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(AsiaGameHub) – The UK Gambling Commission has pushed back the deadline for licensed operators to roll out the second phase of its revised deposit-limit rules.
On Tuesday, the commission revealed that the initial deadline of June 30, 2026, has been delayed to September 30, 2026. This extra time will allow operators to meet new technical and compliance obligations.
This decision came after gambling operators provided feedback stating they needed more time to adhere to changes made to the Remote Technical Standards (RTS).
These standards were first updated in October 2025 to introduce customer self-management tools aimed at encouraging safer gambling practices. The second phase of the changes was designed to implement stricter, more detailed rules for deposit limits.
The deposit limit initiative was first proposed in February last year, in response to the Gambling Act review white paper. At that time, the commission noted these measures aimed to give players “more effective” ways to manage their gambling activities.
What has been extended?
Starting from the new deadline, licensed remote gambling operators must:
- Provide gross deposit limits to customers; certain operators will need to reinstate these limits if they were removed earlier.
- Refer to gross deposit limits simply as “deposit limits”, with this label reserved exclusively for gross deposit limits.
- Ensure gross deposit limits are displayed with at least equal prominence compared to other types of financial limits.
Furthermore, the Commission clarified that only gross deposit limits will be mandatory on fixed timeframes, which will promote consistency across the industry. Other financial limits may continue to be offered on either rolling or fixed schedules.
Operators must also update customer communications, adjust help pages, and revise compliance reporting procedures to reflect the singular permitted use of the “deposit limit” terminology and ensure gross deposit options are equally visible in customer journeys.
The first round
The October 2025 amendment to the RTS introduced the first phase of self-management tools, including new limit types and standardized self-exclusion and cooling-off periods for remote gambling.
This also included a requirement to prompt new customers to set financial limits and remind them every six months to review their accounts and transactions. Licensees must also offer financial limits via free text at the account level to help customers set meaningful parameters.
These measures aim to enhance customers’ control over their gambling spending.
In October, Helen Rhodes, director of major policy projects at the Gambling Commission, emphasized that “these further changes will also bring consistency and clarity for those consumers choosing to set deposit limits, while still supporting gambling businesses to offer customer choice for different forms of limits.”
The second phase was designed to further refine definitions and increase the visibility of deposit limits to help reduce consumer harm and simplify the user experience. This implementation stage is what has now been delayed to September.
Review and remove
The commission directed operators to review the “Remote Gambling and Software Technical Standards: Consultation Response” and the associated RTS 12 annex, which will take effect on September 30.
The regulator warned that an earlier version of the RTS 12 annex, published on October 7, 2025, contained minor errors and had been temporarily removed.
Operators have been advised to discard any copies they downloaded before May 22 and to obtain the corrected version once it becomes available.
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