The online casinos in the UK are expanding very quickly thanks to more liberalized gambling policies and a surge in interest in the pastime. The UK’s Gambling Commission runs one of the tightest ships in the industry and as such has created a safe and well regulated gambling market that allows gamblers the peace of mind that the licensed sites are reputable and honest. Very stringent regulations have also successfully kept problem gambling addictions from rising significantly with the rise in online casino gambling activities – no easy feat for sure. Thanks to the regulations and restrictions in the UK, the entire European marketplace is safer. Specifically in regards to the UK gambling industry though, the Gambling Commission has finished one fiscal year and released the Commissions round-up report of facts and information.

The report is really divided into two main focus areas – the first half of last year the Commission was primarily focused on licensing new online casinos. As the year progressed though the licensing process took a back seat to initiatives to ensure that all of the licensed online casino gambling sites fully complied with the UK regulations and restrictions. Stats for the first focus area noted that the Commission licensed a full 3,428 gambling operators, issuing the operators with either both remote and non-remote gambling licenses as required.

The second focus area meant that not only did the Commission focus on the online casinos, but a survey was also conducted and concluded that really provided detailed information on the rate on land and internet gambling, the extent, and other demographic information. Importantly, the survey was also used to monitor problem and addictive gambling levels in the UK – nothing notable was found.

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