Written questions

Gambling: Black Economy

Commons · Question 901170 · Tabled 27 Aug 2026 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 3 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Gareth Snell

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to gambling taxes and regulations on the size of the black market in that sector.

Answer

Answered by Vicky Foxcroft, 3 Sep 2026

The government published behavioural costings assumptions relating to gambling duty changes at Budget 2025. We want a modern regulated gambling sector and are taking action on illegal gambling. We provided an extra £26 million in funding to the Gambling C...