Online gamblers who lose £500 or more a month to face extra checks

New measures will eventually also ban some features on online games, regulator for Great Britain says

Online gamblers who lose £500 or more a month are to face extra checks from August, the regulator has confirmed, as part of a large package of measures aimed at protecting the most vulnerable customers.

The extra checks come in from 30 August, and the threshold for qualifying will fall to £150 of online betting losses a month from 28 February next year, the Gambling Commission said.