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Gambling: Regulation

Commons · Question 25978 · Tabled 1 Sep 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Bob Blackman

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has asked the Financial Conduct Authority to issue perimeter guidance on event contracts.

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...