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Three right facing arrows pointing to a crosshair under a magnifying glass, symbolising the government's plans to target illegal gambling advertising

Time to read: 4 min

UK minister puts crosshairs on illegal gambling advertising

Tim Miller, Executive Director at the Gambling Commission

Time to read: 4 min

Tim Miller slams ‘nonsensical’ Big Tech treatment of black market

Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram logos, two of the platforms which will be banned for under-16s under UK government plans

Time to read: 9 min

Is the UK’s under-16 social media ban a win for online bookmakers?

Pound notes under a judge's gavel, symbolising money laundering

Time to read: 5 min

Gambling Commission sounds money laundering ‘wake up call’ to UK operators

A Jennings Bet shop front

Time to read: 6 min

Jennings Bet CEO dismisses negativity around UK retail betting as company passes 200 shops

Social media apps on a mobile phone

Time to read: 6 min

UK gambling adverts under more regulatory pressure - but could it be progression?

Andrew Rhodes, former CEO of the Gambling Commission

Time to read: 8 min

Andrew Rhodes’ new advisory role garners critics from many figures in the gambling industry

Andrew Rhodes, former CEO of the Gambling Commission

Time to read: 4 min

Ex-Commission CEO Rhodes notes ‘uncharted challenges’ as new advisory role begins

British pound notes, symbolising the Gambling Commission's new rules on deposit limts

Player Protection

Time to read: 2 min

Commission pushes back deposit limit deadline in midst of UK affordability debate

Pause, representing the Gambling Commission still reviewing FRAs

Time to read: 3 min

UK affordability rollout remains on hold as Gambling Commission review continues

Pound notes being counted in a cash counter, symbolising the gambling 'affordability checks' which have sparked debate in the UK

Player Protection

Time to read: 6 min

Gambling Commission: “finance risk assessments are not affordability checks by another name”

hourglass, representing the Gambling Commission's affordability checks decision tomorrow

Time to read: 4 min

Tory peer becomes latest to heap pressure on Gambling Commission’s affordability checks

A Medieval cavalry charge, symbolising the BGC and UK betting industry's pushback against affordability checks

Time to read: 6 min

‘Lanyard class v working class’ - UK betting braces for last stand against affordability checks

boxing gloves, representing the Gambling Commission stepping up its black market fight

Time to read: 3 min

Gambling Commission to bring in a Head of Illegal Markets amid black market boom

Nottingham Council Building, the kind of local authority that will receive extra powers if the English Devolution Bill makes it through parliament

Time to read: 6 min

Gambling Commission expects English council powers ‘to make it into law’

Tim Miller, Executive Director at the Gambling Commission

Time to read: 6 min

Gambling Commission: too many vulnerable customers being missed by UK bookies

VPN, which Gambling Commission data suggests people are using to access illegal sites

Time to read: 5 min

Gambling Commission data shows spike in UK black market VPN use after Online Safety Act

High Court of England and Wales, where the National Lottery legal battle played out

Time to read: 5 min

High Court dismisses Northern & Shell £1bn National Lottery claim

Person depositing into gambling account, representing the Gambling Commission defending FRAs

Time to read: 8 min

‘This is not the case’ - Gambling Commission Director dispels ‘inaccurate’ risk check rumours

Time to read: 4 min

New Steven Gerrard gambling deal raises complex questions

Time to read: 7 min

Reformists call for advertising intervention as first step to restore trust in UK gambling

January 5, 2026

Time to read: 4 min

Commission fines firm £170k for questionable online casino T&Cs

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