The UK Gambling Commission reported that online gross gambling yield rose 5% year on year to £1.4bn in Q4 of financial year 2023-24, covering January to March 2024. Online slots yield increased 11% to £614m, while yield from licensed high-street betting operators fell 3% to £568m.
The figures inform operators and regulators about changes in online and retail gambling activity across the UK.
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An IFHA study found that unlicensed betting sites recorded 19.4 visits for every 100 visits to licensed sites in Britain during the first seven months of 2026, compared with about one per 100 in late 2021. Monthly visits to unlicensed sites in the sample rose from 1.8 million in 2022 to more than 25 million in 2025, while licensed-site traffic fell 34%.
Research by the IFHA’s Council on Anti-Illegal Betting and Related Crime found that monthly visits from British consumers to unlicensed betting sites rose from 1.8m in 2022 to over 25m in 2025. The study recorded 19.4 visits to illegal operators per 100 visits to licensed sites in the first seven months of 2026, while the Gambling Commission reported more than 3,100 disruption notices since April 2024.
Monthly unique visits by British consumers to unlicensed betting websites rose from 1.8m in 2022 to more than 25m in 2025, research by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities’ Council on Anti-Illegal Betting and Related Crime found. The study covered 74 licensed operators and 227 illegal or unlicensed sites used in Britain.
Black Cube has asked a New Jersey court to dismiss Evolution’s lawsuit under the state’s anti-SLAPP law, according to a media report. The hearing is scheduled for 16 November; analysts do not expect an immediate decision, and either side can appeal.
Black Cube has moved to dismiss Evolution’s legal challenge using a New Jersey public-expression law, according to a cited report.
The Gambling Commission said around 1% of Britain’s gamblers used illegal platforms as of April 2026. Its survey found 0.6% had used such platforms in the previous four weeks, while 94.4% showed no sign of use. The regulator said it would combine this baseline with other data to assess and target interventions.
By April 2026, the Commission puts illegal-platform use at roughly 1% of Britain's gamblers, and says it is overall confident of that estimate. Sue Gardner, the acting chief executive, presented this to industry leaders during the regulator's yearly CEO briefing.
The Financial Ombudsman Service told Santander to refund identifiable gambling losses, less winnings, on transactions made from 15 August to 17 September 2025. It excluded £16,000 spent before the customer disclosed his gambling problem and ordered 8% interest on eligible transactions plus £500 compensation. The ombudsman said it saw no basis for intervention before the disclosure.
A UK ombudsman ruling requires Santander to refund thousands in gambling losses. The order covers identifiable gambling losses, minus any winnings, incurred between 15 August and 17 September 2025. No single fixed sum has been decided for the refund.