The Gambling Commission published the second annual report from the Gambling Survey for Great Britain. The available report text gives no survey findings or figures.
The report concerns gambling participation in Great Britain, but no findings are provided here for operators or regulators to assess.
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Regulus Partners alleged in a January 2026 report that the UK Gambling Commission misrepresented findings from the Gambling Survey for Great Britain. The consultancy said the regulator removed a warning about interpreting the figures, while the UKGC rejected its conclusions and defended its guidance.
The UK Gambling Commission published its latest Gambling Survey for Great Britain, based on responses from 19,714 people in the UK. It found that 48% had gambled in the past month, falling to 28% when lottery participation was excluded; 2.7% of participants aged 18 and over scored 8 or more on the Problem Gambling Severity Index, unchanged from 2023.
The Gambling Policy Commission (GPC) launched a review of gambling policy in Great Britain, outside the statutory regulatory framework. Consultant Dan Waugh questioned its funding and mandate, while G Gaming’s Helen Walton and Gibraltar gambling commissioner Andrew Lyman raised concerns about accountability and industry representation; the GPC says it is examining policy.
The Gambling Commission reported that regulated gambling gross gambling yield in Great Britain rose 4.4% to £17.46bn in the financial year ended 31 March 2026. Remote casino, betting and bingo yield increased 6.9% to £8.3bn, while online casino yield rose 14.8% to £5.7bn. The Commission also reported that remote betting yield fell 6.6% to £2.4bn.
The Gambling Commission said its current research cannot provide a sufficiently reliable estimate of the size of Great Britain’s illegal gambling market. Research director Ben Haden said estimates of spending require additional assumptions that compound uncertainty, and the regulator plans to work with operators to strengthen its evidence base.