The Committee also recognised a ban on online advertising should be considered based on this research, and accepted the recommendation that the problem of foreign unlicensed gambling in the UK must be better addressed.

The UK’s House of Lords’ Select Committee approved the finding that online gambling companies have a duty of care to control overspending by gamblers, enforceable in the civil courts. In the UK, the research has contributed to the movement for a reform of gambling regulation. This research has improved legal frameworks for enforcement and progressed initiatives for legal change in Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the UK. In Norway, evidence from the research was extensively quoted by the Norwegian Court, in a case brought by several well-funded gambling operators challenging the Norwegian regulation. It has given them the evidence they need to justify their regulation and prioritise actions. The research has been important for capacity building for regulators who lack the resources to do research. In particular, the research has benefited player protection and improved regulation worldwide through five key impacts: Capacity building for the benefit of regulators including setting regulatory priorities Professor Hörnle’s research into online gambling and regulation is strengthening regulation and its enforcement, and reducing the harms of online gambling.

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