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We license, regulate, advise and provide guidance to the individuals and businesses that offer gambling in Great Britain, including the National Lottery in the UK

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  Safer gambling

  Find out how to stay safe when gambling, get help, advice and how to use tools to manage your gambling activity.

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  Money and rights

  Our new guides help you understand your rights when gambling and how gambling businesses protect your money.

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  Fundraising and lotteries

  You may need a licence for some types of draws and raffles, our guides a help you stay legal and run a safe draw.

Gambling licence information, guidance and advice for businesses and individuals

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Help and support

If you or someone you know is struggling with gambling-related problems, contact the National Gambling Helpline.

0808 8020 133

Free of charge, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Find published statistics and research in our new hub

Statistics and research hub

Find out more about the fourth National Lottery licence competition

The fourth National Lottery licence competition

Our work

Find out about the work we're doing to raise standards in the gambling industry, protect children and the vulnerable and keep crime out of gambling.

Young People and Gambling 2022 published
10 November 2022

Guide developing survey questions capturing gambling-related harms published
19 October 2022

Prohibition of gambling on credit cards published
2 November 2021

Guide our strategy for the next three years published
1 April 2021

Who we are and what we do

Find out more about what we do, what we regulate and who we are in our about us section.

Action we've taken

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1. Gambling business suspended for failure to participate in GAMSTOP

   03 November 2022

2. Online casino NSUS Limited fined £672,000

   12 October 2022

3. Petfre (Gibraltar) Ltd - trading as Betfred and Oddsking - fined £2.9m

   28 September 2022

4. Betway faces £400,000 fine for marketing on children’s webpages

   21 September 2022

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Latest news

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Market impact data on gambling behaviour - operator data to Sept 2022

The Gambling Commission has published further data showing how gambling behaviour is reacting to current environmental factors in Great Britain.

29 November 2022

Andrew Rhodes speech at the CEO Briefing 2022

Note: this is the speech as drafted and may slightly differ from the delivered version

25 November 2022

Changes in the gambling landscape - sharing our latest evidence

Following the publication of our latest Industry Statistics, we are reflecting on the shape and size of the gambling industry in Great Britain - including the impact of macro trends on gambling behaviours and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

24 November 2022

Consultations

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Remote customer interaction - consultation on guidance document Closes on 23 January 2023

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Blog posts

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Developing the Gambling Commission’s global role

22 November 2022 - Communications.

2022 Young People and Gambling Report – survey improvements explained

27 October 2022 - Statistics and research.

Entering the experimental phase: Gambling participation and prevalence project

24 October 2022 - Insight, Statistics and research.

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