New era for UK Casinos: Gambling Act Reforms open doors for growth

Following parliamentary approval, long-awaited reforms to land-based casino regulations in England and Wales took effect from July 22nd 2025. First proposed in the Gambling Act 2023 Review White Paper, the reforms aim to modernise land-based casinos and enable them to compete better with the growing online market. The easing of some restrictions and improvement of flexibility for operators, should see an increase in revenues for the gambling industry in the UK.

The highlights of the new regulations:

More gaming machines allowed per venue

• Converted casinos licensed under the 1968/2005 Acts can now operate up to 80 gaming machines, significantly more than before.
• Smaller casinos (with at least 280 m² of gambling floor space) can apply to host a sliding scale quota, with up to five machines per table, rather than the previous maximum of two. This policy is intended to better reflect venue size and help them handle peak demand.

The right to offer sports betting in casinos

• Casino operators have been granted permission to introduce non-remote sports betting for the first time in physical premises. This includes in-venue betting on live sports using dedicated terminals or kiosks.

New definition of a gaming table

• The regulations have refined what counts as a gaming table. Only table that are operated by staff now count towards the machines-to-table ratios. This is to prevent automated or electronic tables from affecting machine allowances.

Licence-application conditions now required.

• Operators must now apply to vary their premises license to access the extended entitlements and if this is approved, they will not have an option to ever revert to the previous (lower) allowance.

What this means for casino and sports betting operators

The implementation of these key reforms is intended to invigorate the sector in the UK and make a positive impact on both the operators and manufacturers of gaming machines. The increase to 80 machines per premises should correlate to a sharp increase in unit sales for manufacturers, and for casinos located in urban areas with high footfall the requirement could drive some urgency of supply. Suppliers that position early with adaptive products and value-added services that ensure a fast time-to-market, stand to gain substantially in the more dynamic market.

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Our renowned, powerful, and reliable hardware platforms, Software solutions and cabinets and kiosks have been enabling our customers to outsource this aspect with confidence that everything required from a power, performance, security and regulatory perspective for the gaming and sports betting market is covered.

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The Quixant team are always here to guide and advise customers on the best solutions for their needs and support them throughout their entire product development journey and beyond, helping them to seamlessly integrate all elements of their products, enhance their performance, and focus on delivering the ultimate customer experience. Quixant have offices, operations, and suppliers across the globe, including a dedicated Commercial and Operations team in the UK, and a UK service centre to handle hardware repairs when required which expedites and streamlines the process for customers in this market.

We work closely in collaboration with customers and provide our dedicated customer support portal and resource centre – the Quixant Hub – to ensure that customers always get the products and support they need when they need it. These aspects enable them to get their cabinets, kiosks, and terminals to market faster, making them stand out from the crowd, adding the wow factor that stops customers in their tracks and keeps them coming back.

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