Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 73167

Gaming Machines: Payment Methods

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 25 September 2025

Question

Steve Darling

Liberal DemocratTorbay

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

Answer

Ian Murray
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 ...

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