End of UK Midstakes?

[doubleup]

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-stakes-gambling-reform-for-the-digital-age/high-stakes-gambling-reform-for-the-digital-age#chap1

In general, this government agrees with the principle that people should be free to spend their money how they see fit, so we propose a targeted system of financial risk checks that is proportionate to the risk of harm occurring. Assessments should start with unintrusive checks at moderate levels of spend (we propose £125 net loss within a month or £500 within a year), and if necessary escalate to checks which are more detailed but still frictionless at higher loss levels where the risks are greater (we propose £1,000 loss within a day or £2,000 within 90 days). We also propose that the triggers for enhanced checks should be lower for those aged 18 to 24.

We would expect the credit reference agency would be able to provide an overview of pertinent information for the individual customer, for instance an estimate of overall disposable income, rather than providing all the raw data to gambling firms. Where this is not possible, information may need to be collected directly from the customer

So unless the concept of a bankroll is accepted, it is just a matter of time until UK midstakes cash and tourney players get shut down as they won't be able to evidence disposable income.

[bagel]

yeah this is pretty daft for sure. stars have already limited me to $190 a month for deposits, even though i hardly ever play there .

i like to play a few tourneys once or twice a month for very small stakes , and now even this is difficult.

its SCOOP coming up and i can buy into  hardly anything i want to play . i have sent proof of earnings but still cant get deposit limit increase.

off to partypoker then, who seem much more willing to let a small stakes player have a bit of fun once or twice a month, but now expecting this to end soon.

bad enough the sites stopping my hobby, now the government think they should do the same. yawn.

[bergeroo]

In Germany it is max 1k per month with their new laws. So even Germany seems generous in comparison. The result seems to be a lot of people have switched to playing on the apps, on things like Pokerbros and so on. I barely play online these days, but in the casino in Berlin and playing around Germany people are often talking about the apps and also shilling their clubs, so instead of making it safer for people it just drives a lot of people to shady apps. I wonder if the same will happen in the UK.