The Campaign for Fairer Gambling said its report, based on data from the first half of 2025, estimated offshore operators held 9% of the UK gaming market. The report also linked 89% of illegal sports-stream views to illegal gambling, according to the account of its findings.
The estimates may inform UK operators’ and regulators’ assessment of illegal gambling activity and enforcement priorities.
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A report by Gaming Compliance International (GCI) for the Campaign for Fairer Gambling estimated that unlicensed online gambling operators generated €91.6bn in gross gaming revenue across the EU in 2025. The report put this at 72% of a €128bn total market and estimated €22bn in lost tax revenue. It also estimated that 6,238 unregulated operators and 17,501 affiliates supported the activity.
Gaming Compliance International (GCI) acquired Yield Sec, the companies said, for an undisclosed sum. GCI plans to integrate Yield Sec’s platform, processes and team into its operations. Yield Sec founder and chief executive Ismail Vali will become GCI president, following Matt Holt’s appointment as GCI chief executive in September 2025.
Gaming Compliance International has acquired Yield Sec, the companies said. Yield Sec’s platform, processes and team will join GCI, while founder and chief executive Ismail Vali becomes GCI president.
A Gaming Compliance International study for the Campaign for Fairer Gambling estimated that unregulated online gambling generated €91.6 billion in gross gambling revenue across the EU in 2025. The study put this at 72% of total online GGR and estimated €22 billion in related tax revenue was lost to unregulated operators.
It was reported that a CFG-commissioned GCI study estimated US unregulated online gambling revenue at $97.4bn in 2025. The study claimed unlicensed operators represented 77% of online gambling GGR, compared with 74% in 2024.