Gambling: Regulation
Commons · Question 25977 · Tabled 1 Sep 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Bob Blackman
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the regulatory treatment of prediction markets.
Answer
Answered by Lucy Rigby, 8 Sep 2026
As set out by ministers from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in answers to questions on this topic, in order to operate in Great Britain, any prediction market would require a licence from the Gambling Commission, the independent regulator for...