Question follow-through · 18904
Gambling: Horse Racing
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the Gambling Commission's proposed affordability checks for bets of more than £1,000 on the horse racing industry.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 14 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 22 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the Gambling Commission's proposed affordability checks for bets of more than £1,000 on the horse racing industry.
16 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises the significant contribution that racing makes to British sporting culture and its importance to the British economy. Horseracing is the only sport in receipt of a direct government-mandated levy which helps to drive improvements...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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