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PGR strongly welcomes the Liaison Committee’s call for a comprehensive ban on gambling advertising.
Gambling marketing is embedded across sport, TV, social media and everyday life. The evidence for stronger protections is substantial – further delay is not justified.
The Committee also challenges the Government’s ambition to grow the gambling industry while reducing gambling harm, calling the objectives fundamentally in tension.
Gambling should be “tolerated but not promoted”. The evidence is there. What is needed now is action.
Lord Foster of Bath writes for @ParlMagazine on the rapid growth of prize draws and the need for stronger regulation.
The £1.3bn industry can look and operate like gambling, yet sits outside many gambling protections.
Voluntary measures are not enough.
Read more here⬇️
We welcome the PM’s decision to abolish Aim to Permit.
For too long, councils have lacked the powers to challenge the clustering of gambling venues, which are disproportionately concentrated in areas already facing economic hardship.
This will give communities more control.
We are pleased to see this important petition calling for urgent Government action to curb gambling advertising in football.
Football should bring communities together, not normalise gambling for the next generation.
Consider signing and sharing: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitio…
This week, PGR hosted a timely roundtable on protecting children and young people from gambling-related harm, chaired by Bishop Alan Smith.
Thank you to everyone who contributed valuable ideas for practical policy, regulatory and safeguarding interventions.
Yesterday, PGR Chair Lord Foster questioned the Gambling Commission on the impact of gambling advertising and its role in driving harmful behaviour.
With gambling ads now flooding sport, TV, and social media, stronger protections are urgently needed.
Great to see Lord Filkin pressing the gambling industry on gambling advertising and whether the current regime is doing enough to protect children, young people, and adults from harm.
Important scrutiny of a regulatory framework that relies heavily on weak voluntary codes.
This week’s Lords Liaison Committee session highlighted why stronger action on gambling advertising is needed.
Voluntary measures have failed to protect people from harm. The Government already has the powers to act - it must now use them without further delay.
With the launch of our report today, Lord Foster of Bath, Chair of Peers for Gambling Reform, highlights how the balance has shifted too far towards permissive advertising and why stronger protections are urgently needed.
Peers for Gambling Reform & @GR_APPG have today published a new report on the impact of gambling advertising on children and young people in the UK.
With £1.5-£2bn spent annually and clear links to harm, stronger protections are urgently needed.
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PGR member, Lord Butler of Brockwell, highlighted the growing concern over children’s exposure to harmful in‑game loot boxes. Gambling‑like gaming, self‑regulation, and influencers continue to put young people at risk - the Government must urgently review the necessary regulation
Peers for Gambling Reform retweeted
Fantastic question by @BeccyCooper4Lab today at PMQs on the need for widespread reform to gambling advertising. #GamblingAds #GamblingReform @10DowningStreet @DCMS
Lord Foster of Bath, Chair of Peers for Gambling Reform (PGR), responds to today’s Autumn Budget announcement on increased gambling taxation.
#GamblingTax #Budget2026 #PeersforGamblingReform
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Online gambling and its profits have grown rapidly, increasing social harms to families and communities.
That's why the government is increasing tax on online gaming from April 2026 to raise over £1 billion for public services, while protecting horseracing and bingo halls.
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A statement from the Chair of Peers for Gambling Reform (PGR), Lord Foster of Bath, following the publication of the Young People and Gambling Report 2025 from the @GamRegGB (Gambling Commission) earlier today.
#PGR #GamblingCommission #OnlineGambling #GamblingAdvertising
Peers for Gambling Reform (PGR) welcome the @SMFthinktank's new report. It underlines the urgent need for updated licensing regulations and stronger powers for local communities. The Government must act to modernise the licensing framework and empower our communities.
Labour has promised to revitalise Britain’s High Streets as part of its push for local economic growth.
But do the UK’s gambling rules mean our shopping parades are turning into gambling hotspots? 🎰
@jamiegollings @jranoyes @jake_sheps investigate in our latest report.
PGR recently hosted a successful Gambling Reform Summit, bringing together a wide range of voices to explore the future of gambling regulation in the UK.
See the highlights below 👇
#GamblingReform #peersforgamblingreform #PGRSummit2025