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UKGC introduces deposit-limit and customer-funds rules from October 2025

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The UK Gambling Commission announced revisions to its licence conditions and codes of practice on 4 February 2025, according to the report. From 31 October 2025, operators must prompt customers to set deposit limits before depositing and review account information every six months, while disclosing the level of protection for customer funds. The Horseracing Bettors’ Forum said it welcomed clearer disclosures but argued that funds should be protected in insolvency.

Operators must introduce deposit-limit prompts and disclose customer-fund protection levels under the revised rules.

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GGL reportedly tightens Germany’s deposit-limit checks from 2027

Germany’s GGL is reportedly replacing its decision guideline on 1 January 2027, requiring operators to verify income or assets for monthly deposit limits above €1,000. A German court had found SCHUFA-G unsuitable as proof of financial capacity, while the higher court left its applicability unresolved; the reported new model sets tiered verification requirements.

Germany's Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) is reported to be replacing its decision guideline under section 6c (1) sentence 3 of the GlüStV 2021 with effect from 1 January 2027, according to information available. Under the reported model, operators granting a monthly deposit limit above €1,000 would have to have income or assets verified. The reported change follows a ruling by the Verwaltungsgericht Halle, which found the SCHUFA-G credit check unsuitable as proof of financial capacity because it only reflects the probability of over-indebtedness, in a decision of 6 August 2026 (7 B 491/25 HAL).

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