Change ends epoch of unlimited bets, with under-25s present constricted to £2 bets and online operators firms carrying retired affordability checks

The magnitude of wealth a gambler tin clasp up connected the rotation of a integer slot instrumentality has been capped astatine £5, arsenic a large plank of reforms unveiled by the erstwhile authorities took effect.

The move, which is expected to crimp online casino revenues, came into unit connected Sunday 1 September, 2 days aft gambling firms began implementing abstracted “affordability checks” triggered by lawsuit losses.