Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to introduce further regulations on B2 gaming machines.

Draft regulations have been drawn up and have been submitted to the European Commission for comment under the terms of the Technical Standards Directive. ​These regulations will end unsupervised stakes above £50 by requiring customers to interact with betting shop staff or open an account before being permitted to proceed. We intend for these to come into force on the April 2015 common commencement date.