Updated notice regarding casinos providing money service businesses
26 March 2026
Further to the Gambling Commission’s notice on 9 February 2026 regarding the requirement for casinos offering money service businesses (MSBs) to be registered with HMRC, casinos will need to notify the Commission within ten days from the date that they started or stopped providing MSB services.
In this instance, the Commission will require the following information:
- full name of casino
- licence number
- date the MSB service started or stopped
- type of MSB service, for example, third party cheque cashing, third party transfer or foreign currency exchange.
It is important to note that any casinos offering MSB activity, which includes money remittance or any other payment service, as defined under Schedule 1 of The Payment Services Regulations 2017 (The PSR 2017)(opens in new tab) must also be authorised or registered with the Financial Conduct Authority (as required under The PSR 2017).Therefore, casinos will also need to inform the Commission where they conduct any MSB activity covered under The PSR 2017.
The above information should be sent to msb@gamblingcommission.gov.uk