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The Latest Breaking News from the Gambling Commission

Two arrested over alleged illegal casino in Bristol

The arrests come as part of a joint operation between a Neighbourhood Policing Team, the Gambling Commission and the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit

The Independent UK

New twist in affordability checks row demands answers from Gambling Commission

Culture, media and sport committee questions bear a striking similarity to those racing industry has been asking

The Guardian - UK

UK to crack down on unlicensed casinos sponsoring football teams

Government to launch consultation after Everton’s deal with Stake.com went ahead amid warnings from Gambling Commission

The Guardian - UK

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High-spending online gamblers to face financial risk assessments

The checks will involve a ‘frictionless, document-free assessment’, with no impact on a customer’s credit score, the Gambling Commission said.

Evening Standard

Strict new financial risk checks to be introduced for high-spending online gamblers

The commission said a pilot found that 97 per cent of those spending above the threshold levels could be easily and frictionlessly assessed for financial difficulties

The Independent UK

Former Tory MP Craig Williams pleads guilty to cheating at gambling with election bets

Former parliamentary private secretary to Rishi Sunak admits offence relating to betting on date of 2024 election

The Guardian - UK

One Year of Stake Limits: What the Data Says About Online Slots in the UK

A little over a year ago, Britain changed the basic mechanics of how its most popular online gambling product works.

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What the UK's Online Gambling Regulation Got Right

Britain rarely gets credit for building things quietly and well. Online gambling regulation is one of those things.

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UK gambling industry hit £4.5bn GGY in Q4 2025, Gambling Commission figures show

The UK gambling industry generated £4.5billion in gross gambling yield during the fourth quarter of 2025, according to new UKGC data

Evening Standard

UK Gambling Commission launches AI-powered sweep to crack down on ads appealing to under-18s

An AI monitoring system set for use to identify gambling ads that breach rules on appeal to under-18s

Evening Standard

Affordability checks need a rethink when even proponents are calling for pause

Gambling Commission set to rubber-stamp new regulations on Thursday that could inflict irreparable damage on the racing industry

The Guardian - UK

Fulham face call to drop gambling sponsor from next season

SBOTOP, who are run by TGP Europe, do not currently have a UK gambling licence

Evening Standard

Football regulator urged to ban Premier League clubs from unlicensed gambling money

The Independent Football Regulator has been urged to stop Premier League clubs from accepting gambling sponsorship from operators unlicensed in the UK

The Guardian - UK

Richard Desmond loses £1.3bn damages battle over national lottery licence

Media tycoon vows to appeal after dismissal of action against Gambling Commission for awarding Allwyn the franchise

The Guardian - UK

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Evening Standard

Bianca Jagger warns of impact of gambling on youths and joins MP opposing 24/7 arcade

Bianca Jagger joined local campaigners in a protest against a 24/7 gambling arcade

The Guardian - UK

Key gambling reform campaigner calls for pause to controversial affordability checks

Dr James Noyes, one of the key early advocates of affordability checks for online gamblers, has joined calls the culture secretary, to pause their implementation

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: the vast illegal casino network targeting UK gamblers

Calls for tougher laws as network stretching from Caribbean to Georgia generates riches for offshore tycoons by appearing to prey on the vulnerable

The Guardian - UK

Unlicensed gambling firms could be barred from sponsoring Premier League clubs

Top clubs agree not to have gambling sponsors on front of shirts, but government is consulting on total ban

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Meta knowingly earns ad money from 'criminals and scammers' claims UK gambling watchdog

Meta's searchable ad library for Facebook and Instagram is a 'window into criminality'.

The Guardian - UK

Ex-gambling bosses facing UK criminal trial lose civil case against regulator

Kenny Alexander and Lee Feldman ordered to pay Gambling Commission’s costs after claim dismissed

The Guardian - UK

Sports piracy explodes in UK with 3.6bn illegal streams and rise of black-market bookmakers

The number of illegal streams of sports events in Britain has more than doubled to 3.6 billion in the past three years according to a new report

The Guardian - UK

Football fan took his own life after using illegal ‘predatory’ betting sites, inquest told

Coroner’s court hears how Ollie Long, 36, became ensnared in debt after using offshore operators run by ‘international criminal networks’

Evening Standard

Football fan ‘consumed’ by gambling thought he was better off dead – inquest

Oliver Long was found dead in East Sussex on February 23 2024 after sending farewell messages to his family a few days earlier.

The Independent UK

Football fan died after gambling sites ‘consumed his mind’

Oliver Long’s gambling ‘made him believe that he was better off dead’, his sister says

The Guardian - UK

Paddy Power and Betfair to pay £2m settlement after failing to protect users

Failings included allowing customer to place £20,000 in bets across eight-hour session, Gambling Commission finds

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