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New bingo and gaming rules a possibility
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Gambling Commission are discussing measures that may lead to online bingo and gaming operators based overseas seeing huge changes to the current remote licensing laws and approved ‘White List’ of countries allowed to advertise in the UK. In January the DCMS produced a report on current legislation, and also commissioned a feasibility report to see how any changes to existing legislation would impact on the industry, and if it would lead to greater protection for consumers. The latest report not only sets out the proposed changes but also asks for feedback on how the proposed changes to the Licence Conditions and Code of Practice (LCCP) would affect the online bingo and gaming industry.
Present legislation for gaming and online bingo sites aims to make sure that sites which target the UK market have specified measures in place. Amongst others they have to report irregular betting and any suspicions of organized crime to the authorities, do their best to prevent irregular betting, protect vulnerable adults and underage people, test games for fairness, have a clear procedure for any complaints, and ensure that their terms and conditions are clearly displayed so that players can easily refer to them.
At the moment only sites that have their equipment based in the UK have to abide by license regulations. Other remote gambling sites in areas which are covered by the White List, including Alderney, the Isle of Man, Antigua and Barbuda, as well as those in certain European countries, such as Gibraltar (Silk Bingo, RedBus Bingo, 888 ladies), are allowed to advertise in the UK.
Thanks to the influx of new bingo and gaming sites, as well as the rapid increase in remote gambling, certain changes are needed in the industry, especially as some sites which are advertising in the UK are neither on the White List nor licensed in the UK. Not all, but certainly some of these UK bingo sites, offer no protection to the consumer and do not help deal with problem gamblers as legitimate sites do. This unbalanced system is overdue for an overhaul, and it is expected that changes will lead to a more consistent standard of regulations that will apply to all bingo and gaming sites that target the UK market.
At the end of the day all sites should put the consumer first, and we welcome any legislation that will offer a greater degree of protection for all players, as well as dividing the cost of upholding regulations between all sites that operate in the UK market which would be a fairer way of doing things.
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