Gambling – Gambling Commission consultation on strengthening age and identity verification for online gambling

The Gambling Commission is seeking views on proposed changes to the Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP) in order to strengthen age and identity verification for online gambling.

The proposed changes would require online gambling businesses to verify:

• the age of customers before they can deposit money or gamble, or access play-for-free versions of gambling games;
• the identity of a customer – including their name, address, date of birth and email address – before they are allowed to gamble; and
• that the name associated with the customer’s payment method matches the name of the gambling account holder.

The consultation closes on 27 November 2018 and views can be provided by following this link.