The UK Gambling Commission said it had not completed its assessment of evidence on financial risk assessment proposals after its board meeting on 21 May. The regulator therefore delayed a formal decision, according to the report dated 22 May 2026.
Operators must await the Commission’s formal decision before the proposals’ status is settled.
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The UKGC has announced that financial risk assessments will launch in phases. The measures concern customers with high gambling expenditure and face continued industry opposition.
The UKGC has confirmed plans for a phased introduction of financial risk assessments. It briefed operators and journalists on an approach intended to identify customers at high financial risk.
Reportedly, the UK Gambling Commission is expected to provide an update on financial risk assessments this morning. The regulator is hosting a conference call with stakeholders on the next stage of financial vulnerability checks for UK customers.
Reportedly, the UKGC reiterated that its financial risk assessments should have little or no effect on most British bettors. It rejected describing those assessments as affordability checks.
The UK Gambling Commission defended its proposed financial risk assessments in an update attributed to Helen Rhodes, its director of major policy projects and evaluation. The Commission said fewer than 3% of active accounts would probably trigger an assessment and about 97% of those would be handled without customer action. It plans to issue further guidance for operators.