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Why the slots stake limit is not a blackjack limit

No: the online slots stake limit, £5 per game cycle and £2 for players aged under 25, applies to slots only, not to live blackjack. The limits took effect on 9 April 2025 and 21 May 2025. This applies to slots at Casino Remote licensees as of 13 November 2026. It depends on the game type and on the wording of the Gambling Commission guidance.

Re-check window: 90 days

What the guidance covers

The Gambling Commission's online slots stake limit guidance sets a maximum for one game cycle of an online slot. A lower maximum applies to customers aged under 25.

The brief records that the limit does not apply to roulette or blackjack. The guidance page lists the games it covers; we have not copied that list here.

Online slots stake limit · Gambling Commission (UKGC) guidance · read date not yet recorded for this page
Item Limit Applies to From
Standard limit £5 per game cycle Online slots 9 April 2025
Customers aged under 25 £2 per game cycle Online slots 21 May 2025
Live blackjack Not covered Not a slot Not applicable

Source: Online slots stake limit guidance.

Takeaway: the £5 and £2 figures belong to slots; they say nothing about a blackjack table.

What follows for blackjack tables

If the slots rule does not reach blackjack, a table's limits are not set by it. Limits come from the lobby and the table's rules.

We do not publish a table figure on this page. Lobby limits change, so figures sit on published table limits with a date and a source. For the reasons limits differ, read why table limits differ.

Takeaway: read the lobby for a table's limits, and check the date on any figure you see quoted.

What the slots limit does not do

It does not make blackjack safer, and it does not make a high limit a sign of anything. A higher maximum is a parameter of the table.

Large maximums are looked at on the £10,000 to £20,000 claim. Keep control of your own spending with a deposit limit, whatever the game.

Takeaway: a table's maximum is a parameter, not a safeguard; your own limits are the safeguard.

How to check a table

  1. Open the live lobby and find the table.
  2. Note the minimum and maximum stake shown, and today's date.
  3. Open the rules panel and compare payout and dealer rules, as in reading a table's rules.
  4. Record the figures with the date. Lobbies change.

For the wider section see live blackjack tables.

Takeaway: record the figure and the date together.

Quick answers

Is there a £5 maximum bet at live blackjack?

No. The £5 limit applies to online slots, not to blackjack or roulette. A live table's limits are shown in the lobby and the game's rules.

What is the limit for players aged under 25?

£2 per game cycle, for online slots only, from 21 May 2025. It is not a limit on table games.

When did the slots limits start?

The £5 limit started on 9 April 2025. The £2 limit for under-25s started on 21 May 2025.

Where do I find a table's limits?

In the casino's live lobby and the table's rules panel. We record lobby figures with a date on the table limits page when a snapshot exists.

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