Supplementary Consultation on definition of deposit limits in the Remote Gambling and Software Technical Standards

On 6 March 2025 the Gambling Commission announced a supplementary consultation on clarifying the definition of deposit limits and other financial limits in the Remote Gambling and Software Technical Standards. The consultation runs until 30 April 2025 and invites opinions on how deposit limits are defined and communicated to customers.

In line with the 2023 White Paper, High stakes: gambling reform for the digital age, the Gambling Commission have made new rules to empower and enable consumers to manage their gambling. These changes will come into effect on 31 October 2025 and can read in further detail here.

Through responses to the Autumn 2023 consultation, it has been made clear to the Commission that the way in which financial limits, particularly deposit limits, are being interpreted by operators is changing. The Commission has expressed concerns that ‘net’ deposit limits being offered by some operators do not meet the proposed definition of ‘deposit limits’ in Remote Technical Standard 12B set out in the initial consultation. This supplementary consultation sets out proposals for clarifying the definition of deposit limits and other financial limits by improving the wording in the Remote Technical Standards.

If implemented, these changes would be a further change to RTS 12B, in addition to those which are coming into effect on 31 October 2025. The Commission’s proposals are as follows:-

• revise the RTS relating to financial limits so that, as a minimum and default, ‘gross’ deposit limits must be offered to customers.
• ensure that the term ‘deposit limit’ is used consistently by operators: only this term is used to describe this form of limit to customers, and that the term ‘deposit limit’ is not used for other forms of limit.
• provide increased consumer choice by amending the implementation guidance to allow for ‘net’ limits in addition to other types of limits should the customer choose.

More details on the consultation, and information on how to respond can be read here.

For further information, please feel free to contact Elizabeth Varley or any of our other gambling specialists.