UKGC Escalates Illegal Gambling URL Enforcement

The Gambling Commission has sharply increased its efforts to remove illegal gambling links from search results, reporting more than 7.8 million URLs in the first half of the 2026–27 financial year. More than three million URLs had been removed, according to figures presented by acting chief executive Sarah Gardner. The Commission reported 7,824,932 URLs to search engines between April and September 2026, with 3,038,969 removed. During the same six months, it sent 1,005 cease-and-desist notices to advertisers and operators. That exceeded the 741 notices issued throughout the previous financial year.