Petitions/Stop bookmakers from banning or restricting customers
StatusClosed
Opened17 Mar 2025
Closes17 Sept 2025
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Ban bookmakers from restricting or banning customers for winning or using strategy. We urge the government to introduce rules ensuring licensed bookmakers honour fair stakes for all, promoting fairness and transparency in the UK betting industry and protecting punters.

We believe that bookmakers exploit restrictions to avoid payouts which could target skilled punters while profiting from unsophisticated customers. We feel that this practice creates an unfair playing field. We want regulations to stop licensed bookmakers from banning or limiting strategic bettors which could help ensure accountability and true competition in betting. We feel the current practice discourages informed betting and punish success. We think that clear regulations could prevent abuse, promote fairness, and rebuild trust between bookmakers and their customers.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Chris Curtis
1Chris Curtis MP
Milton Keynes North
5
Lizzi Collinge
2Lizzi Collinge MP
Morecambe and Lunesdale
4
Callum Anderson
3Callum Anderson MP
Buckingham and Bletchley
3
Rachel Blake
4Rachel Blake MP
Cities of London and Westminster
3
David Taylor
5David Taylor MP
Hemel Hempstead
3
Anneliese Midgley
6Anneliese Midgley MP
Knowsley
3
Victoria Atkins
7Victoria Atkins MP
Louth and Horncastle
3
Greg Smith
8Greg Smith MP
Mid Buckinghamshire
3
Ms Marie Rimmer
9Ms Marie Rimmer MP
St Helens South and Whiston
3
Charlotte Nichols
10Charlotte Nichols MP
Warrington North
3