Gambling: Regulation
Commons · Question 25981 · Tabled 1 Sep 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Bob Blackman
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the approach taken by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission to event contracts, and of its potential implications for the competitiveness of UK financial m
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...