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Gambling: Taxation

Commons · Question 105148 · Tabled 12 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 19 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Allister

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December to Question 97452 on Gambling Taxation, whether remote gambling licence holders are permitted under legislation to advertise in Northern Ireland; and what pla

Answer

Answered by Ian Murray, 19 Jan 2026

Section 5 of the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 makes it an offence to advertise unlicensed remote gambling services in Northern Ireland. Any online operator who wishes to advertise their services in Northern Ireland must hold a licence fro...