Gambling Commission Email Format
Government AdministrationEngland, United Kingdom201-500 Employees
The Gambling Commission serves as the regulator for commercial gambling in Great Britain, established under the Gambling Act 2005 to oversee the sector in partnership with licensing authorities. In 2013, it assumed responsibility for regulating the National Lottery, taking over from the National Lottery Commission. It operates as an independent non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and is based primarily in Birmingham, with staff dispersed across England, Scotland and Wales. Its activities are funded by fees set by DCMS and paid by the organisations and individuals it licenses, while National Lottery functions are financed through a grant from the National Lottery Distribution Fund. A recent development is its collaboration with the National Centre for Social Research to develop an evaluation framework for the Gambling Act Review.