Inside the Commission

Gambling has a long and storied history as part of the fabric of the British Isles, but how has it evolved throughout the centuries to become the billion pound industry it is today?

Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at bookmakers during large sporting events? In this special end of season episode we hear from Betting Specialist Jon Shaw about how the large scale sporting event betting landscape has evolved due to the impact of AI and other technology.

In this bumper episode, we hear from Sue and Matt from the Gambling Commission's Lived Experience Advisory Panel. They share candid reflections on their own experiences of gambling harm, and how they see the role of the panel in shaping the work of the Gambling Commission alongside the other advisory groups.

The final episode in our mini series looking at the advisory groups at the commission and how they support the strategic aims of the regulator. Christian McMahon, chair of the digital advisory panel is joined by Andrew Jackson, Head of Secretariat.

This short bonus episode features an interview with David Halpern, CBE, Founding Director of the Behavioural Insights Team. David is renowned for his pioneering contributions to behavioural science and public policy, and in this episode, he shares further insights following his keynote at the Gambling Commission Spring Conference.

Keeping a close eye on emerging trends in the gambling industry is a vital part of the Commission’s work. In this episode, we hear from two members of the Market Insights team as they explain how they anticipate what’s on the horizon to help inform effective regulation. From the significant shifts in consumer behaviour prompted by the COVID‑19 pandemic to the rapid development of new technologies and AI, Alex and Jenny highlight this often overlooked aspect of the Gambling Commission’s work.

This is the second part of the first episode in a mini series looking at the advisory panels at the Gambling Commission. Make sure you listen to part 1 first! In this episode we hear more from Kirsty, the Interim Chair of the Industry forum, as she gives some more context to how the forum functions and what the opportunities are for supporting the work of the Gambling Commission. In future episodes we'll hear from representatives of the Lived experience advisory panel and the Digital advisory panel, for a spectrum of views across all of the different stakeholder groups.

This is the first episode in a mini series looking at the advisory panels at the Gambling Commission. We'll hear from Kirsty Caldwell, Interim Chair of the Industry forum as she explains how the group works. In future episodes we'll hear from representatives of the Lived experience advisory panel and the Digital advisory panel, for a spectrum of views across all of the different stakeholder groups.

Part two of this episode featuring George Webster from Humankind Research and Lauren Cole from the Gambling Commission. We'll hear from George and Lauren about the findings and conclusions from the research and what it means for future plans.

Released to coincide with the research published in December 2025, part one of this two part episode features George Webster from Humankind Research and Lauren Cole from the Gambling Commission. They explain the reasoning behind the qualitative study and what the findings tell us. What are the behaviours of young men and teenage boys when it comes to early gambling behaviour? Part two coming soon.

We get the chance to talk to operators at our third annual Operator Engagement Forum held at the ICC in Birmingham. We discuss what issues matter to them, how we can work together to ensure compliance at the earliest opportunity and current topics around anti-money laundering, upcoming policy implications and the illegal gambling market.

In part 2 of this episode looking at illegal gambling markets, we hear from John Pierce and Donna Duffy as they delve further into the work of the enforcement team at the Gambling Commission. In the episode John and Donna talk about the upcoming illegal markets report which was published shortly after this episode was recorded. You can read the four chapters of the report on the Gambling Commission website.

Welcome to the second series of Inside the Commission. In part one of episode one, we hear from John Pierce and Donna Duffy who work in enforcement at the Gambling Commission. They explain the work of the enforcement team in tackling illegal gambling from Facebook lotteries, to illegal online casinos.

Part two of our bonus summer episode is more on a theme of international engagement. Executive Director Tim Miller talks about the positive impact global partnership work has on the Commission’s work back in Great Britain.

In this episode we hear from Jamie Wall from the Gambling Commission as he chats to Jeremy Locke, Vice President of the North American Gaming Regulators Association. The discussion sheds light on the challenges of regulation and why working globally has so many benefits.

In this episode we hear from Nick Oliver who sheds some light on the area in which his team work: sports betting integrity intelligence unit, or SBIU. In part 2, Nick talks more about some of the events and cases he's been involved in from the London 2012 Olympics, the hugely popular sport of Kabaddi, through to the advent of e-sports, and sports betting more generally.

In this episode we hear from Nick Oliver who sheds some light on the area in which his team work: sports betting integrity intelligence unit, or SBIU. In part 1, Nick explains the history of the unit and how the team at the Gambling Commission in Great Britain work collaboratively both in this country and abroad to tackle betting corruption.

Join us for part two of our conversation with Director of Research and Statistics, Ben Haden, and our Head of Statistics, Helen Bryce, who talk to us about how the work we're doing with data and research is helping us to build a bigger picture about gambling behaviours and trends in Great Britain.

In the latest episode we hear from Ben Haden and Helen Bryce from our Research and Statistics team. In Part 1, Ben and Helen chat about the history of gambling evaluation, and what the Gambling Commission is working on when it comes to developing a broader understanding of gambling behaviours in Great Britain, and what the advent of the Gambling Survey for Great Britain means for this work.

This episode was recorded live at our Spring Conference back in March. Capturing a sense of the topics discussed on the day, it features guests from the research and gambling space who shared their thoughts on big data and approaching challenges around the illegal market and Artificial Intelligence.