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.
Operators and investors can use the figures to assess reported market performance across gambling sectors.
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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.
Reportedly, the latest Gambling Survey for Great Britain put problem gambling at 2.4%. The rate was slightly lower than a year earlier in the survey’s third edition.
The Gambling Commission published its third annual Gambling Survey for Great Britain, covering participation, behaviour and attitudes from 2023 to 2025. The survey found that 47% of adults reported gambling in the four weeks before the 2025 survey, while 2.4% recorded a PGSI score of at least 8.
The Gambling Commission has published the Gambling Survey for Great Britain 2025, which indicates that 2.4% of bettors are problem gamblers. The regulator called the survey the "most comprehensive picture currently available", while Regulus Partners' Dan Waugh said the data "cannot be considered reliable".
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.