SO5 Improving gambling regulation
Gambling Commission income and expenditure
Regulation under the Gambling Act 2005 (opens in new tab) is funded from licence fees set by the Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS). Our National Lottery functions split by regulation of third National Lottery licence and running the competition to award the Fourth National Lottery Licence are funded by grant from the National Lottery Distribution Fund.
Our aim is to maximise the efficient use of available resources, applying appropriate financial controls to regulate in line with approved budgets.
The Gambling Commission receives grant in aid funding which fully covers National Lottery expenditure. Grant in aid is treated as financing at year end rather than revenue, but for this metric has been included as income.
Income and expenditure
| Income | Expenditure | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | 2020 to 2021 (£'000s) |
2021 to 2022 (£'000s) |
2022 to 2023 (£'000s) |
2020 to 2021 (£'000s) |
2021 to 2022 (£'000s) |
2022 to 2023 (£'000s) |
| Gambling operations | 18,868 | 20,176 | 26,090 | 20,472 | 18,851 | 19,326 |
| National Lottery operations | 2,770 | 2,810 | 2,464 | 2,756 | 2,603 | 2,428 |
| National Lottery Licence Competition | 15,084 | 24,079 | 19,353 | 14,833 | 23,651 | 19,151 |