Report
Understanding the impact of increased cost of living on gambling behaviour
Gambling Commission report with Yonder to understand the behaviours and motivations of gamblers during the period of high cost of living in Great Britain.
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16 - Other information requirements (test purchase results)
This section provides guidance to holders of gambling operating licences (non-remote) on how to tell us about age verification test purchase results.
Social responsibility code provision 3.2.1
Access to gambling by children and young persons – casinos SR code All non-remote casino licences
Licensees must conduct test purchasing or take part in collective test purchasing programmes as a means of providing reasonable assurance that they have effective policies and procedures to prevent underage gambling, and must provide their test purchase results to the Commission, in such form or manner as the Commission may from time to time specify.
Social responsibility code provision 3.2.3 (8)
Access to gambling by children and young persons – AGC SR code
All adult gaming centre licences
Licensees must conduct test purchasing or take part in collective test purchasing programmes, as a means of providing reasonable assurance that they have effective policies and procedures to prevent underage gambling, and must provide their test purchase results to the Commission, in such form or manner as the Commission may from time to time specify.
Social responsibility code provision 3.2.5 (7)
Access to gambling by children and young persons – bingo and FEC SR code
All non-remote bingo and family entertainment centre licences
Licensees must conduct test purchasing or take part in collective test purchasing programmes, as a means of providing reasonable assurance that they have effective policies and procedures to prevent underage gambling, and must provide their test purchase results to the Commission, in such form or manner as the Commission may from time to time specify.
Social responsibility code provision 3.2.7 (9)
Access to gambling by children and young persons – betting SR code
All non-remote general betting (standard) licences
Licensees must conduct test purchasing or take part in collective test purchasing programmes, as a means of providing reasonable assurance that they have effective policies and procedures to prevent underage gambling, and must provide their test purchase results to the Commission, in such form or manner as the Commission may from time to time specify.
Your company must carry out test purchasing, or take part in collective test purchasing programmes, to assure itself that you have effective policies and procedures in place to prevent underage gambling.
You must give us the results of the test purchasing.
This reporting requirements applies to all holders of non-remote casino licences, adult gaming centre licences, non-remote bingo and family entertainment centre licences, and non-remote general betting (standard) licences.
Guidance to operators for age verification test purchasing (non-remote)
You can view our guidance to operators for age verification test purchasing (non-remote). This guidance explains what data we need from you about age verification test purchasing when you hold a non-remote operating licence in the arcades, betting, bingo, and casinos sectors.
Last updated: 30 August 2024
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