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The Commission's Results

The UK Gambling Commission is one of the most advanced online casino gambling regulatory bodies in the world. The Commission was launched as a part of the 2005 Gambling Act in the UK and the sole purpose of the Commission is to oversee the way that the internet gambling industry is growing and changing in the UK market. The Gambling Act greatly liberalized the UK market and gave the online casinos a whole lot more opportunity to expand and advertise in the UK. With the liberalization though comes an increased fear that the internet gambling sites will go unchecked and get out of control; that’s where the gambling commission comes into play.

The Commission frequently commissions various surveys of the UK gambling market to assess the level of integration that online casinos have into the market as well as the number of UK gamblers who frequent the various forms of land and internet gambling. The latest study out of the UK was conducted by ICM Research and surveyed a significant 7,000 gamblers to come up with the results.

Most significant of the results was the fact that more than half of the adult population in the UK participates in some form of gambling – be it the national lottery or the online casinos. Other details from the study indicate the average age and gender of gamblers as well as many other stats and ratios that the Commission will use to track how gambling is developing in the country over the years. Studies are conducted and logged nearly every year to compare results and monitor the situation.