The UK Gambling Commission reported lower gambling participation among 11 to 17-year-olds in Great Britain in its 2026 survey. The proportion spending their own money fell to 26% from 30% in 2025, while 5% reported spending money on age-restricted products and 89% recalled gambling advertising or promotions.
The findings maintain regulatory focus on age controls despite lower reported participation among young people.
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The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) will run its first International Illegal Gambling Awareness Week from 9 to 13 November, the association said. Regulators in the association will take part, and a website-checking tool developed with Sharp Vision is due to launch on 9 November. The campaign urges consumers to verify that gambling sites are licensed in their jurisdiction.
The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) is launching its first International Illegal Gambling Awareness Week. The campaign will run from 9 to 13 November. It aims to alert consumers to the risks of using online gambling platforms that have no licence.
The International Association of Gaming Regulators announced its first Illegitimate Gambling Awareness Week, scheduled for 9–13 November. The campaign will encourage consumers to check whether operators are licensed in their jurisdiction before registering, wagering or depositing funds. It will include the CheckBeforeYouPlay.org tool, which is expected to launch on 9 November.
The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) announced its first Illegal Gambling Awareness Week, scheduled for 9–13 November 2026. IAGR said participating regulators will coordinate public communications encouraging consumers to check whether gambling sites are licensed in their jurisdiction. Campaign materials are due to be available to members from 6 November.
The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) has announced the first Illegal Gambling Awareness Week (IGAW), scheduled for 9–13 November 2026. The association said the campaign is its first coordinated international effort to inform consumers about the risks of unauthorised online gambling and to encourage them to check operator licences before placing a bet. The announcement was made at a meeting held during IAGR's annual conference in Lima, Peru.
Reportedly, the International Association of Gaming Regulators holds its 2026 annual conference in Lima from 19 to 22 October, hosted by Peru's MINCETUR. Sessions cover prediction markets, illegal gambling, artificial intelligence, money laundering, payments and sports integrity.
The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) is holding its 2026 annual conference at the JW Marriott in Miraflores, Lima, from 19 to 22 October, with Peru's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (MINCETUR) as host. The programme covers prediction markets, illegal gambling, artificial intelligence, money laundering, payments, sports integrity, advertising, self-exclusion and cross-border cooperation. It was reported that IAGR is returning to Lima 11 years after its previous conference in the Peruvian capital.
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.