UK Gambling Commission finds no lasting surge in illegal betting sites
The UK Gambling Commission has published a new study on illegal online gambling in Great Britain. The report covers a fifteen-month period and tracks how often consumers visited unlicensed betting sites. Officials stress that the findings are not final but provide a snapshot of a hard-to-measure market.
The study found no lasting rise in visits to illegal gambling websites. While there was a short-lived spike between summer and winter 2024, numbers later fell again. Researchers could not pinpoint why these fluctuations happened, leaving the question open for further investigation.
The Commission admitted that tracking the illegal market remains difficult. Operators frequently disappear due to enforcement, only to be replaced by new ones. This instability makes it hard to draw firm conclusions about the market's size or structure.
To improve future reports, the Commission plans to gather more data over longer periods. It will also refine how it estimates web traffic to unlicensed sites. Tim Livesley, who leads the data innovation hub, noted that claims of a constantly growing illegal market lack solid evidence.
The report highlights the challenges of monitoring an underground industry. Without clear trends or sustained growth, the Commission's findings remain indicative rather than definitive. Further research will aim to provide a clearer picture of unlicensed gambling activity in Britain.
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