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<p>The protection of children from being harmed or exploited by gambling is one of
the three licensing objectives that underpin the regulation of gambling in Great Britain.
The Commission use a range of tools to prevent children from accessing gambling, one
of which is to issue penalties.</p><p> </p><p>The Gambling Commission licence and
regulate gambling operators but individual gambling premises (across the land based
sectors) are regulated by licensing authorities (local authorities). Any individual
action in relation to land based gambling premises regarding underage gambling would
therefore be taken by licensing authorities; as such, the Government does not hold
the number of people convicted of failing to prevent underage gambling.</p><p> </p><p>In
terms of online, from November 2014 the Commission’s regulatory framework was extended
to include, for the first time, remote gambling operators that are based outside of
Britain but are selling to customers here. In February 2017 the Gambling Commission
prosecuted two men who were offering online unlicensed gambling to children. Fines
and costs totalled £265,000.</p>
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