UK stake limits for online slot games will be introduced for the first time on April 9, including a lower £2 limit for young adults, and a £5 limit for adults aged 25 and over on 21 May, which brings stakes in-line with land-based casinos as the Government continues to roll out measures to protect people from gambling harms.

The decision follows a 10-week consultation period in which the majority of respondents agreed with the gambling white paper proposal to introduce statutory limits for online slot games to help reduce the risk of gambling harm. Consultation responses included views from industry, academics, treatment providers and individuals.

Although most people gamble without issue, the restrictions introduced today are just some of the proposals set out in the Government’s white paper to modernise the gambling sector and make it fit for the digital age.