UK gambling yield rises to £17.5bn as online casino and betting grows 6.9%
The Gambling Commission's annual statistics show online casino, betting and bingo grew faster than any other part of the market in 2025-26.
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Betfred operator Petfre to pay £900,000 over safer gambling checks
A seven-day gap between reviews meant one customer lost £17,900 in 24 hours without further contact, the Gambling Commission found.
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Two more admit General Election betting offences
Anthony Lee and Laura Lee pleaded guilty to cheating under the Gambling Act over bets on the timing of the 2024 General Election.
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Why we re-check every licence against the Commission’s daily register file
The Gambling Commission publishes its public register as a downloadable file every day. It is the only source we treat as authoritative for licence status.
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The LeoVegas domain trap: why UK players belong on leovegas.co.uk
Two domains, one licensed UK product. The .com address is not the entry that matters on licence account 39198.
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