Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 98859
Horse Racing: Bookmakers
Tabled: 10 December 2025
Answered: 18 December 2025
Question
Mr Louie French
Conservative — Old Bexley and Sidcup
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of gambling harms at racecourse bookmakers compared to other forms of gambling; and if she will make it her policy to change the rate charged under
Answer
Ian MurrayDCMS officials engage regularly with the United Council of Racecourse Bookmakers to discuss a range of matters which affect them. In-person betting on racing - both at racecourses and betting shops more broadly - is associated with one of the lowest risks...
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