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Phase 4: Illegal Gambling Index – Technical Report

The Gambling Commission’s technical report detailing the development of the Illegal Gambling Index.

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5 November 2026

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Contents

• Phase 4: Illegal Gambling Index – Technical Report

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• Executive summary
• Introduction
• Overview of approach
• • Timeline of the approach
  • Strengths and limitations
• Statement development
• • Statement development during Phase 1
  • Statement development during Phase 2
  • The final statements for the GSGB
• Development of the analysis approach
• • Introduction to the development of the analysis approach
  • Development of the illegal gambling index
  • Flexing the index for the GSGB
  • Recommendations for future use
• Commission modification of the index
• Final illegal gambling index
• • Final strength ratings for the index
  • Calculating the index
  • Reporting the findings
• Conclusions and next steps
• Appendices
• • Appendix A - Quota and weighting targets for representative online survey
  • Appendix B - Authorship of this report

Appendix B - Authorship of this report

Authorship of this report

• Executive summary: The Gambling Commission
• Introduction: Yonder
• Overview of the approach: The Gambling Commission and Yonder
• Statement development: The Gambling Commission and Yonder
• Development of the analysis approach: Yonder
• Commission modification of the Index: The Gambling Commission and Yonder
• Final Illegal Gambling Index: The Gambling Commission
• Conclusions and next steps: The Gambling Commission

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Appendix A - Quota and weighting targets for representative online survey

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