Online Leaving Date

[pinnit2015]

All knew it was happening - the UKGC have decided to implement Affgam (Or as i call it, F Aff) - Affordability Gambling checks come August-19. 

For the small price of submitting your bank statements you will have your deposit limits set to 25% of your average income. Why, thank you. The info will then be linked through to the Gamstop database. 

Once you hit 25% of net losses your accounts will be blocked.

The announcement came from some bloke called Gill Watts-Bule - With such a delectable double barrel name, I'm sure they've not been in the position of scrounging ten quid off their pal for a wee flutter. 

Sorry, not just net losses, they're giving you the choice of it being a deposit limit. How accommodating of them. 

Obviously you're free to do what you want but as far as i'm concerned I'm, unlike the UK and Brexit, leaving in August then. You might think what's the big deal but to be honest It's now the principle of where this is going. I won't be handing anything over to a casino based in Malta, for example. But it's more the intrusion into an enjoyable past time - all done because a % of people can't control themselves? Because we need protected?

So, if you make it by the pre sign up checks in May-19, manage to get by the enhanced KYC, manage to avoid having incorrect data on Gamstop stopping you from playing, manage to convince them you're not a money launderer and get by SOW and now manage to stay within the 25% come August, you're in for a whale of a time playing online. 

For all the plonkers who applauded the reduction of FOBT stakes etc, and thought it would have no effect of them cos they only played online? Did you really think they'd just ignore online?

There will be people who like this and will churn out platitudes of responsible gambling etc. That's fine: if you feel you need a bunch of faceless creatures working in the shadows, pulling the puppet strings, then I really don't know how you can walk around in life in general without such a guiding hand. 

What's more likely the happen is that people will go to places with a Costa Rica licence and therefore have no protection. That's all you do with this type of 'regulation'  - push people into the arms of clip joints and HOPE they'll be paid. 

But hey - the above sounds good in a press release and we all know that Gill likes that. 

 

[ValDes]

The idea of both liking and thanking for your post sounds perfect however only able to do one of these.  

Now seriously, imagine the gigantic pressure on both UKGC and operators in light of the recent researches revealing unprecedented percentage of Britons gambling online on a daily basis. Hope everyone is realizing the consequences of this mass gambling hysteria in both short and long terms perspective, so yeah, some proper and adequate actions/steps are badly needed and UKGC is simply doing their best to fit the expectations of everyone - players, operators, affiliates and above all, the society.  Categorically not claiming all their actions/steps were in the right direction and /or adequate enough, however at least they are trying while some others (yeah, Curacao, talking about you) are still on the phase of taking their cut of gambling profits and playing fool on all other major issues such as money laundering, responsible gambling, players protection, complaints, etc etc... 

As for the privacy invasion, you are of course 100% right.  Still asking myself why all governments (and their countless agencies as well) are so eager and happy to have access (an unlimited one very soon I guess) to all our private endevours... Don't they know knowledge is power but at the same time it's a huge responsibility?! Rhetorical question of course.   

[Afi4wins]

Aaaah...I can indeed give a huge sigh of relief...because no UKGC bugger is ever gonna get me down! Hahaha. 

Costa Rica? Hmm...might go there for a nice holiday...but I'll pass on all their casinos! 

After all, I'm happy to be on home ground, playing at home ground casinos, not facing any kind of issues or problems, or hiccups, or selfies, or SoWs, or any other privacy intrusions...just happy spinning, spending and collecting the wins. However, my middle finger still tend to be active on the losses though, hahaha.