Question follow-through · 117415
Gambling: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether prediction markets will be regulated by the (a) Gambling Commission and (b) Financial Conduct Authority.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 3 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 5 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 12 Mar 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
3 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether prediction markets will be regulated by the (a) Gambling Commission and (b) Financial Conduct Authority.
5 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Mar 2026
Answer published
In order to operate in Great Britain, any prediction market would require a licence from the Gambling Commission, the independent regulator for gambling. If approved, they would be classified as a ‘Betting Intermediary’ and subject to regulation under the...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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