Gambling Regulation Act 2024

Requirement to lodge money in gambling account

170. (1) The Authority may make regulations—

(a) limiting the amount of money that a licensee of a remote gambling licence may require an account-holder to lodge in a gambling account with the licensee, and

(b) specifying a maximum amount of money that may be lodged by an account holder in a gambling account held with such a licensee during a specified period.

(2) A licensee of a remote gambling licence who fails to comply with any regulations made under subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and is liable—

(a) on summary conviction, to a class A fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both, or

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or both.