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NineLine switches default deposit limits on for new accounts

The first operator in our guide to make limits opt-out rather than opt-in.

Priya NandakumarRegulation Correspondent28 July 20261 min readUpdated 28 July 2026
NineLine switches default deposit limits on for new accounts
A £250 monthly limit, set before the first deposit, that a customer has to remove rather than add.

Every new NineLine account now opens with a £250 monthly deposit limit already set. A customer can raise it — after the standard twenty-four-hour delay — or remove it, but has to make the decision consciously rather than skip past a setting that most people never find. It is the first opt-out limit in our guide and, as far as we can establish, the first at a UK-licensed sportsbook.

Default settings decide behaviour far more than menus do, which is why this matters more than the size of the number. NineLine reports that in the first month, 62% of new customers left the default in place, against the 9% who set any limit at all under the old opt-in arrangement. The operator’s stake limits have been on by default since launch; this extends the same design to deposits.

The responsible-gambling coverage table on our hub marks NineLine as the only operator with a default limit, and the review’s safer-betting section has been updated. The prices remain the third-widest in the guide — the beginner-friendliness is paid for — and the odds score is unchanged.

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Written byPriya NandakumarRegulation Correspondent · 6 articles published

Priya covers gambling regulation and consumer protection for Oddsmark. She previously reported on financial services compliance and has followed the affordability debate since the 2023 white paper.

All work by Priya Nandakumar

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Responsible gambling

Affordability checks are a backstop, not a budget. Set a deposit limit before you open an account, never chase losses, and treat every stake as spent the moment it is placed.