WEEKLY FEATURE: U.K. Operators Restricted 4 Percent of Accounts in 2024

Online operators in Great Britain placed restrictions on 4.31 percent of player accounts in 2024, according to data from the Gambling Commission.

The commission responded to a data request made in early 2025, showing that last year a total of 643,779 player accounts were restricted in some form, from a total of 14,923,840 active customer accounts submitted as part of the study.

The data showed restricted accounts were more profitable than non-restricted accounts, with 46.78 percent of restricted customers being in profit versus 25.42 percent of overall active customers.

A significantly higher proportion of active customers were found to be loss-making at 72.54 percent, compared with 51.29 percent of restricted customers.