Technical standards for gambling software
All gambling software (for example, that which runs a slots game or sports betting service) must meet the Commission’s remote gambling and software technical standards if it is made available to customers, for example via an online casino or sports betting service in reliance on a Gambling Commission operating licence. Any such gambling software must be tested in accordance with the testing strategy5 prior to the game being made available to customers.
However, if the gambling software (for example, for a slots game) is only ever supplied to operators licensed only in other jurisdictions it does not need to comply with the Commission’s remote gambling and software technical standards.
Footnotes
3This includes gambling software used in the facilities for gambling, such as software using player records as a basis for awarding bonuses in a gambling session.
4IP that relates to the functionality of the game and does not include branding (for example, superhero characters) that may be subject to their own IP.
5Please refer to Annex A of the Testing strategy for compliance with remote gambling and software technical standards (version containing updates for transitional licensees June 2014).
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Last updated: 1 July 2024
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