Horse Racing: Bookmakers
Commons · Question 98859 · Tabled 10 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Louie French
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of gambling harms at racecourse bookmakers compared to other forms of gambling; and if she will make it her policy to change the rate charged under
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 18 Dec 2025
DCMS officials engage regularly with the United Council of Racecourse Bookmakers to discuss a range of matters which affect them. In-person betting on racing - both at racecourses and betting shops more broadly - is associated with one of the lowest risks...