Written questions

Gambling: Advertising

Lords · Question HL13010 · Tabled 16 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 18 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount the gambling industry spends on advertisements each year.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Twycross, 18 Dec 2025

DCMS has not made its own estimate of the amount spent on gambling advertising. However, we monitor a wide range of evidence to aid our assessment of the impact of gambling advertising at a national level, including spend data provided by industry and ind...