ukgc proposals require financial documents for £100+ monthly gambling deposits

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just seen this on the news that ukgc putting out proposals for enhanced affordability checks on all uk licensed sites. anyone depositing over £100 in a month gonna need to provide financial documents (bank statements, payslips etc) to prove they can afford it. supposed to come in early 2026 if it goes through
they reckon its for protecting problem gamblers but feels like another step towards making uk gambling completely unworkable for players tbh
any thoughts?
 
This won't work. Sweden did similar affordability checks couple years back and people just moved to unlicensed sites instead. The £100 monthly threshold catches recreational players. Make regulated sites annoying and people go to crypto casinos that don't ask questions. Then UKGC can't protect them and UK loses the tax revenue.
You don't stop problem gamblers by making legal gambling difficult. Just pushes everyone somewhere worse with no protection.
 
im not some addict losing last money. play bit of roulette after work maybe 50 quid a month to relax. now need to prove income like getting a mortgage? they dont ask this when people spend hundreds on delivereis every month. sick of being treated like problem gambler when just having fun
 
BillThornes said:
im not some addict losing last money. play bit of roulette after work maybe 50 quid a month to relax. now need to prove income like getting a mortgage? they dont ask this when people spend hundreds on delivereis every month. sick of being treated like problem gambler when just having fun
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em bro u know that ur under treshold right?
 
obv £100 monthly is only £25 a week. four deposits and suddenly need financial checks thats insane. wonder if this hits existing accounts or just new ones? been verified for years and damn would be stupid reverifying with payslips now
 
its not just gambling tho. online safety act watching social media now this tracking deposits and theyve been pushing digital id cards all year. same thing every time say its protecting people but really building databases tracking everything. starts with gambling then alcohol then food anything they decide is bad
oh surely its your money but need our approval to spend it mate lol
 
couple us states tried similar with spending limits. same result people surprisingly moved to offshore sites instead. problem gambling didnt stop just moved somewhere with no protection. in the end everyone acts surprised when things get wild
 
this government treats everyone like children who can't make their own decisions. online safety act monitoring what you say on social media and now financial surveillance on gambling deposits. digital ID cards they've been pushing all year saying it's for convenience all connected. they say it's protecting vulnerable people but it's about control. build databases tracking everything we do, every transaction, every login, every deposit. while claim it's for safety but really it's about deciding what's acceptable behavior and what isn't.
starts with gambling "addicts", then they apply same logic to everything else. alcohol purchases next probably, then takeaway food or something. i feel Bill is right our own money but you need government approval to spend it on things they don't like. China already does this with social credit systems. we're just getting there slower, one policy at a time wrapped up in "think of the vulnerable people" rhetoric while they build the infrastructure for total surveillance.
 
The UKGC's rationale is harm prevention and protecting problem gamblers from financial damage. But there's acknowledgment even within regulatory discussions that this likely pushes casual players to offshore sites. Tension between protecting vulnerable people and keeping players in regulated space where there's actual oversight. Crypto casinos don't have consumer protections or safer gambling tools that UKGC-licensed sites are required to provide.
Difficult balance to strike in policy terms.
 
100% plus what happens when this financial database gets hacked. government systems get breached all the time nhs data leaks tax records stolen. now they want centralized database of everyones gambling spending and income proof. massive security risk for what benefit exactly
 
shadow123 said:
obv £100 monthly is only £25 a week. four deposits and suddenly need financial checks thats insane. wonder if this hits existing accounts or just new ones? been verified for years and damn would be stupid reverifying with payslips now
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hmm does this mean I need to show bank statements to play £5-10 sessions if I go over £100 monthly? or only applies to big deposits at once?
 
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