Responsible-gambling regulation.
The professional/legal RG layer — 7 national self-exclusion schemes compared and 6 regulatory topics, from affordability checks to the MLRO’s cousin, the statutory levy.Need support now? This page is a professional reference on RG regulation, not help for a person in difficulty. If gambling stops being fun, reach GambleAware or GamCare. Reference only — not legal advice.
| Scheme | Channel | Duration options | Operator mandate |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAMSTOP United Kingdom | Online | 6 months, 1 year, 5 years, or 5 years with auto-renewal (an opt-in option introduced in late 2024) | Mandatory for all GB online gambling licensees since 31 March 2020 (a condition of the UKGC operating licence) |
| OASIS (Spielersperrsystem) Germany | All channels (online + land-based) | Self-exclusion (Selbstsperre): minimum 3 months, open-ended thereafter until the person applies for removal. Third-party exclusion (Fremdsperre): at least 1 year | Mandatory for all licensed operators nationwide since the GlüStV 2021 took effect on 1 July 2021 (OASIS previously existed regionally in Hesse) |
| ROFUS (Register Over Frivilligt Udelukkede Spillere) Denmark | All channels (online + land-based) | Temporary: 24 hours, 1 month, 3 months, or 6 months; or a final (permanent) exclusion that can only be lifted on request after at least 1 year | Mandatory for licensed operators since Denmark's licensed market opened on 1 January 2012; onsite betting-shop checks added from 1 October 2023 |
| Spelpaus Sweden | All channels (online + land-based), plus a marketing opt-out | 10 days, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, or 'until further notice' (a minimum of 12 months) | Mandatory for all licence holders since Sweden's re-regulated licensing system took effect on 1 January 2019 |
| CRUKS (Centraal Register Uitsluiting Kansspelen) Netherlands | All channels (online + land-based) | Voluntary: the person picks an end date between 6 months and 99 years ('permanently') and the stop lapses automatically on that date; it cannot be ended in the first 6 months, and after that only on request, confirmed again after an 8-day reflection period. Involuntary: 6 months, which the person cannot change | Mandatory since 1 October 2021: online licence holders check CRUKS before opening a player account and at every log-in, casinos and arcades at the entrance, and anyone registered must be refused. An operator that, after a personal conversation, suspects a player of harmful gambling must advise them to register and notify the KSA if they do not |
| BetStop — the National Self-Exclusion Register Australia | Online + phone (interactive wagering only) | Minimum 3 months, up to a lifetime exclusion | Mandatory for all licensed interactive wagering providers under the Interactive Gambling Act since BetStop launched on 21 August 2023 |
| EPIS (Excluded Persons Information System) Belgium | All channels (online + land-based) | A voluntary ban stays in force until the person asks the Gaming Commission to lift it (no automatic expiry); court-ordered and profession-based bans last as long as the underlying ground applies | Mandatory EPIS checks for licensed operators — casinos and gaming arcades since 2004, online since the 2011 licensing regime, and betting shops since 2019 |
Affordability & financial-risk checks
The UK regime of automated 'financial risk' checks that flags online customers who may be gambling beyond their means, built from a live light-touch vulnerability check and a phased rollout of frictionless enhanced assessments.
Open topic →Deposit limits & mandatory limit-setting
Rules requiring online gambling customers to set a cap on what they can deposit, from a mandatory prompt at sign-up to cross-operator ceilings that a central register enforces across every licensed site.
Open topic →Single Customer View
An initiative to give operators a combined, cross-operator view of a customer's gambling so that harm invisible to any single operator can be spotted and acted on.
Open topic →The UK statutory levy
A mandatory levy on Britain's licensed gambling operators, live since 6 April 2025, that funds research, prevention and treatment of gambling harm.
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