Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 20878
Gambling: Video Games
Tabled: 17 December 2024
Answered: 23 December 2024
Question
Mr Louie French
Conservative — Old Bexley and Sidcup
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to prevent children participating in gambling via online video games.
Answer
Stephanie PeacockProtecting children and young people from being harmed or exploited by gambling is a core priority for the Government and a Gambling Commission objective. Under the Gambling Act 2005, gambling is defined as playing a game of chance for a prize of money or...
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