A Bill to prohibit payments for remote gambling to be made using money obtained on credit; and to prohibit the use of cash machines on premises licensed for gambling
House of Lords
8 November 2019
This bill would change the Gambling Act 2005 to stop people paying for remote gambling with money borrowed on credit, and to ban cash machines in venues licensed for gambling. It aims to reduce gambling-related debt and curb cash access used for gambling. It is a Lords Bill currently at the 2nd reading stage in the Lords.
The bill is at the 2nd reading in the Lords and has not yet progressed to committee stage or the House of Commons.
Generated 21 February 2026
First reading took place on 17 October. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2017-19 Parliament dissolved at the end of the 2019 Session and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
