The UK Gambling Commission reported that licensed gambling premises fell by 2% to 8,081 in the year to March 2026, while betting shops declined by 3.6% to 5,617. Gambling GGY reached £17.5bn, up 4.4%, and online casino, betting and bingo GGY rose 6.9% to £8.3bn.
UK gambling revenue rose while licensed premises and betting shops declined, highlighting diverging physical and revenue trends.
The day’s most important stories, free. One email a day.
IAGR and NAGRA jointly filed an amicus brief urging the US Supreme Court to review whether federal commodities law overrides state gambling laws for sports event contracts on CFTC-registered platforms. The associations cited conflicting preliminary-injunction rulings involving New Jersey and Nevada and said regulators need clarity on their authority and consumer safeguards.
The UK Gambling Commission published industry statistics for Great Britain covering April 2025 to March 2026, according to the report. It recorded £17.5bn in customer-facing gambling GGY, up 4.4% year on year; the source text gives conflicting end dates for the reporting period.
Reportedly, IAGR elected Ida López, president of Mendoza’s provincial gambling regulator IPJyC, to its Board of Trustees. López has headed IPJyC since 2019 and also chairs Argentina’s lottery association ALEA. She will speak at IAGR’s annual conference in Lima from 19 to 22 October.
Hesse minister-president Boris Rhein advocated easing regulatory restrictions on licensed gambling providers at an industry parliamentary evening in Wiesbaden on 2 September. Rhein said strengthening legal providers’ competitiveness would help counter illegal gambling.
Liquor & Gaming NSW provides guidance on sound management and noise complaints at licensed venues, including pubs and clubs. The page also outlines changes under the government’s Vibrancy Reforms, covering licence conditions, council consents and support for live entertainment venues.