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CAP to monitor UK gambling marketing for content appealing to minors

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The Committee of Advertising Practice announced on 4 June that targeted monitoring of gambling marketing would begin on 11 June in the UK. It said the checks would use an artificial-intelligence advertising monitoring system and social-platform cooperation; operators must amend or remove non-compliant adverts, or may face sanctions or referral to the Gambling Commission.

Operators must review marketing content for material that could particularly attract people under 18.

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UKGC reports higher gambling harm among ethnic minority groups in Great Britain

The UK Gambling Commission published research on 27 October 2026 using combined Gambling Survey for Great Britain data from 2023, 2024 and 2025. It found that 7.7% of participants with mixed or multiple ethnic backgrounds had a PGSI score of at least 8, compared with 1.9% of white participants; the analysis shows an association, not a cause.

The British regulator published research on 27 October 2026 on gambling participation and harm among ethnic groups. The research combines data from the Gambling Survey for Great Britain for 2023, 2024 and 2025. The researchers distinguish participants with white, mixed, Asian, Black or other ethnic backgrounds.

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