About us

The Gambling Commission was set up under the Gambling Act 2005 to regulate commercial gambling in Great Britain in partnership with licensing authorities.

We also regulate the National Lottery under the National Lottery etc. Act 1993.

In this section

Find out who we license, how we regulate the gambling industry, how we ensure gambling businesses are compliant, how we make our decisions and how we are open about the way we conduct our business.

Annual report & accounts

Our annual report and accounts

Being open about what we do

Our FOI publication scheme, lists and registers, what we spend and how we spend it and our Business Impact Target (BIT) assessments

Contact us

Have a look at the questions we get asked the most and if that doesn't answer your question give us a ring or send us an email

Strategy and business plan

Corporate governance

Our decision making committees, our board, board papers and our corporate governance framework

What we do

How we regulate the gambling industry, how we work with other organisations, our role in responsible gambling

Gambling Commission welcomes launch of new application service for Personal Functional Licences

We are happy to announce an improved online person…

03 December 2018

Gambling Commission takes widespread regulatory action against online casino operators and senior management

Online casino companies and their senior managemen…

29 November 2018

Gambling Commission appoints Dr Anna van der Gaag as Chair of the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board

Dr Anna van der Gaag CBE has been appointed as the…

19 November 2018