The UK Gambling Commission has extended the deadline for licensed operators to implement the second phase of its updated deposit-limit regulations.
On Tuesday the commission announced that the original deadline of 30 June 2026 has been postponed to 30 September 2026. This extension will allow additional time to meet new technical and compliance requirements.
The decision followed feedback from gambling operators indicating that more time wass needed to comply with the changes to the Remote Technical Standards (RTS).
These standards were initially revised in October 2025 to introduce customer self-management tools aimed at promoting safer gambling. The second phase of the changes was designed to introduce stricter and more prescriptive rules for deposit limits.
The deposit limit measure was first raised in February last year, in response to the Gambling Act review white paper. At th time the commission said these measures aimed to give players “more effective” ways to manage their gambling.
What has been extended?
From the new deadline licensed remote gambling operators will be required to:
- Offer gross deposit limits to customers; some operators will need to reintroduce these limits if previously removed.
- Label gross deposit limits simply as “deposit limits”, with this label exclusively reserved for gross deposit limits.
- Ensure gross deposit limits are presented with at least equal prominence compared to other financial limit types.
Additionally, the Commission clarified that only gross deposit limits will be mandatory on fixed time frames, 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 standardisations for self-exclusion and cooling-off periods in remote gambling.
This also included a requirement to prompt new customers to set financial limits and reminding them every six months to review their accounts and transactions. Licensees must also offer financial limits using free text at an account level to help customers set meaningful parameters.
These measures aim to improve customers’ control over gambling expenditure.
Back in October, Helen Rhodes, director of major policy projects at the Gambling Commission, emphasised 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 prominence 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 come into force on 30 September.
The regulator warned that an earlier version of the RTS 12 annex, published on 7 October 2025, contained minor errors and had been temporarily removed.
Operators have been advised to discard any copies they may have downloaded before 22 May and to acquire the corrected version once it is available.
Kathryn Evans
Kathryn covers bitesize breaking news with a primary focus on EMEA and US legislation. A proud North Walian, fluent Welsh speaker and lifelong Wrexham FC fan – long before Hollywood came calling.
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