The mandate is led by Chief Executive Andrew Rhodes as the Commission upholds its “corporate strategy to increase investment, resources, and capacity to tackle illegal gambling”.
Unlicensed gambling is viewed as a crime and an economic threat as illegal operators contribute no tax and undercut a legitimate market, thereby failing to protect consumers.
To date, the Commission’s enforcements against unlicensed operators have focused on disrupting illegal operations by blocking URLs, denying payments, and making illegal products inaccessible.
Cooperation with wider authorities, technology partners, and international regulators has seen the UKGC impose over 750 cease-and-desist notices. Over 78,000 URLs have been referred to Google and Microsoft, with 50,000 removed and 255 websites taken down.
As UK gambling adjusts to new rules and technica..