Blog posts
Blog posts from teams across the Gambling Commission.
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Our Research and Impact Manager Rupam Jagota introduces phase 4 of our Consumer Voice research series, published today, which includes initial findings from new data on consumer engagement with illegal gambling websites
5 November 2026 - Statistics and research.
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Tracking trends and measuring the impact of disruption in illegal markets
Our Data Scientist Tom Smith explains how our latest data publication has helped build a clearer understanding of the dynamics of the illegal gambling market, and how a 'multi-metric' approach will develop further.
5 November 2026 - Statistics and research.
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Our Postdoctoral Data Scientist Steven Murphy introduces the latest instalment in a series of reports examining the illegal gambling market in Great Britain, which focuses on illegal gambling in financial transaction data.
28 October 2026 - Statistics and research.
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Ethnicity and Gambling - Participation, risk and adverse consequences
Our Research and Impact Manager Helen Ruddock introduces new research, conducted by researchers at NatCen and the University of Glasgow, which explores how gambling experiences and adverse consequences vary between ethnic groups.
27 October 2026 - Statistics and research.
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Sports betting ‘micro-markets’: What does good practice look like?
Our Strategy Manager Greg Langridge outlines the Commission’s expectations for operator good practice in relation to sports betting ‘micro-markets’.
22 October 2026 - Insight.
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What drives consumer engagement with illegal gambling websites?
Our Research and Impact Manager Rupam Jagota introduces Phase 3 of our Consumer Voice research series, published today, which aims to understand the key push factors that drive consumer engagement with illegal gambling websites.
20 October 2026 - Statistics and research.
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Gaming machine consultation update – September 2026
Our Policy Senior Manager Graham Burgin provides an update on the publication of the gaming machine consultation response and explains how stakeholder feedback helped to frame our thinking and led to some significant changes to our outcomes.
30 September 2026 - Policy.
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Our Data Analytics Manager Jason Davies highlights some of the key findings in the Gambling Commission’s latest Industry Statistics and a link to some more detailed premises data.
17 September 2026 - Statistics and research.
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Consumers’ views on informed choice in gambling
Our Strategy Manager Donna Bateman introduces new research looking at what "informed choice" means to gambling consumers.
15 September 2026 - Insight.
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Inside online illegal individual-led lotteries and raffles: What consumer research tells us
Our Research and Impact Manager Rupam Jagota introduces new research looking at how consumers engage with online illegal individual-led lotteries and raffles promoted on social media.
13 August 2026 - Statistics and research.
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Reminder of identity verification requirements for remote operators
Our Director of Major Policy Projects and Evaluation Helen Rhodes and Senior Policy Officer Sarah Webster remind remote operators of their identification verification requirements.
12 August 2026 - Policy.
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Our Research and Impact Manager Debbie Swash introduces new baseline data on consumer trust following the publication of the third annual report from the Gambling Survey for Great Britain (GSGB).
23 July 2026 - Statistics and research.
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Gambling Survey for Great Britain: 2025 results and three years of trend data
Our Head of Statistics Helen Bryce introduces new trend data following the publication of the third annual report from the Gambling Survey for Great Britain (GSGB).
16 July 2026 - Statistics and research.
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Financial risk assessments update – July 2026
Our Director of Major Policy Projects and Evaluation Helen Rhodes provides an update following the Gambling Commission Board’s decision to proceed with the staged implementation of Financial Risk Assessments and responds to some common questions.
7 July 2026 - Policy.
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New qualitative research on affected others: embedding lived experience from the outset
Our Senior Research and Statistics Analyst Amandeep Manku introduces new qualitative research looking at affected others.
25 June 2026 - Statistics and research.
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