The White Paper is also said to include affordability checks for customers losing between £500 and £100 a month, at which point they would be required to provide bank statements. At 1%, the levy would replace the current voluntary contributions made by firms. Measures being touted in the media include a limit on online slot machines of between £2 and £5, moving it in line with limits on physical machines seen in pubs and high street gambling shops.Ī statutory levy on operators to fund addiction research is said to be suggested.
The White Paper is expected to recommend several measures to impose on operators, such as 888 Holdings and FTSE 100 Entain. The White PaperĬommissioned in April 2020, the White Paper, which is intended to be a review of the Gambling Act 2005, has been pushed back consistently, much to the despair of campaigners such as Gambling with Lives. The recent flurry of fines brings into the limelight once again the UK’s much-delayed Gambling White Paper, which is finally expected to be released this Easter. Last week, 32Red and Platinum Gaming, both of Kindred Group, were fined £7.1mln for similar misdemeanours regarding failures to protect customers and anti-money laundering rules. Today’s news marks the second pocket-busting fine dished out by the Gambling Commission which is beginning to show its claws and clamp down on betting firms. The company, which was acquired by 888 Holdings last year, will have to fork out £19.2mln in fines. William Hill’s record fine from the UK’s Gambling Commission brings the spotlight back on the much-awaited industry White Paper.
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