02 February 2024

The Gambling Commission has announced a package of strict measures which will strengthen the protections and controls for 🤑 those who gamble through online slots games – including the introduction of limits on spin speeds, and the permanent ban 🤑 on features that speed up play or celebrate losses as wins.

Following a consultation with the public and players, the gambling 🤑 industry and other stakeholders, operators will need to implement tough new player protection measures which will make online casino games 🤑 less intensive, safer by design and hand players more control over their gambling.

The Commission has focused on online slots because 🤑 of its features which increase the intensity of play and the corresponding risks to players. Slot games have by far 🤑 the highest average losses per player of online gambling products1.

The new rules include the outright ban of four key features 🤑 of online slots games: