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...