A single, dated register of the rules the Great Britain gambling market has to meet: what each one changes, who it binds, the primary document it comes from, and the date we last checked it against that document. Every entry links to the source rather than to another article about the source.
Last verified against primary sources: 18 August 2026. Maintained weekly, including when nothing has changed — the change log at the bottom of this page records each check.
It is a register, not commentary. Each row states the rule in one or two sentences and then gets out of the way. Where the Commission has not set a date, the row says so instead of estimating one: an unset date is information, and guessing at it is the fastest way for a reference document to become useless.
There are no operators, bonuses or affiliate links on this page and there never will be. If you need the detail behind a specific deadline, we cover the September 2026 deposit limit changes in our guide to the UK deposit limit rules and the wider picture in UK gambling rule changes in 2026.
Dated obligations that are not yet live, plus the consultation window that will shape what comes next.
Operators must offer gross deposit limits, name only that limit type a “deposit limit”, and give it at least equal prominence with any other financial limit. The deadline was originally 30 June 2026 and was extended on 26 May 2026.
From that date only gross deposit limits must be offered over fixed time frames. Rolling and fixed time frames may still be used for other limit types.
The gambling system must prompt customers to review their own account and transaction information at least every six months, for accounts with activity in a rolling 12-month period, and let customers set more frequent reminders.
The Commission is inviting proposals on how requirements, guidance and operational processes could be streamlined. Submissions close at the end of September 2026. This is a call for input, not a rule change, but it is where the next round of changes will come from.
The Commission has published the substance of these requirements but not the date they start. They are the ones worth watching, because the substance will not change much when the date arrives.
Assessment triggered above £5,000 net deposit in a rolling 24 hours for customers aged 25 and over, and £2,500 for customers under 25, applying to the largest operators first. The Commission states the Stage 1 start date will be confirmed in the formal consultation response.
At the final stage the trigger falls to £1,000 net deposit in a rolling 24 hours or £3,000 in a rolling 90 days for customers aged 25 and over, and £750 or £2,000 for customers under 25. Interim thresholds are to be set after further engagement.
Obligations with a commencement date that has passed. They are listed because a tracker that only shows the future cannot be used to check what applies today.
Customers must be prompted to set a financial limit before their first deposit, be able to review and change it easily, and receive a reminder to review their account every six months.
Operators holding customer funds that are not protected must remind those customers every six months that their funds are not protected.
A maximum stake of £5 per game cycle on online slots for players aged 25 and over, set by The Gambling Act 2005 (Operating Licence Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025.
A maximum stake of £2 per game cycle on online slots for players aged 18 to 24, under the same regulations.
A levy charged at a set rate for all holders of a given Commission licence, ranging from 1.1 percent to 0.1 percent of gross gambling yield depending on sector. The Commission removed the previous LCCP requirement to contribute to research, prevention and treatment organisations, because the levy replaces it. The Commission's February 2025 announcement gave 6 April 2025 as the expected commencement.
When we checked the Commission's Upcoming changes to the LCCP page on 18 August 2026, it stated that there were no upcoming LCCP changes. That is recorded here deliberately: the useful thing about a maintained register is that it can tell you a category is empty, which an article published once cannot.
From that date operators must offer gross deposit limits, may use the term "deposit limit" only for that type of limit, and must give it at least equal prominence with any other financial limit. Only gross deposit limits must be offered over fixed time frames; other limit types may use rolling or fixed frames. The deadline was originally 30 June 2026 and the Commission extended it on 26 May 2026.
No start date has been set. In its July 2026 update the Commission stated that the Stage 1 start date would be confirmed in the formal consultation response document, after engagement with industry and other stakeholders. The thresholds are published: Stage 1 triggers above £5,000 net deposit in a rolling 24 hours for customers aged 25 and over and £2,500 for those under 25.
£5 per game cycle for players aged 25 and over, in force since 9 April 2025, and £2 per game cycle for players aged 18 to 24, in force since 21 May 2025. Both limits come from The Gambling Act 2005 (Operating Licence Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025.
Weekly, and the change log records every check including the ones that find nothing. Each row also carries its own last-verified date, so a row that has not been re-checked recently is visible as such rather than silently presented as current.
18 August 2026
First publication. All eleven entries checked against the Gambling Commission and gov.uk on this date. The Commission's own “Upcoming changes to the LCCP” page stated that there were no upcoming LCCP changes when we checked it.
18+. This page summarises published regulatory requirements and is not legal advice; where a decision depends on the detail, read the linked primary document. If gambling is causing you or someone else harm, free and confidential help is available — see our responsible gambling resources.