United Kingdom Gambling Commission

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_Kingdom_Gambling_Commission
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:UKGC
gptkbp:CEO Andrew Rhodes (as of 2024)
gptkbp:chairman Marcus Boyle (as of 2024)
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:established 2007
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Birmingham
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United Kingdom Gambling Commission
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Gambling_Act_2005
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Department_for_Digital,_Culture,_Media_and_Sport
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Gaming_Board_for_Great_Britain
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:England
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:regulates casinos
gambling
arcades
online gambling
bingo
betting shops
lotteries
remote gambling
national lottery (since 2013)
gptkbp:responsibility protecting consumers
ensuring gambling is fair and open
issuing gambling licenses
enforcing gambling regulations
preventing gambling-related crime
gptkbp:website https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:UKGC
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7