New British regulations have redefined “gaming tables” to include only personnel-powered tables, which affects casino machine contributions.
According to the current rules, casinos in the UK must have a balance between staff -powered gaming tables and automated machines. Recently, casinos have placed machines where players have to press a button or drag a lever to start the game and not classify these as automated machines.
The amendment to the regulations aims to “make sure that these products are not counted as a gaming table” because they do not “provide any of the benefits of a casino game table to contribute to a balanced mix or provide opportunities for social interaction.”
“As such, the purpose of these regulations is to clarify that only if a table is controlled or operated by casino staff can it qualify as a gaming table to calculate the emissions of gaming machines.”
Gaming tables are considered to be “more social in nature, unlike gaming machines and other automated gaming equipment, where there is less potential for human interaction and that tends to be more repetitive in nature.”
The effect of increased regulations
While the rules aim to make games a more social activity, they may also have the effect of driving more players to British casinos online. Last year, online casinos in the country generated an estimated £ 4.4 billion, while land -based casinos generated approximately £ 865 million, according to the Gaming Commission.
Online places were the most lucrative segment in the online casino sector and generated about 82% of revenue at £ 3.6 billion. In September last year, a share limit of £ 5 was introduced by the British Gaming Commission to limit the amounts that players lose on slots.
Fixed odds terminal terminals that offer casino games in bookmaker stores have also been subject to restrictions. Opponents claim that the rapid nature and the lack of some social interaction lead to increased problem play. After the machines were widespread in gaming stores in the early 2000s, the British Gaming Law limited the number of machines to 4 per store
In addition, the maximum proportion was cut on the machines from £ 100 to £ 2 for many games in 2018, which came into force in 2019.
The increased limitations in the UK are coming at the same time as the United States has opened its online gambling industry. A report published this week suggests that the US gaming market will surpass the UK and Europe next year.
The British Gaming Commission has also introduced stricter rules on investment advertising, including limiting the use of certain terms such as “risk -free investment”. European countries have also introduced rod boundaries and advertising restrictions, which have seen America, Canada and recently Brazil will catch up with its gaming industries.
