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Dutch researchers recommend open banking for gambling deposit affordability checks

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A study commissioned from SIRA Consulting and Vanberkel Professionals recommends a layered affordability test for proposed overarching gambling deposit limits in the Netherlands. It proposes checking guardianship status and payment arrears before assessing financial capacity, with open banking recommended to evaluate net income and fixed expenses.

The proposed test could shape how operators assess requests for higher deposit limits.

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Researchers assess UK gambling checks at £150 net deposits

Researchers analysed open banking and self-reported risk data from 424 UK gamblers to assess the £150 net-deposit trigger for financial risk checks. Over 12 months, about two-thirds of participants identified as at risk exceeded the threshold, as did around half of those assessed as low risk; the study said a trigger near £187 could offer a better balance but needs further validation.

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