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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.

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Published
25 September 2025

Last updated
30 September 2024 - Changes

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Contents

• Illegal online gambling: Consumer engagement and trends

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• Executive summary
• Introduction
• Identifying illegal gambling websites
• Measuring engagement with the online illegal market
• Assumptions on use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
• Conclusions
• Next steps
• Annexes
• • Annex A - Summary of approach, assumptions and caveats
  • Annex B - Bootstrapping methodology for web traffic estimates
  • Annex C - Consumer research on VPN use

Financial information - In-play betting

Group	Question	Guidance
In Play Betting	Football in-play betting – Gross Gambling Yield (GGY)	This section is not applicable for bingo (game host) licence holders so if required to submit a value, please add zero ('0') in this field.
In Play Betting	Other in-play betting – GGY	This section is not applicable for bingo (game host) licence holders so if required to submit a value, please add zero ('0') in this field.
In Play Betting	In-play betting – Total GGY	Calculated field - no user entry required.

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Last updated: 30 September 2024

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