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UK Gambling Commission sets new technical standards for land-based gaming machines

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The UK Gambling Commission will phase in new technical standards for land-based gaming machines from 30 March 2027, according to the report. New machines must impose either a £150 loss limit or a 20-minute play limit, with mandatory breaks; from October 2028, venue staff will also receive real-time alerts. Most existing machines are largely exempt.

Operators and suppliers will need to account for the new limits when introducing machines and games to the market.

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UK Gambling Commission sets micro-market betting practices for operators

The UK Gambling Commission published guidance on 22 October 2026 recommending practices for operators offering sports-betting micro-markets, according to the report. It called for independent data, clear information on market settlement and documented processes for queries or corrections; the regulator said it had not found evidence of widespread problems causing unfair outcomes.

The UK Gambling Commission has set out practices that sports-betting operators should follow when running micro-markets, the single-event markets such as saves, shots on target and assists in football. The recommendations were published on 22 October 2026 by Greg Langridge, the regulator's strategy manager, as part of its work on the fair and open licensing objective.

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