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...