The Gambling Commission says source-of-funds checks belong earlier than your withdrawal. What it accepts at payout, what it does not, and what to send.
Pending means the operator has not released the withdrawal to a rail. What the Gambling Commission says that stage may and may not do, and what to do next.
Four regulator-defined phrases decide what happens to the balance sitting in your account before anyone asks for it. Two of them contain the word 'protected' only to deny it — and the operator picks its own.
Great Britain removed the reverse-withdrawal button from remote gambling accounts in 2021. What stands in its place is the operator's pending window — a delay of similar shape, an opposite purpose, and no number the standards require anyone to keep.
New Gambling Commission rules on limit-setting take effect on 30 September 2026. Only a gross limit may be called a deposit limit; the version a payout quietly tops back up has to be labelled a net deposit limit.
Faster Payments moves money in minutes. Withdrawals still take days at some operators. The missing hours live in verification — and the structure of UK compliance explains where.