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 dispute concerns how survey estimates may inform UK gambling policy and tax decisions.
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The UKGC announced two statistical publications on 26 February 2026: quarterly industry figures for Q3 2025 and the latest Gambling Survey for Great Britain wave. The regulator said it had added lottery data to the quarterly industry publication and encouraged comparisons between the industry and survey datasets.
The UKGC published two sets of official statistics on 26 February 2026, both covering data collected during July to September 2025. The first is the regulator's quarterly industry statistics, compiled from regulatory returns for 1 July to 30 September 2025 and covering the customer-facing sectors of the gambling market. The second is Wave 3, 2025 of the Gambling Survey for Great Britain (GSGB), with fieldwork carried out between July and October 2025.
UKGC outlined plans to evaluate gambling reforms in a consultation response published on 1 May 2024. The regulator said it and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport had jointly procured a partner to help design an evaluation framework. It expects the evaluation to examine the reforms collectively and assess individual measures.
The Gambling Commission (UKGC) has set out how it intends to evaluate the impact of changes to the Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP) and the Remote Gambling and Software Technical Standards, in a consultation response published on 1 May 2024 and last updated on 11 June 2024. The regulator said it and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) had jointly procured a partner to design the evaluation framework, a step it said would introduce independence and additional expertise.
The UK Gambling Commission announced revised gaming machine standards for Great Britain following consultation on proposals linked to the 2023 Gambling Act Review White Paper. The rules require category B machines to provide access to gambling management tools and session information, and prohibit games from celebrating awards below the stake or offering features that shorten the wait for a wager result. Most changes take effect in June 2027; existing machines are exempt.
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.
UKGC reported on 7 October 2026 that three Rank Group casino operators will pay £5m over failures involving money laundering controls and social responsibility. The businesses operate 51 casinos across Great Britain and must commission an independent audit of their controls. The Government’s Consolidated Fund will receive the full settlement.
A Gambling Commission investigation into anti-money laundering and social responsibility failures has led three casino operators owned by Rank Group PLC to pay £5m, the regulator announced on 7 October 2026. The operators are Grosvenor Casinos Limited, Grosvenor Casinos (GC) Limited and Gaming Group Limited. Together they operate 51 casinos across Great Britain. The companies will additionally be subject to a third-party audit covering their anti-money laundering and safer gambling policies, procedures and controls.