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LCCP change log, every amendment since 2020.

A plain-English mirror of every amendment the UK Gambling Commission has made to the Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice. Each entry links back to the section(s) of the LCCP it affects, so you can jump from “what changed” to “what it says now” in two clicks. The list is reviewed against gov.uk every week; the primary source remains the Commission's own page.

16 amendments tracked
6 years covered
6 April 2026 most recent change
Weekly monitor cadence
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Showing 16 of 16 amendments

2026

3 changes
  1. NEW

    Consumer law references updated; ADR provider list removed

    consumer law ADR

    References to the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 are replaced with the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 in Licence Condition 7.1.1(4) and SR Code 5.1.9(1). SR Code 6.1.1(b), which required operators to maintain a list of approved ADR providers, is removed together with its footnote references.

    Affects
    LC Licence Condition 7.1.1(4) SRC SR Code 5.1.9(1) SRC SR Code 6.1.1(b)
    Scope All operators

  2. Relevant-persons reporting threshold raised from 3% to 5%

    key persons reporting

    Condition 15.2.1 is amended to raise the reporting threshold for 'operator status' and 'relevant persons' from 3% to 5%. The provision is expanded to entities without share capital (excluding society lottery licensees) and clarifies that all relevant loans must be reported regardless of whether there is a written agreement.

    Affects
    LC Licence Condition 15.2.1
    Scope All operating licences, Licensing, Compliance and Enforcement Policy Statement

  3. Rewards and bonuses: new structure, wagering-requirement caps, product-mixing ban

    bonus ads player rights

    SR Code Provision 5.1.1 is rewritten with a clearer structure. The revised provision adds restrictions on wagering requirements and prohibits operators from mixing products within a single incentive.

    Affects
    SRC SR Code 5.1.1
    Scope All applicable gambling businesses

2025

4 changes

  1. Semi-annual reminders for customers holding unprotected funds

    customer funds rg

    A new paragraph 3 is added to Licence Condition 4.2.1 requiring operators to remind customers every six months about the 'not protected' status of their funds, and to obtain an acknowledgement from the customer.

    Affects
    LC Licence Condition 4.2.1(3)
    Scope Operators holding customer funds rated 'not protected' on insolvency

  2. Financial risk assessment: pilot analysis phase begins

    financial risk pilot

    New SR Code Provision 3.4.7 introduces the analysis phase of the financial risk assessment pilot. Paragraph 6 of 3.4.6 is removed and its content re-enacted within 3.4.7 with extended data safeguards.

    Affects
    SRC SR Code 3.4.6 SRC SR Code 3.4.7
    Scope Remote gambling operators participating in the pilot

  3. Remote customers gain marketing-preference controls

    marketing player rights

    New SR Code Provision 5.1.12 requires remote gambling operators to give customers granular control over marketing communications they receive from the operator.

    Affects
    SRC SR Code 5.1.12
    Scope Remote gambling operators

  4. Mandatory research-prevention-treatment (RPT) funding provision removed

    rg funding

    Paragraph 2 of SR Code Provision 3.1.1, which required licensees to make an annual financial contribution to one or more RPT organisations on the Commission's approved list, is removed. Paragraph 1, which retains the general social-responsibility obligations, is unaffected.

    Affects
    SRC SR Code 3.1.1(2)
    Scope All applicable licences

2024

5 changes

  1. Personal Management Licence (PML) roles clarified and extended

    key persons

    Operating Licence Code Provision 1.2.1 is amended to clarify which operator roles require a Personal Management Licence and to extend those requirements to additional functions.

    Affects
    OLC OLC 1.2.1
    Scope Operating licences

  2. Financial vulnerability checks, financial risk assessment pilot, Think 25, test-purchasing exemptions removed

    rg age verification test purchasing financial risk

    SR Code 3.4.4 introduces mandatory financial vulnerability checks by remote operators. SR Code 3.4.6 launches the financial risk assessment pilot. Test-purchasing exemptions for smaller operators are removed across AGCs, bingo, FECs and betting premises. The 'Think 21' age-verification approach is replaced with 'Think 25'. Obsolete provisions 3.2.4(5), 3.2.6(2) and the header text of 3.2.8 are removed.

