Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have been prosecuted for supplying illegal, unregulated, or black market gambling services in each of the last five years.

The number of prosecutions for offences relating to the supply of illegal, unregulated or black market gambling services are provided in the attached table and published in the ‘Principal offence proceedings and outcomes by Home Office offence code data tool’, available here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987731/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2020.xlsx

The specific offences selected are listed below:

• 10646 - Provision of facilities for gambling unless authorised by an operating licence or covered by a specific exception
• 10647 - Use of premises for gambling without a licence
• 10660 - Offences connected to gaming machines: making machine available for use; manufacture, supply etc. linked to machines.