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65%
65% -- consumer sentiment share for UK regular sports bettors (2026)
65% of regular UK sports bettors believe that increased taxes on betting companies would make customers turn to unregulated betting sites.
- Hypothetical question scenario presented to respondents
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65%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Betting and Gaming Council / YouGov
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Tier B
https://archive.g3newswire.com/two-thirds-of-uk-sports-bettors-would-move-to-black-market-if-taxes-i… ↗
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Two-thirds of UK sports bettors would move to black market if taxes increase
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Betting and Gaming Council / YouGov
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YouGov survey commissioned by the Betting and Gaming Council
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UK regular sports bettors: 65% consumer sentiment share. Source: Betting and Gaming Council / YouGov (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/uk-bettors-black-market-tax-hike-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/uk-bettors-black-market-tax-hike-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>65%</strong> -- consumer sentiment share for UK regular sports bettors<br><small>Source: Betting and Gaming Council / YouGov (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/uk-bettors-black-market-tax-hike-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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