Tim Miller to Leave UK Gambling Commission After 10 Years
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LONDON: Tim Miller will leave the UK Gambling Commission in September 2026 after 10 years with the regulator.
The departure creates a senior policy and research vacancy at a time when the Commission is still implementing major gambling reforms across the British market.
The Gambling Commission announced Miller’s departure on June 29. After leaving, he will take up a role outside the British regulated gambling industry, supporting governments, regulators and other organizations developing and overseeing gambling regulatory systems around the world.
Policy Chief Leaves After Reform Work
The Gambling Commission said Miller played a leading role in strengthening its research and evidence base during his decade at the regulator. His work included changes intended to add greater rigor and robustness to the Commission’s research framework.
One of the most significant projects during his tenure was the development and launch of the Gambling Survey for Great Britain. The Commission described it as the largest survey of its kind anywhere in the world and said it has helped transform the evidence available for gambling regulation and policy.
Miller also led the Commission’s work on implementing the UK Government’s Gambling Act Review White Paper. That work has covered reforms to age verification, financial vulnerability checks, remote game design, direct marketing controls and wider measures intended to make gambling safer, fairer and free from crime.
The departure adds to a period of leadership movement around the regulator. Former chief executive Andrew Rhodes recently joined Hawkbridge, while the Commission continues to oversee one of the most substantial reform programs in British gambling regulation.
Miller Calls Role Rewarding
Miller said his time at the Commission had been the longest role of his career and described it as the most rewarding. “I have worked at the Commission longer than anywhere else during my career and have found it the most rewarding and fulfilling role. In large part this has been due to the amazing and dedicated colleagues that I’ve had the pleasure to work alongside. That’s what made it a hard decision to leave but after ten years I felt ready for the next challenge”, he said.
Sarah Gardner, acting chief executive of the Gambling Commission, thanked Miller for his work at the regulator. “Tim has provided outstanding service to the Commission for ten years. I would like to thank Tim for his significant contribution to gambling regulation and wish him every success in the future,” she said.
The Commission has not yet named a successor or set out how Miller’s responsibilities will be covered after he leaves. It said details of those arrangements will be announced in due course.
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Research and Policy Role Remains Central
The timing matters because the Commission’s policy and research function sits at the center of several live regulatory issues. Measures flowing from the Gambling Act Review continue to affect operators across areas including customer checks, game design, marketing and safer gambling controls.
The next appointment or interim structure will therefore be watched by operators, policy specialists and consumer protection groups. The role will help shape how the Commission continues to use evidence, consultation and enforcement priorities as the post-White Paper regulatory program moves forward.
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