Petition · past parliament
Don’t allow affordability checks for sports betting
Closed
4,568 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government should ban bookmakers from conducting affordability checks on bettors. Bettors shouldn’t have to experience intrusive checks covering aspects of their finances. The Government should also abandon its proposals for frictionless checks that they’ve included in the recent white paper.
Timeline
| 9 May 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Nov 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
4,568
Status
Closed
Opened
9 May 2023
Closed
9 Nov 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.