All online gamblers in Great Britain will be able to set deposit limits under a new rule which is set to come into force on 30 June 2026.
The deposit limit rule from the Gambling Commission will require all operators to offer players a limit on the amount they can deposit on a site during a specified period.
The regulator said the new rule will increase consumer empowerment and provide further consistency for customers.
In its statement, the regulator noted that “to avoid confusion, only this form of limit may be called a deposit limit”.
Alongside this new rule, there are other regulatory changes that are set to come into force on 31 October.
These include prompting customers to set financial limits, reminding customers every six months to review their account and transaction history, and introducing shortcuts to financial limit tools on gambling website homepages.
Helen Rhodes, major policy projects director at the Gambling Commission, commented: “Our work will help empower consumers to have greater awareness and control over their gambling.
“These further changes will also bring consistency and clarity for those consumers choosing to set deposit limits, while still supporting gambling businesses to offer customer choice for different forms of limits.”