Need your input: The UKGC's Next Move?

[Webzcas]

Now regulation is in the main a really good thing, especially considering what the state of online gambling looked like during its infancy, circa 20 plus years ago. I mean, it has brought in much needed protection for players and thus a real recourse if there are issues between player and operator and of course regulation has helped the industry grow up.

However, on the flip side, there have been several changes that have been introduced that have seen many a decent operator give up their 'coveted' UKGC Licence and also many players have been driven to offshore operators.

I am thinking off the top of my head the absolute PITA the source of wealth process that players have to navigate through is. Or the removal of autoplay, or the recent introduction of maximum bet limits.

So what do you think the UKGC will do next, that could have the adverse affect of alienating UK players?

 

[satchnz]

Haha, nice try UKGC employee! How did you get Webzcas’s login details??

 

[Jono777]

Back track all the needless changes, which is pretty much all of them.

Only exception I can think of which I actually agreed with was the gambling on credit cards.

 

[Downsman]

Getting rid of reverse withdrawals was good, that is all.

 

[Webzcas]

Getting rid of reverse withdrawals was good, that is all.

Ah yes, that was a BIG positive from the UKGC.

 

[Lemon]

I fear it could be something catastrophic like increasing the minimum game time. Would be a proper death-knell for slots in the UK if this was to happen. I can't see what else they can really do; they've stripped everything else back already.

Maybe something like enforced breaks in play like with online poker where they have a 5-minute break every hour? Or something similar such as loss per hour, whereby once your net loss has reached a certain level (defined by the UKGC and not individual players themselves) within a 1-hour time-frame that started with your first bet, you cannot place another bet until that hour has elapsed, at which point it resets.

 

[Reelsoffun]

I fear it could be something catastrophic like increasing the minimum game time. Would be a proper death-knell for slots in the UK if this was to happen. I can't see what else they can really do; they've stripped everything else back already.

Maybe something like enforced breaks in play like with online poker where they have a 5-minute break every hour? Or something similar such as loss per hour, whereby once your net loss has reached a certain level (defined by the UKGC and not individual players themselves) within a 1-hour time-frame that started with your first bet, you cannot place another bet until that hour has elapsed, at which point it resets.

If they started any of that crap, that would be me done with UK casinos.

The poker needed the 5 min breaks due to being a continuous game, so that you didn’t miss out on blinds etc, not something we need for slots etc.

So please don’t give them anymore stupid ideas!

 

[09237653]

shutting down streamers like the bandit would be a good move, sidestep UKGC rules? no affiliate money from UK players then.

 

[dealer wins]

I play about 1/20th of what I used to a few years back.

If if wasnt for these stupid rules, SOW BS etc I would actually be playing more, but all the fun has been sucked out of online gambling for me.

I now buy gold and silver coins every week rather than do a £500-£1000 deposit into XXX casino for the weekend like I would in 2018 say.