Article 6B61P Online casinos face curbs after review of gambling in UK

Online casinos face curbs after review of gambling in UK

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Rob Davies
from World news | The Guardian on (#6B61P)

Much-delayed white paper expected to put most controversial measures out to further consultation

Online casinos will face tougher restrictions under government proposals to overhaul Britain's gambling laws but the majority of measures will be subject to further consultation, signalling even more delay to long-awaited changes.

A white paper, the result of a review launched in 2020, is due to be published on Thursday, after being postponed multiple times.

A 1% mandatory levy on industry revenues

Online slot machine stakes limited to between 2 and 15

Measures to slow down online casino games

Looser restrictions for land-based casinos

Government-run safer gambling campaigns

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