UK gambling operators are furiously poring over the government’s roadmap for reviewing its gambling rules, looking for landmines and finding some surprises along the way. 

The UK government has published the terms of reference for its long-awaited review of the Gambling Act 2005, which was formally announced Tuesday. The government has issued a call for evidence on a variety of gambling-related issues, with a deadline for responses of March 31, 2021. 

The government plans to assess the evidence gathered via this 16-week process “alongside other data,” after which it will issue a white paper sometime next year containing its proposals for reform.   

The terms of reference state the government’s aim of ensuring that “all those who choose to gamble in Great Britain to be able to do so in a safe way.” This will be accomplished by examining whether gambling rules have kept pace with the “technological advances” that have developed since 2005.