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Acting CEO Sarah Gardner has pledged to publish the full Financial Risk Assessment evidence base in Autumn 2026, after the Culture, Media and Sport Committee questioned the regulator's transparency over its July 2026 FRA announcement.
The Gambling Commission's confirmed financial risk assessments have set off a July 2026 clash with horse racing, the Betting and Gaming Council and a Commons committee now demanding to see the underlying evidence.
The UK Gambling Commission has confirmed it will introduce financial risk assessments in stages, starting at a 5,000 pound net deposit threshold and with no enforcement in the early phases. Here are the thresholds, the pilot data and the industry reaction.
The Betting and Gaming Council told SBC News it is considering "all options" following the UK Gambling Commission's July 7 confirmation that Financial Risk Assessments are proceeding, with legal challenges remaining on the table as horse racing warns that high-roller VIP punters could be driven out of the regulated market.