“You can’t hope a problem away” – Commission finds high use of illegal sites among UK problem gamblers

Britain’s betting industry has reacted with vindication following the results of a Gambling Commission study into online illegal gambling, though the results may also leave the regulated sector with some food for thought… Coming the same week that the government revealed its budget, with an increase in Machine Games Duty (MGD) to 25% to add onto a prior increase in online gaming tax , the Gambling Commission’s study has strongly associated illegal gambling and gambling related harm.