Welcome to the Gambling Commission’s fortnightly newsletter.
In this edition:
1) Petfre (Gibraltar) Limited to pay £900,000 for regulatory failures 2) Stakelogic BV to pay £122,835 for running slots too fast 3) DCMS concludes consultation on gambling regulation funding
4) Commission invites industry proposals to reduce regulatory burdens
5) Two admit General Election betting offences
6) Tim Miller announces departure from Gambling Commission
7) New qualitative research on affected others: embedding lived experience from the outset
1) Petfre (Gibraltar) Limited to pay £900,000 for regulatory failures
An online gambling business is to pay £900,000 after a Commission investigation revealed social responsibility failures.
Petfre (Gibraltar) Limited – which runs betfred.com – will pay the money as part of a settlement with the Commission.
3) DCMS concludes consultation on gambling regulation funding
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has published its consultation response on the funding of the Gambling Commission which took place between January and March this year.
4) Commission invites industry proposals to reduce regulatory burdens
The Commission is calling for proposals from the gambling industry to identify opportunities to reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens while maintaining strong consumer protections and upholding the licensing objectives of the Gambling Act 2005.
6) Tim Miller announces departure from Gambling Commission
The Commission has announced that Tim Miller, Executive Director of Policy and Research has decided to leave the Commission in September 2026 after 10 years of service.
