Strategic Focus 3: Setting clear, evidence-based requirements for licensees
The white paper High Stakes - gambling reform for the digital age (opens in new tab) published in April 2023 continues to shape the immediate policy agenda for the gambling market in Great Britain. As the gambling regulator, we made a significant number of commitments.
As we continue to deliver our commitments from the white paper, we aim to ensure that our regulation is as clear and as focused as possible, making it easier for licensees to operate compliantly at the earliest possible opportunity. This is consistent with the National Audit Office’s principles of effective regulation, the Regulators’ Code and our own Statement of Principles.
Implementation of Gambling white paper reforms
We will continue to provide expert support to Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on the specific Government and industry-led measures set out in the white paper.
We will continue our role in collection of the statutory levy as set out in The Gambling Levy Regulations 2025 (opens in new tab).
Following completion of the financial risk pilot and the further pilot analysis phase, we will publish our response document.
We will publish the second and final part of our response to the Gaming Machine consultation on changes to gaming machine technical standards and other requirements for those licensed businesses who site gaming machines on their premises.
We will make continued progress in supporting fair and open gambling, providing an update on our commitments under the Gambling Act Review. We will support effective identity verification procedures upfront in the customer journey reducing friction for consumers and transparency to consumers on the reasons for restrictions or delays in withdrawals.
Subject to consultation, we will publish amendments to the ‘Guidance to Licensing Authorities’ in order to take account of Gambling Act Review (GAR) reforms by both government and the Commission. We will also take the opportunity to reflect relevant case law, and explore modernising the content to ensure it remains accessible, relevant and impactful for stakeholders.
Working jointly with DCMS we will publish the evaluation of GAR measures. This is being conducted by the National Centre for Social Research, to understand the individual and collective contributions to the observed outcomes and impacts. of those implemented measures within scope of the evaluation.
We intend to support consumer focussed innovation, ensuring consistency with regulatory requirements. Subject to resource, we will additionally review industry proposals to reduce regulatory administrative burdens and identify any proposals to amend regulations or improve the communication of them. This could involve provision of advice to Government on measures that could amended by means of legislation.
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Last updated: 21 April 2026
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