Strategy

National Strategic Assessment 2020

This report sets out our latest assessment of the issues we face and the risks that gambling poses to consumers and the public

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Published
6 November 2020

Last updated
25 July 2024 - Changes

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What action did we take in phase 1

In May we issued new guidance for online operators to help reduce the risk of harm. The guidance instructed operators to:

• urgently review their thresholds⁴⁸ and triggers to reflect the change in circumstances, adopting a precautionary approach

• keep under review duration of play for customers as an indicator of harm and keep this under review to identify changes which warrant intervention

• conduct effective affordability checks during the life of the customer relationship but particularly during this crisis

• prevent reverse withdrawals which have been linked to problem gambling behaviours and harm

• restrict bonus offers to those displaying indicators of harm.

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⁴⁸ Although there was a slight decrease in the % of total sessions which lasted over an hour - 9.2% of sessions lasted over an hour in March to 8.9% in May

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