Under-25s playing online slot games are to be limited to £2 [$2.53] a spin from September under new measures to protect people from harmful gambling, the government has announced. Adults aged 25 and over will face a £5 [$6.33] stake limit “to counter the increased risk of significant harm and life-changing losses” from online slots, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said.
There is currently no limit on the amount that gamblers can stake on online slots.
In 2019 the government imposed a limit on stakes on the equivalent machines in betting shops – called fixed-odds betting terminals – from £100 to £2.
The DCMS described the new limits as a “landmark moment” for the regulation of online gambling.
