UKGC survey finds four per cent of online gamblers use illegal websites

The Gambling Commission has published new research estimating that four per cent of online gamblers in Great Britain have engaged with illegal gambling websites in the past 12 months, alongside a new dashboard tracking illegal market activity and regulatory disruption. The findings, drawn from the Gambling Survey for Great Britain (GSGB) between April 2025 and April 2026, show that 2.5 per cent of online gamblers had engaged with illegal websites in the previous four weeks, with a further 1.5 per cent reporting engagement during the preceding 12 months.