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Stephanie Peacock is the UK's new gambling minister and Lisa Nandy stays on as DCMS Secretary after Andy Burnham's rise to prime minister, with the BGC pledging to work with the team on growth and safer gambling.
Andy Burnham replaced Keir Starmer as UK prime minister on July 20, 2026, and kept Lisa Nandy at DCMS. Here is what the reshuffle means for gambling licensing, tax and sponsorship rules.
The UK government has opened an eight-week DCMS consultation on banning physical sponsorships and advertising from unlicensed gambling operators across sport, music and cultural events, with a preferred start of August 2027.
DCMS has launched an eight-week consultation to bar operators without a Gambling Commission licence from sponsoring British sports clubs. Here is what it covers, who it hits and what happens next.
Everton signed a three-year sleeve sponsorship deal with unlicensed crypto casino Stake just as the UK's DCMS launched a consultation on banning offshore gambling operators from British sports sponsorships, raising the prospect that the agreement could be canceled mid-season.