{"id":18933,"date":"2026-10-01T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=europe&#038;p=18933"},"modified":"2026-10-01T06:57:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T11:57:22","slug":"great-britain-strengths-rules-for-gaming-machines","status":"publish","type":"europe","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/great-britain-strengths-rules-for-gaming-machines\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Britain strengths rules for gaming machines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Great Britain confirmed a new mandatory package of gaming machine rules on September 30, 2026, that will change how machines display losses, winnings, session duration and player limits from 2027.<\/strong> The <strong>Gambling Commission<\/strong> has now concluded the consultation launched in January 2025 as part of the implementation of the government White Paper <strong>\u201cHigh Stakes: gambling reform for the digital age\u201d<\/strong>, stemming from the review of the <strong>Gambling Act 2005<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/great-britain-orders-non-compliant-slots-off-floors-from-july-29\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Great Britain orders non-compliant slots off floors from July 29<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16352\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <strong>June 30, 2027<\/strong>, new <strong>Category B gaming machines<\/strong> will have to provide gambling-management tools and show how long a customer has been playing and their <strong>\u201cnet position\u201d<\/strong>, meaning how much they have won or lost during the session. They will also be required to include player limits and safer-gambling messages. The regulator excluded already-installed machines from some of these requirements after receiving more than <strong>1,000 responses<\/strong> warning about the cost burden for smaller licensees and social clubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"727\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/great-britain-strengths-rules-for-gaming-machines2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18935\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/great-britain-strengths-rules-for-gaming-machines2.png 727w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/great-britain-strengths-rules-for-gaming-machines2-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ruth Evans<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new regulatory definition of a <strong>gaming machine session<\/strong> will take effect earlier, on <strong>March 30, 2027<\/strong>. When a limit is reached, mandatory pauses will vary in length according to the level of risk; after a minimum of <strong>10 seconds<\/strong>, players will be able to actively hide information on elapsed time and net position. The Commission also removed staff alerts at the first two predefined time thresholds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"815\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/great-britain-strengths-rules-for-gaming-machines3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18936\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/great-britain-strengths-rules-for-gaming-machines3.png 815w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/great-britain-strengths-rules-for-gaming-machines3-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/great-britain-strengths-rules-for-gaming-machines3-768x515.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Lisa Nandy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The package also changes game design. New machines and games will not be allowed to <strong>celebrate prizes worth less than the amount staked<\/strong> as if they were genuine wins, nor include player-controlled features that artificially shorten the time before a gambling outcome is revealed. Full <strong>staff-alert requirements<\/strong> will take effect on <strong>October 3, 2028<\/strong>, reflecting the need for protocol upgrades, cross-platform integration and acceptance testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gaming machines generate <strong>more than one-fifth of Britain\u2019s Gross Gambling Yield<\/strong>, excluding lotteries, and operate across casinos, betting shops, bingo halls, adult gaming centres, clubs and seaside arcades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9622\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement coincides with a leadership change, because <strong>Ruth Evans<\/strong> began a five-year term as Chair of the Gambling Commission on <strong>September 30<\/strong>, following her appointment by Secretary of State <strong>Lisa Nandy<\/strong>. <strong>Sarah Gardner<\/strong> is serving as Acting Chief Executive Officer. The technical update was presented by <strong>Graham Burgin, Policy Senior Manager<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Great Britain confirmed a new mandatory package of gaming machine rules on September 30, 2026, that will change how machines display losses, winnings, session duration and player limits from 2027. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18934,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[57,3184,15,354,254,105,3149],"class_list":["post-18933","europe","type-europe","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sin-categoria","tag-casinos","tag-europe","tag-gambling","tag-responsible-gambling","tag-slot-machines","tag-sports-betting","tag-uk","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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