Changes on The Way for UK Slots

Over the past year the UK Gambling Commission has introduced a number of different changes aimed at providing a better and more safe online service for UK players. One of the big  changes had been the ban on credit card betting and gambling as a way to reduce the most at-risk players, and although operators have started to expand their services as those registered elsewhere shown in this casino gods review for example show how they’ve changed to adapt to these new changes, but the next big target for the commission has been aimed at slots. Whilst some of the changes are aimed directly at the way slots behave, others have been aimed online casinos in general and could push further changes forward, and with slot titles having the highest average of losses per player for all gambling services and products, it certainly looks like a good place to start.

Split in to two, the changes for the slots games specifically are;

• Auto-play features which can lead players to losing track of time including those that allow an unlimited number of auto-spins or a pre-set amount on players choice are set to be banned.
• The time between spins is also to be slowed too – slot spin speeds faster than 2.5 seconds are set to be banned for the same reason in order to slow down the time between each wager.
• Features that give the illusion of control over the outcome or features that speed up the rate at which slots can spin such as turbo modes are set to be banned.
• Sounds and imagery which give the illusion of a win when the potential return is lower or equal to the stake initially placed are set to be banned too.

The changes aimed primarily at online casinos as a whole rather than just slots are;

• A display must be issued to show the total number of wins and losses during a session played, as well as the total time played during any online slots’ session – some games already offer this feature away from slots and will likely be a change that blankets most online gaming services.
• A permanent ban will be placed on what is known as reverse withdrawals – or the ability to re-gamble money that has already been requested for withdrawal in order to limit the amount potentially lost by problem players.

Whilst the changes for the most part are aimed at slots specifically it may not be long before the changes come across other services too, and whilst this is only initially aimed at UK based casinos too if the change is successful then the expectation is that many other countries could implement similar changes to further protect the consumer.