UK Gambling Trade Body Unveils Five-Point Plan to Fight Illegal Betting Sites

Casino.org · -3h ago

The Betting and Gaming Council, which represents licensed UK gambling operators, has put forward a five-point plan urging tougher action against the country's growing illegal betting market. The proposals call for stronger removal of unlawful gambling ads from social media, new powers for the Gambling Commission to block unlicensed sites and apps, and pressure on payment providers to cut off transactions tied to black-market operators. The BGC also wants meaningful penalties for companies that knowingly enable illegal gambling and tougher criminal sanctions for those running unlicensed betting operations, citing forecasts that black-market stakes could nearly double by 2028.