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UKGC publishes first report in series on Great Britain’s illegal gambling market

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The UK Gambling Commission published the first report in a series examining unlicensed online gambling in Great Britain, the regulator said. The study describes four groups of users and found that many people who use unlicensed sites also gamble with licensed operators. The Commission plans further research through the Gambling Survey for Great Britain.

The findings may inform operators’ and regulators’ responses to consumers using both licensed and unlicensed gambling sites.

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UKGC releases industry and participation statistics for Great Britain

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.

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