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The ACT Gambling and Racing Commission recorded 72,647 gambling harm incidents in 2025/26, up 53.5 percent from 47,337 the prior year and double the 32,095 logged in 2023/24. The figures equate to 199 incidents per day and were released during July 2026 ACT Budget Estimates hearings.
The UK Gambling Commission confirmed on 22 July 2026 that all future regulatory settlement payments from licensed operators will be directed to the government's Consolidated Fund, the Treasury's core holding account. The decision ends the previous practice of routing enforcement settlements to gambling harm charities and research bodies, and arrives less than four months after GambleAware, the sector's largest charity, closed its doors in March 2026.
The UK Gambling Commission has confirmed that regulatory enforcement settlements will flow to the government's Consolidated Fund rather than to gambling harm charities or the statutory levy. The decision, opposed by half of consultation respondents, means £5.77 million in 2026 settlements from Stakelogic, Betfred and Evolution will go to the Treasury's general account.
Roy Morgan's July 2026 research finds 3.3 million Australians, 15 percent of the population, experiencing gambling harm, as the country prepares its toughest gambling advertising restrictions yet.
The Social Market Foundation says gambling harm should sit inside UK public health policy, with a legal duty on councils and screening built into NHS care. Here is what its report recommends.
Matt Fitzpatrick says gambling-related abuse of players is becoming a serious problem in golf, echoing Jordan Spieth as the R&A launches a new fan code of conduct at Royal Birkdale.