Bookmakers to be spared toughest of new UK curbs on gambling

Bookmakers to be spared toughest of new UK curbs on gambling

Article brief provided by The Telegraph
  • Oliver Gill, The Telegraph
May 4, 2021 5:30 AM
  • Oliver Gill, The Telegraph

The most stringent elements of a crackdown on the betting industry are set to be shelved as ministers fold plans for affordability checks into a wider review of the gambling laws. The ­Gambling Commission will be stripped of the power to force punters to submit work payslips before they are allowed to place a bet, industry sources said.

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Findings from a consultation on the crackdown will instead be considered by politicians in Westminster in the biggest shake-up of betting rules for a generation. Insiders expect the move will lead to affordability checks being either watered down or shelved completely.