Gambling Commission Archives

Gambling Commission Launches Three-Year Plan to Reduce Gambling Risks

April 5, 2021

The Gambling Commission hopes its three-year strategy will create a well-regulated market in which players can feel confident and protected. The authority’s aim is to make gambling as fair and safe as it can...

New UK Research Finds Gambling Warning Labels Are Ineffective

March 26, 2021

Researchers from the University of Warwick and CQUniversity in Australia have published their findings after studying 26 operators. The study involved a survey of 363 online roulette games and suggested the av...

Gambling Commission CEO Neil McArthur Steps Down

March 16, 2021

Gambling Commission CEO Neil McArthur has announced he will leave the regulator after 15 years with the body. McArthur joined the GC in 2006 and became CEO in 2018, with the regulator attributing the "streng...

DCMS Proposes Licence Fee Hike to Help Gambling Commission Tackle Modern Challenges

January 29, 2021

The fee changes were proposed in a consultation from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) that opened today (29 January) and closes on 25 March. The consultation is separate from the Gambling Act...

Gambling Commission Releases UK Study

July 31, 2013

The study found that an average of 57% of British residents has participated in at least one form of gambling in the four weeks leading up to the survey, which is static when compared with last year’s figur...