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'''Gambling in the United Kingdom''' is regulated by the [[Gambling Commission]] on behalf of the government's [[Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport]] (DCMS) under the [[Gambling Act 2005]]. This [[Act of Parliament]] significantly updated the [[United Kingdom|UK]]'s [[gambling]] laws, including the introduction of a new structure of protections for children and vulnerable adults, as well as bringing the burgeoning [[Internet]] gaming sector within British regulation for the first time.
'''Gambling in the United Kingdom''' is regulated by the [[Gambling Commission]] on behalf of the government's [[Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport]] (DCMS) under the [[Gambling Act 2005]]. This [[Act of Parliament]] significantly updated the [[United Kingdom|UK]]'s [[gambling]] laws, including the introduction of a new structure of protections for children and vulnerable adults, as well as bringing the burgeoning [[Internet]] gaming sector within British regulation for the first time.


Gambling for centuries has been a main recreational activity in Great Britain.<ref name="Roger Munting 1996">Roger Munting, ''An economic and social history of gambling in Britain and the USA.'' (Manchester UP, 1996).</ref> Horse racing has been a favourite theme for over three centuries.<ref name="Mike Huggins 2014">Mike Huggins, ''Flat racing and British society, 1790-1914: A social and economic history'' (Routledge, 2014).</ref> It has been heavily regulated.<ref name="David Forrest 2013">David Forrest, "An economic and social review of gambling in Great Britain." ''Journal of Gambling Business and Economics'' 7.3 (2013): 1–33.</ref> Historically much of the opposition comes from evangelical Protestants, and from social reformers.<ref name="Roger Munting 1993">Roger Munting, "Social opposition to gambling in Britain: an historical overview." ''International Journal of the History of Sport'' 10.3 (1993): 295–312.</ref><ref name="Online">Mike Huggins, "Betting, sport and the British, 1918-1939." ''Journal of Social History'' (2007): 283–306. [http://www.academia.edu/download/30530097/Betting__sport_and_the_BritishDecember_2007_issue_(Volume_41_Number_2)..pdf Online]{{dead link|date=July 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
Gambling for centuries has been a main recreational activity in Great Britain.<ref name="Roger Munting 1996">Roger Munting, ''An economic and social history of gambling in Britain and the USA.'' (Manchester UP, 1996).</ref> Horse racing has been a favourite theme for over three centuries.<ref name="Mike Huggins 2014">Mike Huggins, ''Flat racing and British society, 1790-1914: A social and economic history'' (Routledge, 2014).</ref> It has been heavily regulated.<ref name="David Forrest 2013">David Forrest, "An economic and social review of gambling in Great Britain." ''Journal of Gambling Business and Economics'' 7.3 (2013): 1–33.</ref> Historically much of the opposition comes from evangelical Protestants, and from social reformers.<ref name="Roger Munting 1993">Roger Munting, "Social opposition to gambling in Britain: an historical overview." ''International Journal of the History of Sport'' 10.3 (1993): 295–312.</ref><ref name="Online">Mike Huggins, "Betting, sport and the British, 1918-1939." ''Journal of Social History'' (2007): 283–306. [http://www.academia.edu/download/30530097/Betting__sport_and_the_BritishDecember_2007_issue_(Volume_41_Number_2)..pdf Online]{{dead link|date=July 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>


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On 8 December 2020, [[Nigel Huddleston|Nigel Huddleston MP]] announced a call for evidence to begin the Gambling Act Review.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gambling and Lotteries - Tuesday 8 December 2020 - Hansard - UK Parliament|url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-12-08/debates/85DB3867-C11C-4710-AA2F-37F9CBE596FF/details|access-date=2020-12-09|website=hansard.parliament.uk|language=en|archive-date=13 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613083459/https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-12-08/debates/85DB3867-C11C-4710-AA2F-37F9CBE596FF/details|url-status=live}}</ref>


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