| Online protections | |||
| Proposed change | How it will be delivered | Next step | When next step is expected |
| Stake limits: Introduction of a maximum stake on online slots games. | Secondary legislation
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DCMS consultation | Summer 2023 |
| Marketing and advertising | |||
| Proposed change | How it will be delivered | Next step | When next step is expected |
| Risk information: Improvement in messaging about gambling-related risks. | Government policy | Government working group to commence | Summer 2023 |
| Football sponsorship: The Premier League will voluntarily end front-of-shirt sponsorships from gambling companies. | Premier League policy – the Premier League announced its intention to withdraw front-of-shirt gambling sponsorship on 13 April 2023 | Premier League to implement ban | Ban to be implemented at the end of the 2025/2026 football season |
| Gambling Commission’s powers and resources | |||
| Proposed change | How it will be delivered | Next step | When next step is expected |
| Gambling Commission: Review of fees to ensure the Commission has necessary resources for enforcement and to deliver White Paper commitments. | Secondary legislation | DCMS consultation on reviewing fees | 2024 |
| Gambling Commission: Commission to be given new powers against the black market and to replace the system of how fees are changed. | Primary/secondary legislation | TBC | When Parliamentary time allows |
| Statutory levy: Introduction of a statutory levy paid by operators to the Commission to fund research, education and treatment of gambling harms. | Secondary legislation | DCMS consultation on design and scope | Autumn 2023 – link to consultation here |
| Dispute resolution and consumer redress | |||
| Proposed change | How it will be delivered | Next step | When next step is expected |
| Ombudsman: Introduction of an ombudsman to deal with customer disputes and appropriate redress in the event of operators’ social responsibility failures. | Voluntary initially, with legislation if needed | Process for appointment to commence | Spring/summer 2023 |
| Children and young adults | |||
| Proposed change | How it will be delivered | Next step | When next step is expected |
| Under-18 protection: Work to close gaps to prevent under-18s gambling online, on fruit machines that pay cash and on scratch cards. | Secondary legislation, with primary legislation when Parliamentary time allows, plus voluntary action from operators | DCMS consultation on secondary legislation on cash pay-out machines | Summer 2023 |
| Land-based gambling | |||
| Proposed change | How it will be delivered | Next step | When next step is expected |
| Casinos: Amendments to rules on the number of machines permitted in casinos, and the offering of credit by high-end casinos to particular overseas visitors | Primary and secondary legislation | DCMS consultation on outstanding issues | Summer 2023 |
| Cashless payments: Development of consultation options for cashless payments on gaming machines, including player protections | Secondary legislation and Gambling Commission powers (exact mechanism TBC) | Consultation (unspecified) | Summer 2023 |
| Machine ratios: Amending the 80/20 machine rule to 50/50 for an even split of low and medium maximum stake machines | Secondary legislation | DCMS consultation | Summer 2023 |
| Premises licence fees: Review of fee cap for local authority, plus the alignment of gambling licensing with alcohol licensing when Parliamentary time allows | Primary and secondary legislation | DCMS consultation | Summer 2023 |
| Horseracing: Review of the Horserace Betting Levy to ensure appropriate funding is maintained for horse racing | Secondary legislation | Stakeholder engagement, evidence gathering and analysis | Spring/summer 2023 |