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Gaming Machines: Payment Methods

Commons · Question 73167 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 25 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Steve Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to update regulations on payment methods for amusement machines.

Answer

Answered by Ian Murray, 25 Sep 2025

Direct use of debit cards and credit cards is currently prohibited on all gaming machines in Great Britain. The previous Government’s 2023 gambling white paper proposed removing the prohibition on the direct use of debit cards on gaming machines, subject ...