Gambling Commission chief executive Andrew Rhodes is reported to be taking a role at Hawkbridge after leaving the regulator. The Commission confirmed he plans to work in the wider sector and said he had stepped back from duties that could pose conflict-of-interest risks; he is due to start on 1 May.
The Commission says Rhodes stepped back from duties that could create conflicts before taking a wider-sector role.
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Former Gambling Commission executive director Tim Miller launched GamReg Consulting after leaving the regulator in September, according to the report. Miller will serve as managing director and said the consultancy would advise governments, regulators and other stakeholders on issues including illegal gambling, consumer protection and regulation. The company said it had begun developing relationships with regulators and government stakeholders in North America.
Tim Miller will leave the UK Gambling Commission in September 2026 after 10 years, the regulator said. He will take a role outside the British regulated gambling industry supporting governments, regulators and other organisations working on gambling regulatory systems.
Reportedly, Former Push Gaming chief operating officer Andy Bentley and partners at Harris Hagan have unveiled LiSense. They say it can review over 300,000 data points daily from the UKGC register and detect updates that manual reviews often overlook.
Sarah Fox will move from DCMS to lead the Gambling Commission’s Policy, Research and Statistics functions and National Lottery regulation. She has led DCMS’s Gambling and Lotteries team for four years and brings more than 23 years of Civil Service experience.
Sarah Fox, a senior leader at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), is to join the Gambling Commission's Executive Team on secondment, the Commission announced on 29 July 2026. Fox will lead the Commission's Policy and Research and Statistics functions and National Lottery regulation.
The UK Gambling Commission is seeking a chief executive after Andrew Rhodes left in April, with applications due by 23 October, according to the recruitment notice. The role pays £190,000 a year and requires the successful candidate to lead the Illegal Markets programme, deliver a return on HM Treasury’s three-year investment from 2026/27, and oversee domestic reforms and National Lottery regulation.