Bookmakers: Fines
(asked on 7th December 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many fines were imposed against gambling companies by the Gambling Commission for failing to meet their social responsibility obligations in (1) 2016, (2) 2017, (3) 2018, (4) 2019, (5) 2020, and (6) 2021.
Answered by
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
The Gambling Commission can fine a gambling operator if a licence condition has been breached. In some circumstances, the Commission may decide to agree a regulatory settlement instead of issuing a fine. While fines are paid to the Exchequer, regulatory settlements are divested by the company to third parties. The following financial penalties were imposed against gambling companies for failing to meet their social responsibility obligations between 2016 and 2021:
Year | Monetary value | Details |
2016/17 | £1.7m | 3 regulatory settlements |
2017/18 | £18.4m | 2 fines and 7 regulatory settlements |
2018/19 | £19.6m | 2 fines and 7 regulatory settlements |
2019/20 | £30.2m | 2 fines and 10 regulatory settlements |
2020/21 | £32.1m | 5 fines and 10 regulatory settlements |
2021/22 | £29.4m | 9 fines and 5 regulatory settlements |