Blog posts

Blog posts from teams across the Gambling Commission.

More than football: A deep dive into Euro 2024 betting

Following on from this summer's UEFA European Football Championship, Commission Research and Statistics Analyst Robyn Brummitt and Research and Impact Manager Caleb Adegbola discuss the impact of the tournament on consumer gambling behaviour.

25 September 2024 - Statistics and research.
New data and updates for the Gambling Survey for Great Britain

Our Director of Research and Statistics Ben Haden discusses the latest wave of participation data for the Gambling Survey for Great Britain and provides an update on the next steps.

19 September 2024 - Statistics and research.
Gambling Act Review implementation update

Our Executive Director of Research and Policy Tim Miller provides an update on the Commission's commitments to the Gambling Act Review.

27 August 2024 - Policy.
Financial risk assessments pilot update

Our Director of Major Policy Projects and Evaluation Helen Rhodes provides an update on the upcoming pilot of financial risk assessments.

27 August 2024 - Policy.
The Commission’s commitment to gender diversity at events

Following on from the Gambling Commission recently being recognised as one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Women, our Deputy Chief Executive, Sarah Gardner, reflects on the Commission's commitment to gender diversity at events.

13 August 2024 - Communications.
Gambling Survey for Great Britain - First Annual Report

Our Director of Research and Statistics, Ben Haden, reflects on the publication of the First Annual Report from the Gambling Survey for Great Britain.

25 July 2024 - Statistics and research.
Key issues and our expectations concerning account withdrawals

Following on from an earlier blog post on the topic of withdrawal of funds, our Chief Executive, Andrew Rhodes, discusses a number of key issues and our expectations.

18 July 2024 - Communications.
Making improvements to regulatory returns

Our Data Analytics Manager, Jason Davies, talks through our changes to regulatory returns submissions required by licensees.

17 July 2024 - Statistics and research.
Making progress on addressing our Evidence Gaps and Priorities

Our Head of Research, Laura Balla, reflects on the first year of our Evidence Gaps and Priorities programme.

11 July 2024 - Statistics and research.
Gambling Survey for Great Britain – Wave 2 results published

Our Head of Statistics, Helen Bryce, talks through the launch of the second wave of data from the Gambling Survey for Great Britain, and the plans for the future.

10 July 2024 - Statistics and research.
Building our evidence base on gambling-related harm and vulnerability

Our Head of Research, Laura Balla, talks through our work to improve our understanding of gambling-related harm and vulnerability, through the development of new questions which form part of the Gambling Survey for Great Britain.

11 April 2024 - Statistics and research.
Evaluating the impact of the Gambling Act Review

Our head of evidence assurance and evaluation David Taylor, talks through the evaluation thinking ahead of potential changes in connection with the Gambling Act Review.

19 March 2024 - Statistics and research.
Gambling Survey for Great Britain – Wave 1 results published

Our director of research and statistics, Ben Haden, talks through the launch of the first wave of data from the Gambling Survey for Great Britain, and the plans for the future.

29 February 2024 - Statistics and research.
Financial risk next steps – February 2024

Our Executive Director of Research and Policy Tim Miller provides an update on next steps for financial risk checks to help tackle gambling harms.

22 February 2024 - Policy.
Looking ahead to the Fourth National Lottery Licence and what it means to you

Our executive director for the Fourth National Lottery Competition John Tanner discusses the impending launch of the licence, which is scheduled for 1 February 2024, and what it means.

16 January 2024 - 4NLC.