Department for Culture, Media and Sport written question – answered at on 8 June 2026.
Alex Ballinger
Labour, Halesowen
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to prevent AI tools from directing UK consumers to black market gambling websites.
Ian Murray
The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The Government takes the issue of children being directed to illegal gambling sites very seriously.
AI chatbots covered by the Online Safety Act must protect all users from illegal content. We continue to work with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure these rules keep pace with technology and will not hesitate to go further if there is evidence to do so.
The Government is committed to tackling illegal gambling through the Illegal Gambling Taskforce. We will therefore consider examples of chatbots promoting illegal sites to children, in conjunction with other issues, when deciding on the best next steps to increase protections against illegal gambling.
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