Contents

• How we prepare our industry statistics
• 1.
  General
• 2.
  Financial requirements
• 3.
  Protection of children and other vulnerable persons
• 4.
  ‘Fair and open’ provisions
• 5.
  Marketing
• 6.
  Complaints and disputes
• 7.
  Gambling licensees’ staff
• 8.
  Information requirements
• 9.
  Gaming machines in gambling premises
• 10.
  Assessing local risk
• Summary of data sources
• Users of industry statistics
• Definitions of terms
• Methodology

Users of industry statistics

Industry statistics are used to monitor the size, shape and performance of the gambling industry, helping users to understand how current and future regulation can be most effective.

The users of these statistics fall into the following categories:

• Ministers and political figures
• Policy and other professionals in DCMS and other Government departments
• Gambling Commission
• Local authorities
• Gambling industry and their representative bodies
• Charities
• Gambling customers
• Market analysts
• Media
• Academics

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Definitions of terms