Gambling Commission

We also license the individuals and businesses that offer gambling and provide them with advice and guidance. Find out more about how we regulate the gambling industry in Great Britain. The corporate strategy highlights the most important work we intend to deliver over the next three years. The milestones we plan to complete within the business plan 2026 to 2027. We license and regulate the individuals and businesses that provide gambling in Great Britain, including the National Lottery. We exist to safeguard players and the wider public by ensuring gambling is fair and safe. We are responsible for making sure that all licensing applications meet three objectives. Information on the advice provided by the Gambling Commission to help inform government policy on updates to the Gambling Act 2005 along with gambling legislation in Great Britain. Advice to Government - Review of the Gambling Act 2005 The Secretary of State asked the Gambling Commission to provide advice on Government policy and legislation in relation to the Gambling Act 2005. Gambling-related legislation This is a list of some, but not necessarily all, gambling-related legislation. The National Lottery started in November 1994 and since then has raised over £52 billion for good causes. We regulate The National Lottery to ensure it’s run fairly and openly whilst maximising returns to good causes. Is this page useful? Yes this page is helpful No this page is not helpful Report a problem with this page Thank you for your feedback. If you want to complain about a gambling business or have a general enquiry, use the contact us page. We are not able to respond to comments but your feedback will help us improve our website. We use Google reCAPTCHA to protect our website from spam. Google acts as data processor on our behalf, further information is available in Google Cloud Platform Service Specific Terms (opens in new tab) and Google's Cloud Data Processing Addendum (opens in new tab) .