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Written question asked by Bishop of St Albans (Bishops (affiliation)) on Wednesday, 7 December 2022, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 December 2022. It was answered by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 December 2022 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Bookmakers: Fines

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government how many fines were imposed against gambling companies by the Gambling Commission for failing to meet their social responsibility obligations in (1) 2016, (2) 2017, (3) 2018, (4) 2019, (5) 2020, and (6) 2021.

Answer

The Gambling Commission can fine a gambling operator if a licence condition has been breached. In some circumstances, the Commission may decide to agree a regulatory settlement instead of issuing a fine. While fines are paid to the Exchequer, regulatory settlements are divested by the company to third parties. The following financial penalties were imposed against gambling companies for failing to meet their social responsibility obligations between 2016 and 2021:

Year

Monetary value

Details

2016/17

£1.7m

3 regulatory settlements

2017/18

£18.4m

2 fines and 7 regulatory settlements

2018/19

£19.6m

2 fines and 7 regulatory settlements

2019/20

£30.2m

2 fines and 10 regulatory settlements

2020/21

£32.1m

5 fines and 10 regulatory settlements

2021/22

£29.4m

9 fines and 5 regulatory settlements

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4115
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Bookmakers Fines Gambling Commission Standards
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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