{"id":93062,"date":"2025-12-27T10:45:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T10:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/10pgamer.co.uk\/?p=93062"},"modified":"2025-12-27T10:46:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T10:46:00","slug":"all-new-changes-to-uk-gambling-rules-coming-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/10pgamer.co.uk\/all-new-changes-to-uk-gambling-rules-coming-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"ALL New Changes To UK Gambling Rules Coming in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/10pgamer.co.uk\/the-gambling-commissions-approach-is-failing-players\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"The Gambling Commission\u2019s Approach Is Failing Players\">UK Gambling Commission<\/a> is set to make a variety of changes to UK gambling rules in 2026, and some of them are actually surprisingly not too bad, and maybe some even a step in the right direction&#8230; This article will go through those changes and what they mean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Effective from the <strong>16th January 2026<\/strong>, operators must not<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apply wagering requirements to bonus funds of anything higher than 10 times. This means the end of predatory <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk\/news\/article\/gambling-promotions-to-be-safer-and-simpler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">65x wagering requirements<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Include more than one type of gambling product (betting, casino, bingo and lottery) within an incentive. This means no more free spins as a result of placing a sports bet. However, it is still allowed to give gambling bonuses that are unrestricted on what they can be played on, and free spins can still exist if you&#8217;re a slots player. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alter or increase the receipt or value, or amount of the incentive if the qualifying activity or spend is reached within a shorter time than the whole period over which the benefit is offered.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Construct incentives where, if the benefit comprises of free or subsidised travel or accommodation which encourages the customer&#8217;s attendance at a particular licensed premises, it is offered on terms that directly relate to the level of the customer&#8217;s prospective gambling. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-views-counter-most-viewed-posts\"><h2 class=\"block-title\">Most Viewed Posts<\/h2><ul><li><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/10pgamer.co.uk\/le-fisherman-latest-le-epic-or-is-it-a-total-fail\/\">Le Fisherman- Latest Le Epic, or is it a total fail?<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/10pgamer.co.uk\/discord-community-big-wins\/\">Discord Community Big Wins!<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/10pgamer.co.uk\/huff-n-even-more-puff-grand-will-it-ever-actually-release\/\">Huff N&#8217; Even More Puff Grand- Will it ever actually release?<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/10pgamer.co.uk\/playojo-casino-review-80-wager-free-spins-uk\/\">PlayOJO Casino Review \u2014 80 Wager-Free Spins (UK)<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/10pgamer.co.uk\/sugar-rush-1000-sweet-jackpot-or-just-a-big-crash\/\">Sugar Rush 1000- Sweet Jackpot or just a big crash?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Effective from <strong>19th March 2026<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Operators update financial key event reporting to reflect complex global structures, mergers, and acquisitions. This enhances the Gambling Commission&#8217;s oversight of ownership, financing, and governance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>From <strong>30 June 2026<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Operators  must standardize &#8220;deposit limits&#8221; to gross amounts deposited (without netting withdrawals). They must offer these limits, block further deposits when reached, and introduce &#8220;net deposit limits&#8221; as an option. This provides clearer, consistent player spending controls.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK Gambling Commission is set to make a variety of changes to UK gambling rules in 2026, and some of them are actually surprisingly not too bad, and maybe some even a step in the right direction&#8230; This article will go through those changes and what they mean. Effective from the 16th January 2026, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":93067,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-container-style":"default","site-container-layout":"default","site-sidebar-layout":"default","disable-article-header":"default","disable-site-header":"default","disable-site-footer":"default","disable-content-area-spacing":"default","footnotes":""},"categories":[1052],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-updates"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/10pgamer.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/10pgamer.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/10pgamer.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/10pgamer.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/10pgamer.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93062"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/10pgamer.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93062\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93070,"href":"https:\/\/10pgamer.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93062\/revisions\/93070"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/10pgamer.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/10pgamer.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/10pgamer.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/10pgamer.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}