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The UK Gambling Commission has delayed the next stage of new online deposit limit rules, giving licensed remote gambling operators until 30 September 2026 to comply. The original deadline was 30 June 2026.
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Licensed UK online gambling operators now have three extra months to finish technical, customer-facing, and compliance updates tied to the Remote Technical Standards.
The Gambling Commission said feedback from stakeholders showed that firms needed more time to build the changes properly. As a result, the second phase of the updated deposit limit requirements will now begin on 30 September 2026 instead of 30 June 2026.
The rule change focuses on one clear point: a “deposit limit” must mean a gross deposit limit. In plain terms, that means a cap on how much a customer can pay into an online gambling account over a set period. Operators may still offer other financial limits, including net limits, but they cannot present those tools under the same label.
From the new implementation date, online gambling operators must offer gross deposit limits to customers. If some operators removed those limits from account tools, they may need to bring them back. The option must also appear with at least equal prominence compared with other financial controls.
UKGC also clarified timing rules after its consultation work. Gross deposit limits must use fixed time frames across the industry. Other financial limits may use either rolling or fixed time frames, giving operators more room to keep extra tools in place while keeping the main “deposit limit” definition consistent.
The first phase took effect in October 2025. It introduced wider customer-led gambling controls, including new limit types, account-level free-text financial limits, prompts for new customers to set financial limits, six-month account review reminders, and more standard handling of self-exclusion and cooling-off periods.
The Commission first raised the deposit limit proposal in February 2025 after the Gambling Act review white paper. It said the aim was to give players “more effective” ways to manage their gambling. The latest delay does not change that policy direction, but it gives operators more time to adjust systems, help pages, customer messages, and compliance reporting.
Helen Rhodes, Director of Major Policy Projects at the Gambling Commission, said in October: “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.”
For UK betting sites, online casinos, and other licensed remote operators, the next few months now center on clean implementation. Account menus, responsible gambling pages, onboarding flows, and reporting processes all need to match the restricted use of the “deposit limit” wording before the September deadline.
The new deadline is 30 September 2026. The previous deadline was 30 June 2026.
A gross deposit limit caps the total amount a customer can deposit into an online gambling account over a fixed time frame.
Yes. Operators can still offer other financial limits, including limits using rolling or fixed time frames. However, only gross deposit limits can use the “deposit limit” label.
The Commission said stakeholder feedback showed operators needed more time for technical development and compliance work.