Sports: Gambling
Commons · Question 115667 · Tabled 24 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Government to crack down on gambling operator sport sponsorship, published on 23 February 2026, what information her Department holds on
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 4 Mar 2026
We do not hold this information, as it is difficult to calculate the exact number of people who use unlicensed operators. British consumers using these sites do so using a virtual private network which affects web traffic data.However, the Government rema...