New online slot limits: Comment from Culture, Media and Sport Committee Chair

Commenting on the announcement from the Government of new maximum online slot stakes, Dame Caroline Dinenage MP, Chair of the CMS Committee, said:

“I’m pleased that the Government has listened to the Committee in its response to its consultation on stake limits for online slots and that the new limits will leave 99% of over-25 gamblers unaffected.

Equalising online maximum stakes with those of most land-based gambling, while including protections for younger people, is a sensible and proportionate way to balance the risk of gambling harms with the freedoms and responsibilities that players have the right to expect.”

In announcing the new limits, the Government has agreed with the Committee’s recommendations from its report on gambling regulation published in December. The report said that stake limits for online slots should match those for electronic gaming machines in land-based venues and not exceed £5, with the limit £2 for young adults.