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Illegal online gambling: Consumer engagement and trends

The Gambling Commission’s report into estimated trends in consumer engagement with illegal gambling websites.

Published

25 September 2025

Last updated

7 October 2025 - Show updates to this content

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Contents

  1. Executive summary
  2. Introduction
  3. Identifying illegal gambling websites
  4. Measuring engagement with the online illegal market
  5. Assumptions on use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
  6. Conclusions
  7. Next steps
  8. Annexes
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