Gambling Commission finds low awareness of illegal gambling sites in Great Britain
Great Britain’s Gambling Commission said its first study of unlicensed online gambling found that most consumers who use illegal operators had low awareness of their status. The study identified self-excluded players, people seeking different games or currencies, social explorers and accidental visitors among the groups using these sites; younger men aged 18 to 24 were most likely to gamble with them.
Operators and regulators may need to address how consumers identify unlicensed sites and how self-excluded players access them.