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The UKGC is using merged insights from gambling experiences from GSGB respondents, aiming to provide a deeper understanding of the human cost of gambling harms The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published new insights uncovered by the new research methodology of the Gambling Survey for Great Britain (GSGB).    The insights are provided on follow-up interviews conducted with GSGB participants to …

Zoë Osmond, CEO of GambleAware, has hit back at inaccuracies by ministers and public health experts in a sharply worded letter to Layla Moran (Liberal Democrats), Chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee. The charity CEO has criticised the Committee for making “unsubstantiated claims” about GambleAware’s record in tackling gambling harms and independence from the gambling sector. Her …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published Wave-2 datasets from the Gambling Survey of Great Britain (GSGB) for 2024. The GSGB includes a new survey format and research methodology conducted by NatCen for the Gambling Commission to measure gambling prevalence and to collect updated data on “playing habits, attitudes, and harms experienced across the adult population of Great Britain.” Following …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published wave-1 datasets of Year-2 (2024) of the Gambling Survey for Great Britain (GSGB) providing statistics on gambling participation. The redesigned survey forms part of the Gambling Commission’s new operating structure monitoring UK gambling prevalence and activities under a new methodology and approach to data collection. As previously noted, the Commission supports a new …

The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has published its evaluation report on the ‘Credit Card Ban for Gambling in Great Britain’. In April 2020, Great Britain became the first nation to implement an outright ban on the use of credit cards for gambling transactions. The ban was implemented based on evidence that the use of credit cards was associated …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has clarified data and insights related to the format of the Gambling Survey for Great Britain (GSGB). Sanctioned in 2020, the Commission undertook two years of pilot tests and fieldwork on methodologies to develop a new format for its survey collecting data on gambling prevalence in Great Britain. The survey is carried out independently by …

David Taylor, Head of Evidence Assurance and Evaluation at the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has outlined an “proportionate approach” to evaluating the potential measures of the Gambling Act Review and their effectiveness. Taylor noted that the UKGC’s involvement in the changes to gambling regulation in the UK does not end once the changes have been implemented, as alongside the Department for Culture, …

The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) is to develop a Monitoring and Evaluation plan for the Gambling Act review (GAR).  Commissioned by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) and the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), NatCen’s project will establish the evaluation design to address how effective the review has been in preventing gambling-related harm to vulnerable groups and …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has achieved a principal objective, publishing the first datasets of the Gambling Survey of Great Britain (GSGB). Following consultations undertaken between 2020 and 2021, the Commission launched the GSGB project to change how data is collected on “adult gambling participation and problem gambling prevalence statistics.“ Today, wave one of the GSGB datasets was released, centered …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has updated stakeholders on progress related to its statistics, research and data collection on “gambling participation and the prevalence of problem gambling”.  2021 and 2022 saw the Commission task social research agency NatCen and the University of Glasgow with testing a new pilot methodology to improve data collection and statistical analysis on its desired metrics. …