Gambling Commission finds 4% of online gamblers used illegal websites in Great Britain

Commission confident of fuller UK illegal gambling picture but key detail needed…

Gambling Commission data shows that illegal gambling consumption in the UK remains low overall, but the big question is not how many people are using unlicensed, offshore platforms, but how much money they are staking. The Commission has been conducting research into illegal gambling activity over the past year, part of a wider remit to […]

UK Gambling Commission introduces index for illegal gambling

The UKGC introduces new Illegal Gambling Index that will measure consumer engagement with illegal gambling websites in UK and establish a baseline for tracking market changes. Data during April 2025 to April 2026, shows that 0.6% of respondents had visited illegal gambling websites in the previous four weeks, while another 0.4% had engaged with them […]

Gambling Commission finds 4% of online gamblers used illegal websites in Great Britain

The Gambling Commission estimates that 4% of people who gambled online in Great Britain engaged with illegal gambling websites during the 12 months covered by its latest Gambling Survey for Great Britain (GSGB). The findings, based on GSGB data collected between April 2025 and April 2026, were published alongside an updated Illegal Gambling Data Dashboard that tracks engagement with illegal gambling...