After the British regulator announced a ban on auto mode in slots and introduced other restrictions, the industry perked up and began to discuss the rationality of the solution. The director of BTG, Nick Robinson, also expressed his opinion. He believes that by removing auto spins, the regulator will have the opposite effect, as the function allows players to control their game.
At the moment, even without that, British operators can set no more than 100 auto spins with the obligatory indication of the loss limit. And at the end of them, the players get a message about how much was lost / won and how much time the player spent. The official reason why the regulator banned the auto mode is that players are losing score of the game.
However, the director of BTG believes that due to the auto mode, players, on the contrary, can keep track of their game, instead of uncontrollably clicking on the button, without a clue how much they have already made spins and spent.
On the Casinomeister forum, he asked users to vote on whether the auto mode should be removed. And he said that he had already written a couple of articles for the press and was thinking of filing a petition so that the players had the opportunity to vote for or against the innovation. With this petition, he will go directly to the regulator to discuss the issue. At the same time, Nick noted that he agrees with all other accepted restrictions.
The UKGC announced this week that casinos operating in the UK are required to remove auto mode from all games.
Reason for this: "Auto mode can cause players to lose track of their game."
I have been creating online slots for over 20 years and absolutely disagree with this explanation of the decision. I want to appreciate the opinion of the players, as I believe that such an ill-informed decision can lead to a less controlled game or so alienate players that they will consider offshore unregulated options.
Auto Spins provided by the current rules of the regulator allow players to lead accounting for their rotations for the session. Players can set loss limits to control their balance. It would be much more dangerous to remove this feature, leaving only the spin button with no indication of how many spins were spent or played.
I have written a couple of press articles, and I am also thinking of creating a petition so that players can express their opinion . If the poll shows agreement that the auto mode will be missed, I will create a petition, contact the UKGC and discuss the issue directly.
You are the players and you really should have a voice in this situation.
