Question follow-through · 11712
Horse Racing: Gambling
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of a) number of bets placed with and b) total value of stakes wagered with illegal gambling websites and operators during the Royal Ascot festival.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 22 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 25 Jun 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of a) number of bets placed with and b) total value of stakes wagered with illegal gambling websites and operators during the Royal Ascot festival.
25 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Government does not hold this information. We are taking action on the illegal gambling market, and as part of the 2025 Budget, HMT announced £26 million had been allocated to the Gambling Commission to increase investment, resources and capacity to f...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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