#NatCen Social Research

A pilot scheme run in Spring 2022 produced results suggesting that 1.3% of the British population would be classed as problem gamblers, far higher than the 0.4% estimate from Health Survey for England 2018 (HSE 2018). However, the regulator noted that this could be for a number of reasons, unrelated to genuine increases in harm. As a result, the…

An interim evaluation of the Gambling Commission's credit card ban indicates the action is popular among consumers and has not resulted in harmful unintended consequences. The credit card ban was introduced in April 2020 to add another layer of protection for consumers and add friction to the process of gambling with borrowed money. Evidence…

he UK Gambling Commission has published a new interim evaluation on the implementation of its credit cards ban, which it calls "successful." The report indicates the action is popular among consumers and has not resulted in harmful unintended consequences, the commission said in a press release. First introduced in April 2020, the credit card ban…

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has stated that consumers are supportive of its decision to prohibit the use of credit cards for gambling payments, following the results of a recent report. In an update published today, the UKGC explained that its report found that consumers held a'largely positive' view of the ban - first implemented in April…

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published further insights on the gambling behaviours of' BAME - black and minority ethnic' communities. BAME analysis was gathered from a 2020 survey of 4000 adults (aged+16), that included 473 interviews with BAME respondents. On gambling participation BAME respondents revealed that they were significantly…

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) moves to next phase of project to improve the quality of its adult gambling participation and prevalence statistics. Earlier this year, the Gambling Commission consulted on proposals to change the way it collects participation and prevalence statistics, a set of statistics which capture levels of gambling activity,…