Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 115667

Sports: Gambling

Tabled: 24 February 2026

Answered: 4 March 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Government to crack down on gambling operator sport sponsorship, published on 23 February 2026, what information her Department holds on

Answer

Ian Murray

We do not hold this information, as it is difficult to calculate the exact number of people who use unlicensed operators. British consumers using these sites do so using a virtual private network which affects web traffic data.However, the Government rema...

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