Gambling Regulation Act 2024

Obligation to provide copy of terms and conditions of relevant gambling activity provided by remote means

172. (1) Subject to subsection (3), a licensee of a remote gambling licence shall ensure that a person is provided with the terms and conditions of a relevant gambling activity—

(a) when the person accesses the relevant gambling activity by remote means for the first time, and

(b) on each occasion after the terms and conditions change, when the person accesses the relevant gambling activity by remote means for the first time after such change.

(2) A licensee of a remote gambling licence shall ensure that where a person accesses a relevant gambling activity by remote means, the person is able at all times to access the terms and conditions of the relevant gambling activity concerned from the licensee’s website.

(3) The terms and conditions of a relevant gambling activity shall—

(a) be worded, in so far as is practicable, in clear and plain language,

(b) be expressly accepted, the first time and on each occasion referred to in subsection (1)(a) and (b), by the account-holder before a relevant payment is accepted by a licensee from the account-holder in respect of the activity, and

(c) be made available to the person by electronic means in a manner that enables him or her to store and retrieve the terms and conditions.

(4) A licensee of a remote gambling licence who fails to comply with a provision of this section 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.