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Research governance framework 

The Gambling Commission's Research Governance Framework.

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Published
30 April 2026

Last updated
19 April 2023 - Changes

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Contents

• Research governance framework 

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• Introduction
• • Research at the Gambling Commission
  • The Research Governance Framework
  • Developing and updating the research governance framework
• Ethical gambling research
• • Introduction to ethical gambling research
  • Core research principles and guidelines for ethical gambling research
  • Research involving AI
  • Conflicts of interest
  • Research misconduct
• Ethical approval for gambling research with human participants
• • Which projects require ethical approval
  • General considerations for ethical approval in gambling research
  • The ethical approval process
• The peer review process
• Roles and responsibilities
• Other external research involvement
• Research data governance
• • General principles of research data governance and research data safeguarding
  • What documents are required?
  • Data sharing
• Dissemination of research
• Monitoring, review and data corrections
• Appendices
• • Appendix 1: Ethics Checklist for projects requiring full Ethical Approval
  • Appendix 2: Data management plan checklist checklist
  • Appendix 3: Peer review checklist
  • Appendix 4: Research misconduct

4 - Maximum number of machines by premises type

16.12. The maximum number of machines permitted, and in the case of casinos the ratios between tables and machines, is set out by premises type in Appendix A, and includes premises with permit entitlements, as well as licensed premises. Further detail about machine entitlement is also provided in this guidance in the parts relating to each of the individual type of premises.

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