UK gambling operators have agreed to age-restrict VIP programs and slow down slots spins to create a safer environment for consumers.

On Wednesday, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) announced that “collaborative work” with its licensees had resulted in progress on three issues aimed at making gambling safer and reducing harm. But the UKGC challenged the four working groups it established in January to “go further.”

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One of these working groups was focused on the use of VIP incentives and discussions with the UKGC resulted in an agreement to “restrict and prevent customers under 25 years of age from being recruited” into these incentive programs.