Affordability Checks Archives

Affordability Checks and Gambling Reform: What Vicky Foxcroft Inherits

The UK’s gambling sector is entering another period of regulatory change, and Vicky Foxcroft MP will now be responsible for overseeing much of it. Foxcroft has replaced Baroness Fiona Twycross as parliamentary under-secretary of state for Museums, Heritage, Gambling and Lords minister at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Her brief also includes […]

By Matt Sinclaire

UKGC Defends Financial Risk Assessments as Industry Backlash Intensifies

May 21, 2026

The UK Gambling Commission is continuing to defend its proposed Financial Risk Assessments (FRAs), insisting the system has been widely misunderstood as criticism grows from racing bodies, MPs, and parts of the betting industry. FRAs, the regulator’s preferred term for what were previously described as “affordability checks,” are designed to identify consumers showing signs of […]

By Matt Sinclaire

UKGC Affordability Checks Face Scrutiny from Gambling Sector

March 26, 2026

The UK’s gambling sector is heading into a period of tighter oversight, with new affordability checks set to play a larger role just as broader tax and regulatory changes take effect. The UK Gambling Commission has said it is working to minimise disruption, but industry groups are not convinced the balance is right. Trade bodies […]

By Matt Sinclaire

Santander’s Gambling Alerts Raise Privacy Concerns Among Gamers

March 5, 2025

The relationship between banking and gaming is becoming more complicated, and a recent trend by Santander, a well-known UK bank, may have made matters worse. Unwanted emails alerting customers of “high gambling activity” on their accounts outraged some of the bank’s customers. Even when their betting behaviors were well within their limits, these messages urged individuals to […]

By Matt Sinclaire

UK’s Proposed Changes to Gambling Affordability Checks Spark Concern

February 7, 2023

According to a recent study conducted by YouGov on behalf of the Betting and Gaming Commission (BGC), stringent affordability checks suggested by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) might drive users to the black market. These findings back up what was discovered in an earlier YouGov survey. Could this spell disaster for the UK gaming industry? […]

Affordability Checks and Gambling Reform: What Vicky Foxcroft Inherits

UKGC Defends Financial Risk Assessments as Industry Backlash Intensifies

UKGC Affordability Checks Face Scrutiny from Gambling Sector

Santander’s Gambling Alerts Raise Privacy Concerns Among Gamers

UK’s Proposed Changes to Gambling Affordability Checks Spark Concern