Blog posts
Blog posts from teams across the Gambling Commission.
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Commercial restrictions by betting operators
Our Chief Executive Andrew Rhodes discusses the practice of commercial restrictions being placed on customer accounts by gambling operators, following a Commission data request to some of the largest online real-event betting providers earlier this year.
23 July 2025 - Communications.
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Enhancing our core operational functions: What this means for you
Our Director of Licensing in Operations, Danielle Trigg, shares some insight into the large digital change programme currently happening at the Gambling Commission and what this means for operators throughout this ongoing transition and the future of regulation.
22 July 2025 - Licensing.
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High Value Customer schemes: new findings
Our Head of Evidence Assurance and Evaluation David Taylor introduces new findings looking at the ongoing impact of changes to High Value Customer schemes.
17 July 2025 - Statistics and research.
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Our Director of Policy Bryony Sheldon shares feedback from our Spring Conference and outlines some of the next steps regarding the evaluation of the Gambling Act Review.
28 May 2025 - Policy.
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Financial risk assessments pilot – update on Stage two
Our Director of Major Policy Projects and Evaluation Helen Rhodes provides a further update on the ongoing pilot of financial risk assessments.
21 May 2025 - Policy.
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Understanding the Consequences of Gambling: Using Lived Experience to Shape Research
Our Senior Research and Statistics Analyst Amandeep Manku introduces new research developed in collaboration with NatCen and our Lived Experience Advisory Panel, on the wider range of adverse consequences of gambling.
8 May 2025 - Statistics and research.
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Women and Gambling on International Women’s Day 2025
Our Senior Research and Statistics Analyst Amandeep Manku explores what our Gambling Survey for Great Britain data tells us about women's experiences of gambling.
10 March 2025 - Statistics and research.
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Young people’s experiences of gambling – qualitative research findings
Commission Research and Impact Manager Lauren Cole discusses the findings from our recently published Young People and Gambling Qualitative Research.
3 March 2025 - Statistics and research.
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This National Apprenticeship Week two former apprentices Fran and Lianne and current apprentice Anthony share their experiences of learning and working ‘on the job’ here at the Gambling Commission.
14 February 2025 - Communications.
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Engaging about Anti-Money Laundering – Speaking at the GAMLG Training Day
Our Enforcement Director John Pierce shares further information on recent casework and key trends after speaking at the Gambling Anti Money Laundering Group (GAMLG) Training Day.
14 February 2025 - Enforcement.
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Financial risk assessments pilot – update on progress
Our Director of Major Policy Projects and Evaluation Helen Rhodes provides an update on the ongoing pilot of financial risk assessments following completion of the first phase.
10 February 2025 - Policy.
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Our Head of Statistics, Helen Bryce, explores the relationship between gambling activities and Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) scores.
6 February 2025 - Statistics and research.
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Our Head of Statistics, Helen Bryce, talks through the relationship between reasons for gambling and different gambling activities, in light of the Gambling Survey for Great Britain topical report publication.
30 January 2025 - Statistics and research.
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Gambling Survey for Great Britain - Year 2 (2024), Wave 2 results published
Our Head of Statistics, Helen Bryce, talks through recently published data from the Gambling Survey for Great Britain and provides an update on improvements to the design of the survey.
10 December 2024 - Statistics and research.
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Gambling Act Review: Evaluation Update
Our Director of Policy Bryony Sheldon provides an update on work evaluating the Gambling Act Review in partnership with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
5 December 2024 - Policy.
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