--The U.K. government is set to publish a review of gambling legislation that will include limited maximum stakes of between 2 pounds and 5 pounds ($2.44-$6.09) for online casinos and nonintrusive affordability checks, The Times of London reports.

--The new measures will also include a ban on free bets and VIP packages for those who incur heavy losses, and make companies remove features from online games that increase the level of risk for customers, the Times says.

--The government has estimated that online gambling revenues could drop by more than 700 million pounds ($853.1 million) as a result of the measures, according to the Times.

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June 29, 2022 05:41 ET (09:41 GMT)