    Affects
    SRC SR Code 3.4.4 SRC SR Code 3.4.6 SRC SR Code 3.2.4(5) SRC SR Code 3.2.6(2)
    Scope Adult gaming centres, Non-remote bingo, Family entertainment centres, General betting operators, Remote gambling operators

  3. Regulatory returns move to a quarterly cycle

    reporting

    Licence Condition 15.3.1 is amended to require all operators to submit regulatory returns quarterly.

    Affects
    LC Licence Condition 15.3.1
    Scope All operating licences

  4. GAMSTOP extended to telephone/email betting; new customer-suicide reporting duty

    rg reporting self exclusion

    SR Code 3.5.5 is extended so that telephone and email betting businesses must participate in the GAMSTOP multi-operator self-exclusion scheme. New Licence Condition 15.2.2 requires operators to notify the Commission when a customer is known to have died by suicide.

    Affects
    SRC SR Code 3.5.5 LC Licence Condition 15.2.2
    Scope Telephone and email betting operators, All gambling operators

  5. Payment methods and services requirements amended

    payments

    Licence Condition 5.1.2, which governs payment methods and services, is amended. See the LCCP for the revised text.

    Affects
    LC Licence Condition 5.1.2
    Scope Operating licences

2023

1 change

  1. SR Code 3.4.3 comes fully into force with guidance

    rg customer interaction

    In-force dates for SR Code Provision 3.4.3 are updated so that the entire provision is now effective. The Commission publishes associated guidance on customer interaction for remote operators.

    Affects
    SRC SR Code 3.4.3
    Scope Remote gambling operators

2022

1 change

  1. Customer interaction: split between premises and remote provisions

    rg customer interaction

    SR Code 3.4.1 is narrowed to premises-based gambling only. A new SR Code 3.4.3 is introduced for remote gambling. Most of 3.4.3 is effective from 12 September 2022, paragraph 10 from 12 February 2023, and paragraphs 1 to 3 are deferred. Guidance publication is deferred.

    Affects
    SRC SR Code 3.4.1 SRC SR Code 3.4.3
    Scope Premises-based operators, Remote gambling operators

2020

2 changes

  1. Wide-ranging amendments: child access, integrity, rewards, dispute resolution, reporting

    rg reporting integrity complaints

    New Licence Conditions 15.1.3 (reporting suspected offences) and 15.2.3 (casino reportable events) are added. Conditions 8.1.1 to 8.1.3 (display of licensed status), 13.1.1 to 13.1.2 (pool betting), 15.1.1 to 15.1.2 (offence reporting), 15.2.1 to 15.2.2 (event reporting) and 15.3.1 (regulatory returns) are amended. SR Codes 3.2.1, 3.2.3, 3.2.5 and 3.2.7 (child access), OLC 4.2.8 (betting integrity), SR 5.1.1 (rewards and bonuses) and SR 6.1.1 (complaints and disputes) are amended. Personal licence conditions section 3 is also amended.

    Affects
    LC Licence Condition 15.1.3 LC Licence Condition 15.2.3 SRC SR Code 6.1.1
    Scope Non-remote casino, Bingo, Betting, AGCs, FECs, Betting intermediaries, All operating and personal licences

  2. Lottery consumer information; key-equipment condition removed

    lottery consumer info

    New Licence Condition 4.3.3 adds a consumer-information duty for lottery operators. Conditions 11.1.1.2, 11.1.1.5-6, 11.2.1.2 and 11.2.1.5-6 governing lottery managers are amended. Licence Condition 2.1.1 on key equipment is removed.

    Affects
    LC Licence Condition 4.3.3 LC Licence Condition 2.1.1
    Scope Lottery operating licences, Remote casino / bingo / betting