross deposit limits may be offered over fixed time frames. Other types of limits may continue to use either rolling or fixed periods.

Operators are being directed to the updated Remote Gambling and Software Technical Standards: Consultation Response and the full RTS 12 annex, which will apply from 30 September. The regulator has warned that an annex published alongside a supplementary consultation in October 2025 contained errors and was temporarily removed; any copies saved before 22 May 2026 should now be disregarded.

The Commission says the extension is intended to support consistent implementation across the industry while ensuring that strengthened consumer‑protection tools are delivered in full.