Blog posts
Blog posts from teams across the Gambling Commission.
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Illegal gambling: update on trends and data approach
Our Head of Data Innovation Hub Tim Livesley provides an update on trends and our data approach in relation to illegal gambling.
21 April 2026 - Statistics and research.
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Financial risk assessments pilot – update on post-pilot analysis
Our Director of Major Policy Projects and Evaluation Helen Rhodes provides an update on the post-pilot analysis of financial risk assessments.
16 April 2026 - Policy.
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Over the past year, the Research and Statistics team have been working with the Bingo Association to assess the comparability of data collected by the Gambling Survey for Great Britain (GSGB) with data held by the Bingo Association.
9 April 2026 - Statistics and research.
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Official statistics publications - February 2026
Today we have published two sets of official statistics relating to data collected during July to September 2025.
26 February 2026 - Statistics and research.
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Evaluation update – February 2026
Commission Senior Policy Evaluation Manager Richard Sutcliffe provides an update on the evaluation of a sub-set of policies forming part of the Gambling Act Review.
17 February 2026 - Policy.
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Prediction markets - here’s what you need to know
Director of Strategy Brad Enright sets out the Gambling Commission’s view on prediction markets and their availability in Great Britain.
4 February 2026 - Communications.
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Socially responsible incentives: what operators need to know
Senior Policy Manager Pradeep Rajania sets out the principles that help operators be compliant with new requirements coming into effect from 19 January 2026. Promotional offers designed on the basis that a consumer plays different gambling products will no longer be allowed.
12 December 2025 - Policy.
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Early gambling experiences and gateway products: new research findings
Commission Research and Impact Manager Lauren Cole discusses the findings from our recently published Young People and Gambling Survey 2025 and qualitative research with teenage boys and young men.
11 December 2025 - Statistics and research.
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Our Data Analytics Manager Jason Davies introduces the latest Industry Statistics for financial year April 2024 to March 2025.
25 November 2025 - Statistics and research.
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Why is it so hard to measure the size of the illegal gambling market?
Our Director of Research and Statistics Ben Haden reflects on the final in a series of reports exploring the issue of illegal online gambling, where we set out the challenge of measuring the scale of illegal gambling and present opportunities to make progress.
6 November 2025 - Statistics and research.
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Changes to customer-led tools - financial limits
Our Senior Policy Manager Julie Williams talks about our work to empower consumers through improving Customer-led tools, looking at the changes to financial limits coming into effect this month and next summer.
23 October 2025 - Policy.
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From gaps to roadmaps: Our updated research priorities
Our Head of Evidence Assurance and Evaluation David Taylor introduces our Evidence Roadmaps which set out the priority research themes needed to build a robust evidence base for gambling in Great Britain.
23 October 2025 - Statistics and research.
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Confronting the threat: how we’re tackling illegal gambling in Great Britain
Our Director of Enforcement and Intelligence John Pierce outlines our enforcement and disruption activity in tackling illegal online gambling, highlighting the work of the Illegal Markets Team.
21 October 2025 - Enforcement.
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Our Senior Manager for Market and Regulatory Insight Jennifer Barnfield-Tubb provides an overview of horizon scanning at the Gambling Commission.
9 October 2025 - Insight.
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The ups and downs of estimating trends in consumer engagement with illegal online gambling
Our Head of Data Innovation Hub Tim Livesley introduces the second instalment in a series of reports examining the illegal gambling market in Great Britain, which focuses on trends in consumer engagement with illegal gambling websites.
30 September 2025 - Statistics and research.
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