Stakelogic BV reached a regulatory settlement with the UK Gambling Commission on Thursday, agreeing to pay £122,835 ($161,725) after an investigation revealed that several of its online slot games operated at speeds exceeding the permissible limits set by the Commission's technical standards.
The inquiry originated after Stakelogic self-reported that one of its games, Tiger Temple 88, ran with a cycle time of 1.97 seconds between game cycles, breaching the required minimum interval of 2.5 seconds under the Commission’s Responsible Product Design Remote Technical Standard (RTS) 14D.
Following this disclosure, the Gambling Commission sought additional information, prompting Stakelogic to retest its entire game portfolio available to UK players. This re-evaluation revealed that 15 other games also failed to meet the minimum cycle time. The deficiencies in these titles ranged from 0.001 seconds to 0.675 seconds shorter than the required interval, with many being below the standard limit by less than 42 milliseconds (0.042 seconds).
The investigation uncovered that the timing discrepancies varied; Tiger Temple 88 was non-compliant only from 28 May 2025 to 30 May 2025, while the other games showed intermittent failures between 31 October 2021 and 30 October 2025.
The regulator attributed these timing errors to Stakelogic's reliance on a manual stopwatch for speed testing, a method the Commission criticized as “open to significant inaccuracy.” John Pierce, Director of Enforcement and Intelligence at the Gambling Commission, remarked, “With all the technological resources available to an online gambling business, it is unacceptable that Stakelogic were relying on a manual stopwatch to measure the speed of their games.”
The Commission identified several aggravating factors in its decision, including Stakelogic’s delay in suspending Tiger Temple 88 immediately after recognizing the compliance issue and its slow response in carrying out a comprehensive product review, which only unveiled the full extent of the timing breaches after the Commission's inquiry.
On the other hand, some mitigating factors were also acknowledged. Once Stakelogic understood the seriousness of the situation, it voluntarily disabled all games available to the Great Britain market. The company fully cooperated with the investigation and accepted responsibility for its failings early on.
In a summary statement, Stakelogic admitted to the breaches, acknowledging that its internal processes “fell short of the standards reasonably expected of licensees.” The company asserted that it had rectified the issues before notifying the Commission and promised to implement “significant changes” to its quality assurance testing, incident management, and overall compliance framework.
The 2.5-second minimum spin interval was instituted in 2021 as part of regulatory measures aimed at addressing risks associated with fast-paced gameplay. The Gambling Commission highlighted that RTS 14D specifically targets those risks, citing research indicating that quicker game speeds heighten consumer vulnerability.
As part of the settlement, Stakelogic will make a financial payment of £122,835, publish a statement of facts, and contribute towards the Commission's investigative costs, with the funds directed to the government’s consolidated fund. This decision comes amid the Commission's announcement of stricter measures and enhanced compliance requirements for non-compliant gaming machines, backed by new government funding.
