Source · Select Committees · Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Recommendation 5
5
Acknowledged
Require the Gambling Commission to set out plans to improve black market monitoring
Recommendation
While the black market is a risk the Government and Gambling Commission must be mindful of, it should not deter appropriate regulation of the licensed sector. The debate about the threat posed by the black market partly stems from a lack of understanding about its size. The Gambling Commission must continue to work to improve its knowledge of the black market and its ability to monitor the number of British consumers gambling with illegal operators. The Commission should set out its plans to do so in response to this report. (Paragraph 26) Online gambling protections
Government Response Summary
The government states it is working at pace to deliver the white paper's 62 policy proposals by summer 2024, implementing reforms quickly. However, it does not specifically outline plans for improving its knowledge of the black market as recommended.
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
5. The Government’s white paper set out 62 specific policy proposals for the Government, the Gambling Commission, and the gambling industry to take forward in order to implement the reform of gambling regulation. As the Committee recognises, the Government and the Gambling Commission are working at pace to deliver the main proposals by summer 2024. The Government and the Gambling Commission are of the view that the new protections need to be in force quickly. This is why we took the decision to implement the proposals through a range of vehicles, including utilising existing powers, laying secondary legislation and encouraging industry-wide voluntary action. This enabled us and the Gambling Commission to enact reforms quickly rather than relying on parliamentary time for a Bill to cover all measures.