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Gambling Regulation Act 2024
Requirement to lodge money in gambling account
170. (1) The Authority may make regulations—
(a) limiting the amount of money that a licensee of a remote gambling licence may require an account-holder to lodge in a gambling account with the licensee, and
(b) specifying a maximum amount of money that may be lodged by an account holder in a gambling account held with such a licensee during a specified period.
(2) A licensee of a remote gambling licence who fails to comply with any regulations made under subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and is liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a class A fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both, or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or both.